Children and Young Person’s Support Worker

5 months ago


Worcestershire, United Kingdom Midland Mencap Full time

Closing Date - Ongoing

**Location**:
Worcestershire wide

**Salary**:
£10.90 per hour

**Hours**:
Variable Hour contracts are available between 16-37 hours per week. (Wednesday evening and/or Saturday daytimes)

**Accountable to**:
Children and Young Person’s Coordinator

**Vision**:
That all children and young people with a physical or learning disability or difficulty have access to fun, safe and inclusive experiences and opportunities that unlocks their potential.

**Mission**:
Through a passionate, committed and highly trained team, we will deliver high quality, person-centred social & recreational activities and support to children, young people and their families.

**Our Core Offers**:

- Safe, Secure & Quality Places to Live
- The Right Care, Support, Advice & Guidance
- Meaningful & Fun Opportunities and Activities

**Purpose of the post and role**:
To support the CYP Coordinator in the delivery of social and recreational activities across Worcestershire.

**Primary duties**:

- To follow a person centred approach when providing activities and support for children and young people with complex needs.
- To take the lead for specific tasks as designated by the coordinator.
- Ensure that all information for a designated group of children is kept up to date including “All About Me’s” protocols and risk assessments.
- Ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and young people by proactively managing safeguarding principles and practises.
- Maintain a safe, creative and stimulating environment for children and young people’s social, leisure and recreational activities.
- Attend staff meetings before and after sessions on a planned basis to discuss and assess the progress of the service.
- Attend training sessions.
- Support children & young people to participate in arts and crafts, games, sports, drama, music, & outings.
- Be aware and respond to health and safety issues.
- Follow financial and administrative procedures as directed by the Children and Young Person’s Coordinator.
- Follow first aid procedures and keep records of all accidents, incidents and treatment given.
- Provide personal care when needed respecting the dignity and privacy of the individual at all times.
- Monitor and evaluate children and young peoples’ progress through observation and record keeping.
- Promote Midland Mencap to families and other agencies.
- Ensure that responsibilities are carried out in accordance with Health and Safety legislation, and Midland Mencap’s Equal Opportunities and Child Protection Policies.
- Ensure appropriate professional boundaries with children, young people, parents and carers, staff and volunteers are maintained across the service.
- Be available to work flexible hours.
- Participate in planned regular meetings with the Children and Young Person’s co-ordinator and other Midland Mencap colleagues.
- Attend planned training.

**Person Specification**

**General background**:

- Be willing to undertake an enhanced CRB.
- A minimum of one year’s experience of working with children and young people with learning disabilities and complex needs or transferable experience/knowledge.
- Ability to use person centred approaches to plan & deliver social, leisure and recreational opportunities for children and young people with learning disabilities and complex needs.
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, parents, carers, children & young people.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Practical arts, crafts, music, drama, sports or games skills.
- Have held a position of responsibility.

**Experience and knowledge**:

- To work as part of a team.
- Demonstrate an ability to motivate and encourage children and young people with complex needs to participate in activities.
- Show an understanding of alternative methods of communication that could be used with non-verbal children and young people.
- To plan and deliver creative programmes to meet individual levels of ability and need.
- Willing to undertake further training.
- Be able to participate in sports and other physicals activities.
- Demonstrate an ability to work on own initiative.
- Demonstrate leadership skills

**Desirable additional skills**:

- Have a current driving licence with access to own transport.
- Be qualified in First Aid.
- Be able to speak an additional community language.



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