Outdoor Activity Support Worker

4 months ago

York, United Kingdom GoGet York Ltd Full time

**Full Job Description**

**Outdoor Activities Support Worker - 40 hours per week**
- About GoGet Active:_

We assist people with additional needs and disabilities to access the great outdoors and to explore activities which offer excitement, fulfilment, and the opportunity to broaden their horizons. We are looking for an enthusiastic, values driven, dedicated and conscientious individual to join our friendly and expanding team.

Check out our GoGet Instagram/Facebook to see what we've been getting up to:

- Role Overview:_

As a Support Worker with GoGet Active, you will support individuals with autism and a range of learning, behavioural, and physical and mental health challenges.

Working in the community, you will provide a high level of support, in a variety of situations, to our clients. You will deliver tailored support in a way which meets each individual’s physical, emotional, educational, and mental health needs, with an understanding of their potential to exhibit behaviours of concern.
- Responsibilities and Duties:_
- To assist clients to participate in social and recreational activities, including, but not limited to, swimming, cycling, hiking and bouldering.
- To ensure the safety of our clients at all times.
- To treat clients as individuals with needs and desires
- To be fully aware of, and up to date with, clients’ medical backgrounds, requirements, and proscribed medication
- To provide a stimulating environment suited to the client’s abilities and interests
- Be adaptable and flexible according to the client’s needs on the day
- To assist clients with personal care tasks, such as eating and toileting.
- To see the fun in small things, acting in a manner which is encouraging and engaging
- To observe, monitor and record clients’ physical and emotional well-being, and promptly report any changes to GoGet management.
- Requirements:_

**Essential**
- Clean driving license held for a minimum of two years.
- Physical fitness - We participate in all activities alongside our clients. An enthusiasm and willingness to get involved in a variety of sporting activities, including but not limited to swimming, cycling and walking, is essential.
- Organisational skills - Our clients and their families rely on us to arrive prepared and equipped for every session.
- Flexibility - Our client’s activity plan can alter depending on the client’s desires, health and the weather. No two days are the same, and an adaptable approach is key to ensuring that our clients get the most out of their time with us.
- Empathy - Our clients are the reason we are here. We respond to unusual or concerning behaviour with empathy and compassion at all times.
- Punctuality - Our clients and their families trust us to arrive as arranged and on time. This is essential to avoid causing distress to our clients.
- Communication skills - We rely on excellent communication with our clients’ families and carers and amongst our team in order to safeguard the people we work with. In addition, many of our clients require a flexible communication style and this is vital to building strong relationships with them.

**Desirable**
- Experience of working with vulnerable people
- First Aid Certificate

Your personal qualities are of a greater value to us than paper qualifications although a good command of spoken English is important.
- Some of our roles require male or female employees only, where this is indicated it is a genuine occupational requirement, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £22,672.00-£23,920.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Day range:

- Monday to Friday

Shift:

- Day shift

COVID-19 considerations:
We have implemented enhanced cleaning procedures in response to Covid-19 and all essential PPE is provided while you are working.

Work Location: In person

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