Children's Community Outreach Assistant
6 months ago
**Looking for a new challenge? It's an exciting time at Sense as our team is expanding**:
Work with Sense and make a real difference to the lives of the people we support and their families.
You don’t need any previous experience to become a Support Worker with Sense. We’ll give you full training to become an **excellent Support Worker**.
We have a** fantastic opportunity** for you to **join our amazing** Children's Community Service, the Get Out There Group (GOT Group) located in **Gorton, Manchester**.
The ‘Get Out There’ Clubs provides valuable support for children and young people who still live at home with their families. We work to **promote communication** skills, life skills, mobility, and access to the community. This will include assisting participation in various activities such as **bowling**, going to the cinema, parks, supporting with personal care, promoting independence both at home and in the community, providing short periods of respite for families and carers.
In this role you will be supporting a young person who has autism. The individual lives in the Gorton area and enjoys taking part in activities such as playing mini golf, climbing, and going to the cinema.
This is a a part time contract working from** 3 hours per week** to suit you. The service provides support on the weekends with occasional evenings too,
We are offering you an hourly rate from **£11.75**
**We’re looking for enthusiastic applicants who are**:
- Positive, with a can-do attitude
- Caring and empathetic
- Passionate about enhancing other people’s lives
- Willing to attend training as needed to support you in your role
- Knowledge of multi-sensory impairments / learning difficulties is desirable.
- British Sign Language skills desirable but not essential
- ** Have a Valid UK driving license and use of your own vehicle is desirable**
**No two days will be the same**:
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**This role in GOT Manchester might include supporting young people with**:
- Everyday tasks like cooking and cleaning
- Taking part in fun activities such as football, dance, bowling, messy play, water play etc
- Personal care and hygiene
- Going into the community for shopping or other trips
- Their social life
Everyone we support is an individual, so their care is as unique as they are. You can see a more detailed description of duties in the job description attached at the bottom of this advert.
**Benefits**:
- ** 32 days of annual leave **including Bank Holidays pro rata
- Matched pension contributions up to 5%.
- Free life assurance policy.
- Cashback and discounts on high street brands (and 10% off at Sense charity shops).
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Travel season ticket loans.
- Enhanced sick pay.
- Headspace app****:
- Free DBS check if your role needs one.
- ** A £350 **refer-a-friend scheme.
- Free access to over 100 online and face-to-face training courses, including the care certificate.
- Ongoing development opportunities
**Why work for Sense?**:
Sense is a national disability charity supporting everyone who is deafblind or has complex disabilities. We believe everyone should be able to take part in life, no matter their disability.
Our work empowers thousands of people who are deafblind or have complex disabilities to communicate, experience the world and fulfill their potential.
Work at Sense can be demanding and so isn’t for everyone, but it is also incredibly rewarding and valuable. Take a look at the video below to see why we do what we do.
**Ready to make a difference?**:
**To apply**:
No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.
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