Full Time Outreach Support Worker
7 months ago
**_Full Time Outreach Support Worker - Job Description _**:
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**Base**: Moray, IV30 6DP
**Responsible to**: Team Leader & Services Manager
**Salary**:£11.00 - £12.00 per hour (depending on experience)
**Hours of work**: 37.5 hours per week to be worked between 8am and 9pm
**Annual Leave**: 36 Days per annum
**Main Purpose**:
To assist in the provision of a high quality, safe, secure and stimulating environment and support, offering practical and emotional support to autistic and neurodivergent children and young people within the community, their homes and their education settings.
You will have the ability to be part of a caring and motivated team, as well as work on your own initiative. Some travel throughout Moray will be required. It is essential you are able to work creatively, collaboratively and have the ability to communicate with children and young people using a number of channels, as well as colleagues, external professionals, and family members and carers. You will require to have the ability work with children and young people in a group setting, as well as on a one-to-one basis, dependent on individual needs.
Our core values guide how every person in our organisation works:
**WE ARE INNOVATORS** - We are not afraid to try new ideas or approaches. We welcome change and creativity.
**WE ARE HUMAN RIGHTS LED** - We will protect and honour the human rights of all people. Treating all with respect, dignity and compassion.
**WE ARE THOUGHT LEADERS** - We are ideas people. We nurture the skills, knowledge and ideas of our staff, families, fellow professionals and most importantly those we support to help inform, develop and improve our practice.
**WE VALUE RELATIONSHIPS** - We are person centred in our approach.
Relationships are key to what we do.
**WE ARE INFLUENCERS** - We influence policy and procedure to improve access to support and services, including education and jobs. We strive to build awareness and understanding about our organisation, autism and neurodiversity.
**WE ARE PASSIONATE** - We believe every child, young person and adult has the potential to shine bright. We believe magic can be created every day.
**Responsibilities**:
Implement programs of meaningful developmental, leisure and recreational activities for each child or young person, enabling them to acquire independence, whilst at the same time encouraging them to integrate within their community.
Assisting with the learning and development of children and young people’s social and communication skills.
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Foster positive and supportive professional relationships with children, young people and their parents, carers and families, and other professionals where required.
Provision of physical and hygiene assistance and care to children and young people as may be necessary, enabling and supporting them to maintain their personal hygiene, appearance and dignity.
Enable and support children and young people to eat and drink where required.
Supporting children and young people understand and develop replacement coping strategies and behaviours, supporting the management of aggressive, self-injurious and abusive behaviour (CALM behaviour support).
Maintain accurate and regular recording of support, actions, strategies and outcomes for children and young people (GIRFEC, Outcomes Star).
To assist, where required, in the assessment of children and young people, contributing to reports.
Become familiar with A-ND health, safety and fire regulations, ensuring they are implemented and followed in line with National Care Standards and SSSC Code of
Practice.
Ensure that matters concerning individual children and young people and their families are kept strictly confidential.
Report any areas of concern or risk to the Team Leader, Services Manager or where appropriate, Chief Executive Officer, in line with Child Protection Procedures.
To attend staff meetings and participate fully in training requirements.
To maintain confidentiality for the A-ND and its staff.
**Person Specification**:
Essential
- Caring, committed and compassionate
Active interest in supporting children and young people
Active interest and willingness to understand Autism and Neurodiversity
Good communication skills both written and verbal
Ability to work effectively in a team
Ability to work on own initiative due to the level of lone working
Understanding, commitment and promotion of Equality and Diversity
Ability to maintain confidentiality
SSSC registration is required within 3 months of employment
Basic computer skills and ability to learn and work with new systems.
Commitment to personal and professional development
Driving Licence
Desirable
- First Aid qualification
Child Protection training
Relevant professional qualification at level SCQF level 7 or above (e.g. SVQ Care 3
& HNC)
Experience of Autistic Spectrum Conditions (personal or professional)
Experience and/or understanding of play and childcare
Experience and/or understanding of t
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