Outreach Worker

6 months ago


Southampton, United Kingdom Fair Ways Full time

**Who are Fair Ways and what do we stand for?**

Fair Ways is a leading children’s services charity based in the Solent, delivering Fostering, Education, Residential, Mental Health and Family services and cares for over 400 children, families, young people and vulnerable adults each year.

**Where and when do we need you?**

Fair Ways are actively seeking motivated, caring and person focused Education Outreach Support Workers to join our dedicated team providing support and education to vulnerable young people within the community. This specialist support could be undertaken in a range of locations such as assisting students with time spent at college and in other further education environments such as libraries, parks, other open spaces and other appropriate learning locations.

**About our specialist support**:
Working in this role will involve offering both 1:1 support within a school environment and being part of an amazing team of support staff providing 2:1 support within the family home. This role is working with a young male who attends a specialist school for pupils with PMLD where their approach is to give children and young people meaningful sensory experience to express their developing sense of awe and wonder. At school they present resources and experiences in an invitational and playful way so that learning is a shared experience of curiosity and discovery together.

This young man is full of expression with a great sense of humour. He enjoys a whole range of activities both indoor and outdoor, engaging in exciting sensory play and is a big fan of Toy Story and Chuggington He is a nonverbal wheelchair user with cerebral palsy and other complex health needs and as such will require some personal care along with support with his medical needs. Fair Ways offers full medication training as just one part of the professional development available for successful applicants.

This role will be working as part of a team of dedicated support workers and will be strengthened with fantastic in-depth training and development from our in-house training team with specific focus on Relationship Inspired Ideas for Supportive Environments, this ethos is deeply rooted in theories of trauma, attachment, and therapeutic culture with the overarching theme of reducing the use of restrictive practice.

As a Support worker working as part of this exciting new team, you will:

- Provide flexible pre-planned educational support in the community and in an educational setting to young people with different levels of need, abilities and behaviours.
- Implement and deliver each Individual Education Plan, in order to contribute to the achievement of the aims and objectives of each student.
- Be part of a team providing a minimum of 2:1 support (flexible based on potential risk and needs) and be proactive in undertaking pre-planned activities and skills development in both a school and community setting.
- Contribute, adhere to and regularly update person centred care plans, risk assessments and management plans of the young people, in conjunction with colleagues and other professionals, to promote and safeguard their welfare.

**Working pattern**:
This role is offered on a permanent basis contracted to flexible hours of 30 - 37.5 hours per week. The pattern will usually work Monday - Friday, 9- 3, working every other weekend in place of 2 weekday shifts. Due to the nature of the post, there may be some flexibility required which can be discussed.
- Travel time and mileage is paid in addition.

**Desirable. but not Essential**
- Whilst we value the knowledge and understanding that experience and qualifications can bring we also know that some of our best people have come to us from unrelated backgrounds. These people already held our core values at heart, and with the dedication of our amazing in-house training and development team, we have supported the rest_
- Previous experience of working with young people and/or adults with health/social care/educational needs
- A Level 3 qualification in childcare/social care

**Let us look after you**

At Fair Ways, we care about your well-being, here is what we currently offer to our dedicated team:

- **Exciting Opportunities**: Participate in free staff lotteries with amazing prizes, such as £1000 holiday vouchers, weekends away, luxury hampers, £1000 fostering referral scheme and vouchers. Experience a workplace that celebrates your contributions.
- **Work-Life Balance**: Enjoy a Holiday Accrual Scheme and the option to purchase additional holidays (up to 5 days). We value your time and offer flexibility to accommodate your existing commitments.
- **Health and Support**: Benefit from Health Shield, our health cash plan, and access to our Employee Assistance Scheme, providing emergency financial assistance and 24/7 counselling services. Access your salary when you need it with Early Pay - The ability to withdraw an amount of your salary early each month to assist with any un



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