Short Breaks Project Worker

Short Breaks Project Worker

**The Service**:
Short Breaks is a fun and exciting service providing individual support to children and young people with, disabilities, autism and brain injury. The service proves one to one social and emotional support to children and young people. To enable them to develop friendships and access social and recreational opportunities within their local community, whilst providing parents and carers with a regular short break.

**Purpose of the job**:
To enable young people to access a range of fun activities within their own home or their local area on a one to one or small group setting. It may be attending a local youth club, educational play such as arts and crafts or supporting the young people in sporting or other social/leisure activities.

The Project Worker will provide personal care and transport to young people where necessary, and this may include some manual handling tasks.

This post is likely to involve working with Children & Young People that display Behaviours that Challenge

**Salary**:
**£25, 545 per annum**

A mileage rate of 0.45p per mile will also be paid for any work related miles

**Hours of Work**:
37 hours per week

*(30 hours direct contact with families and 7 hours administration; flexible (agile) working is available for the completion of administration
- Please note:_ Due to the nature of our work with young people, the majority of the Service is delivered late afternoons, evenings and weekends throughout the Western Trust - Northern Sector.

**Key Duties**:

- To provide a flexible, localised service to meet the needs of the children/young people and their families
- To provide transport (where possible) to enable young people to participate in local activities
- To provide support with personal care as identified through assessment
- To deliver and evaluate programmes of social outreach to meet identified individual needs
- To work toward agreed objectives within the individual’s person-centred care plan
- To continuously monitor and review progress of each child or young person and provide ongoing support and guidance
- To establish effective communication strategies with the young person, family, and key stakeholders
- To identify and establish links with community-based mainstream activity for the young people
- **Join our team and make a difference in the lives of those who benefit from our short breaks projects.**_

**Job Type**: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 9 months

Pay: From £25,545.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home

Application question(s):

- RQF/NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent in Health & Social Care or 5 GCSEs A-C including English Language, or equivalent qualification in relevant field

AND
A minimum of 6 months’ paid experience in a caring role providing direct care and support to individuals

OR

2 years paid experience in a caring role providing direct care and support to individuals AND be willing to complete RCF/NVQ Level 2 certificate in Health & Social Care within 18 months of appointment
- Proficiency in IT skills, specifically Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, MS Teams, Zoom
- Ability to work independently with good organisational, communication & interpersonal skills
- Hold a full current driving licence valid for use in the UK and Ireland and have access to a car on appointment. Valid driver licence, business insurance & MOT certificate as relevant. Checked prior to appointment.

This criterion will be waived in the case of a suitable applicant who has a disability, which prohibits them from driving but who is able to organise suitable alternative arrangements in order to meet the requirements of the post in full.
- Please include your experience of working with children and young people, and your experience of managing behaviours that challenge

**Language**:

- English (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Derry

Reference ID: SB WHSCT MAT DEC 24