Outreach Coordinator X2

Job description

**2x Outreach Coordinators - 7 hours/week per post - Twice monthly evening work is required.**

**Salary Per Role - £23,842 FTE / £4,768.40 actual**

**Bolton Adult Autism Support (BAAS)** is an award winning grassroots charity supporting autistic adults and their carers. In recognition of our work, in June 2020, BAAS received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the MBE of voluntary organisations. Headed by a driven and diverse Board of Trustees, and to expand on our successful existing Social Activities and Life Skills Program, we are now looking to extend our staff team by employing two Outreach Coordinators.

**Overview**

We are looking to recruit two driven and dedicated individuals who share a passion for enriching the lives of autistic adults, to facilitate our varied Social & Life Skills Project. The individuals recruited will work together to develop and deliver engaging sessions for the Service Beneficiaries of our charity. All Social & Life Skills Sessions will be delivered in group settings. Although working in partnership with each other, there will be some differentiation required between the roles, as follows:

- **Role 1 -**Will require someone who is confident in leading cooking skills sessions with autistic adults, and who is able to develop a wide ranging program of cookery skills to facilitate this. Assisting our Service Beneficiaries to gain confidence in the kitchen, as well as helping them to shop for food in a way that maximises their budgets.

**Role 2 -**Will require someone who is confident in leading a program of engaging arts and crafts sessions, assisting our Service Beneficiaries to build new skills and find new hobbies that they enjoy, and wherever possible, encouraging Service Beneficiaries to showcase their own particular interests and talents with the rest of the group.

Both post holders will also work together to facilitate regular group discussions with autistic adults, discussing various topical themes, thereby allowing Service Beneficiaries to share their experiences with others who may have similar life experiences.

**Administration**
- Identify and establish partnership arrangements in various locations across the Bolton Borough, in order to hold social and life skills activities for the people who use our service.
- Devise an enriching program of activities to encompass life skills sessions and social activity opportunities, in a way which facilitates peer relationships wherever possible.
- Accurately record attendance at all events for reporting purposes.
- Carry out location risk assessments in line with company policy.
- Attend relevant training identified by the Service Manager.
- Engage in regular performance reviews, as required.
- Positively represent BAAS at all times within working hours.

**Volunteer Management**
- Supervise and support volunteers to assist with delivery of the social activity and life skills program.
- Monitor and collate volunteer hours in line with reporting requirements.

**Service Beneficiary Engagement**
- Supervise and support the people who use our service at all social and life skills events, ensuring that all who attend feel welcome and valued.
- Deliver an enriching program of activities encompassing life skills sessions and social activity opportunities, in a way which facilitates peer relationships wherever possible.
- Carry out periodic wellbeing reviews with service beneficiaries to measure the project’s impact by completing in house wellbeing assessments.

**Skills required for this role**

**Essential**
- A demonstrable understanding of the issues which affect families impacted by autism.
- An ability to listen to others in a non-judgemental way.
- A can do attitude with a commitment to improving the lives of vulnerable adults.
- To be confident in leading group situations.
- Excellent administration and organisational skills.
- A willingness to undertake relevant training.
- A willingness to follow relevant company procedures.

**Desirable**
- A lived experience of autism, and the issues which affect families impacted by autism.
- Experience of establishing positive relationships with partner organisations.
- Experience of leading group situations.
- Experience of managing volunteers and ensuring they feel valued and supported in their role.
- A knowledge of adult Safeguarding and Data Protection procedures (GDPR).
- Experience of working within Google Drive.