Children & Adults Co-ordinator

Job Description and Person Specification

**JOB TITLE**: Children and Adults Coordinator

**EMPLOYMENT STATUS**: Permanent

**RESPONSIBLE TO**:Communities Operations Managers

**SALARY**:£26,101

**HOURS**:37 hours weekly

**WHERE**:Worcester (main)/ Birmingham (as and when)

CRITERIA EVIDENCE
**Knowledge and Essential**
**Experience**
- Experience of leading or managing a team of workers.
- Experience of working alongside and engaging with a range of people with learning disabilities and/ or autism and those who care for them
- Understanding of Ofsted/ CQC regulations **(CYP)**:

- Good knowledge of safeguarding protocols Application
- To already hold or be willing to undertake an enhanced Form and

Interview.

DBS check/ sign up to the DBS update service
- Experience of delivering personal care and using hoists
- Good knowledge of GDPR and storing personal information on database systems
- Maintaining timely records
- Connecting with individuals, groups and multi
- agency professionals

**Skills Essential**
- Excellent Interpersonal skills and ability to work with a wide range of people and professionals
- Proactive and focused
- Ability to work within given timescales Application
- IT literate, including use of social media platforms Form and
- Effective team player Interview.
- Ability to work on own initiative

**Desirable**
- Experience of working within and Ofsted and CQC regulated environment/ setting **(CYP)**

Job Description and Person Specification
- Full driving license and access to a car and willingness to commute across the designated geographical area

(desirable) plus willingness to obtain business insurance
- Relevant qualifications such as Pediatric First Aid, Mental

Health First Aid. Level 2/3 Childcare or Level 2/3 Health and Social Care **(CYP)**

**Who** We Look for?
Are you a **warm**, **personable**, and highly **motivated** individual who can empower and drive a team?

Do you have **passion** for what you do, are a strong **communicator,**

**leader** and have good **problem-solving** skills?

The Co-Ordinator will work alongside and experienced and established team of Co-Ordinators across the West Midlands.

We place a high value upon **integrity**, **ethical standards,** and a commitment to **excellence**.

If you have experience leading and managing a team and experience of working with children and young people with complex disabilities, as well as adults with learning disabilities, that’s a bonus. We value transferable

**skills** from other sectors and provide comprehensive training to all our staff.

**What** does a Children and Adults

Coordinator do?

Midland Mencap is looking to appoint a Coordinator who will work alongside colleagues to turn
Midland Mencap ‘s vision and mission into a reality. They will need to plan structured sessions and activities based on identified need that meet desired outcomes of our unique citizens and children.
Our team of Coordinators manage staffing rotas to ensure all sessions meet required legal ratios and are confident in ensuring staff skills match all service user’s needs. As a Coordinator you will provide frontline support and leadership during sessions as and when required as well as being part on the on-call duties as outlined within the business needs.

As part of our two services, you as a Coordinator will embrace person centred approaches to recruit, lead, manage and support a team of Support Workers to include induction, supervision and supporting
HR, personnel and training needs. You will also support the marketing & promoting of Midland Mencap services across Worcestershire to all stake holders including individuals, their families, health, education and local authorities etc.

You will undertake, review and ensure good quality risk assessments and person-centred plans are in place to support the needs of those engaging with the service. You will have an understanding of potential barriers facing our service users, as well as a commitment to maintain and uphold the rights

Job Description and Person Specification of such individuals. You will be expected to undertake the initial investigation of the complaints, disciplinary and grievance procedures of support staff.

You will be able to build and maintain good working relationships with multiple agencies such as social workers. You will be organised in planning and managing their working schedules and working towards our referrals and assessment process. You will be able to identify and act upon any safeguarding or adult and child protection issues in relation to multi-agency guidelines. You will ensure compliance in relation to the guidelines as well as maintaining all reports and records in a confidential and timely manner, in line with Midland Mencap’s policies and procedures, in line with

GDPR and Safeguarding aspects.

We look for you to be enthusiastic, motivated and can drive staff recruitment and assessments. You have a willingness to try new things alongside