Charity Projects

**For more information on the role,**
**please contact**:Halina Akrich Luv2meetu Administrator

**Locatio**n** - Hft Ironbridge, Shropshire

**Salary information** - £22,152.98

**Work**ing hours** - 37.5 Some opportunity to home work. 60:40 split in terms of admin/office and working in the community and networking. Possibility of occasional overnight stays required. Travel essential across Shropshire.

Hours will be flexible upon the needs of the service, providing opportunities for people at varying times responding to the needs of the users of the service (this may include evenings or weekend working)

**Reports to**: Senior Community Connector and Assistant Manager

A full UK driving licence is desirable for this role.

**Find your place with us and help change lives.**

We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting over 2,500 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams.

**About the role**

The ‘On Your Doorstep’ model of support is a new innovative model which will be adopted in Shropshire and will provide opportunities for people with learning disabilities and/or autism with mild, moderate and more complex needs to access community led support during the day as an alternative to their standard attendance at a day service using your commissioned hours.

The Community Connector in post will assist the Senior Community Connector to source activities that are specific to the people we support and meet their needs, interests and aspirations and work closely with the Senior Community Connector.

On Your Doorstep is committed to supporting people with learning disabilities and/or autism to extend their social networks, improve overall health and well-being and reduce loneliness and isolation through increased social connection. We support development of meaningful friendships and relationships, help build confidence and self-esteem, increase independence levels and enable value in the local community. We will offer an exciting programme of face to face social activities every 6-8 weeks based on peoples interests and wishes.

It will involve existing people from Hft’s Ironbridge service initially with the aim of attracting external people outside of the organisation to the service in the future.

The post holder will ensure that there is a positive and proactive culture in the service that ensures the people supported are able to have meaningful and productive days. They will ensure that person centred practices take place and act as a role model in this.

The role will enable the supported people to lead fulfilling lives based upon their personal support needs.

The post holder will involve the people supported in ensuring they are satisfied with the level and quality of social activities and interaction they have the opportunity to access.

**What we offer**
- We offer a range of benefits and career development opportunities. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training and support along the way. With Investors in People and Skills for Care accreditation we are committed to investing in our teams to ensure they have the specialist skills they need.

**Benefits**
- Access to the Hft Plus benefits package, which includes a great number of discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out; but also an Employee Assistance Programme, with telephone and face-to-face support options
- Access to award winning training and development - Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status
- Annual staff award scheme - The Fusion Awards, and peer recognition through our GEM awards programme
- 20 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) increasing to 25 days after a year of employment (pro rata for part time staff)
- A contributory pension scheme & life assurance
- Free DBS Check
- We ask all our teams to take advantage of the Covid-19 vaccination, which is offered to frontline support workers as a priority group. We strongly encourage all colleagues to remain fully vaccinated as part of our wider infection control procedures._

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Join us and help us change lives._**

**STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE**

Hft's usual terms and conditions apply.
Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment.