Children & Young Person's Support Worker - Coventry

Midland Mencap are seeking to recruit Children & Young Person's Support Workers to support children and young people with complex needs.

Purpose of the post and role:
To support the CYP Coordinator in the delivery of social and recreational activities across Coventry and Warwickshire.

Primary duties:

- To follow a person centred approach when providing activities and support for children and young people with complex needs
- To take the lead for specific tasks as designated by the coordinator.
- To mentor and support new staff during their probationary period.
- To undertake training and take responsibility for children/young person who require tube feeding or emergency medication.
- Ensure that all information for a designated group of children is kept up to date including “All About Me’s” protocols and risk assessments
- Ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and young people by proactively managing safeguarding principles and practises.
- Maintain a safe, creative and stimulating environment for children and young people’s social, leisure and recreational activities
- Attend staff meetings before and after sessions on a planned basis to discuss and assess the progress of the service
- Attend training sessions
- Support children & young people to participate in arts and crafts, games, sports, drama, music, & outings
- Be aware and respond to health and safety issues
- Follow financial and administrative procedures as directed by the Children and Young Person’s Coordinator
- Follow first aid procedures and keep records of all accidents, incidents and treatment given
- Provide personal care when needed respecting the dignity and privacy of the individual at all times.
- Monitor and evaluate children and young peoples’ progress through observation and record keeping
- Promote Midland Mencap to families and other agencies
- Ensure that responsibilities are carried out in accordance with Health and Safety legislation, and Midland Mencap’s Equal Opportunities and Child Protection Policies
- Ensure appropriate professional boundaries with children, young people, parents and carers, staff and volunteers are maintained across the service
- Be available to work flexible hours city-wide
- Participate in planned regular meetings with the Children and Young Person’s co-ordinator and other Midland Mencap colleagues
- Attend planned training
- Be willing to undertake an enhanced CRB
- Ability to use person centred approaches to plan & deliver social, leisure and recreational opportunities for children and young people with learning disabilities and complex needs
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, parents, carers, children & young people
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Practical arts, crafts, music, drama, sports or games skills
- Have held a position of responsibility

Experience and knowledge:

- To work as part of a team
- Demonstrate an ability to motivate and encourage children and young people with complex needs to participate in activities
- Show an understanding of alternative methods of communication that could be used with non-verbal children and young people
- To plan and deliver creative programmes to meet individual levels of ability and need
- Willing to undertake further training
- Be able to participate in sports and other physicals activities
- Demonstrate an ability to work on own initiative
- Demonstrate leadership skills

Essential additional skills:

- Have a current driving licence with access to own transport.

Desirable additional skills:

- Be qualified in First Aid
- Be able to speak an additional community language

**Job Types**: Part-time, Zero hours contract

**Salary**: £9.90 per hour

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Licence/Certification:

- driving licence & vehicle (required)