WEST SUSSEX SHORT BREAKS ACTIVITIES & YOUTH CLUB LEADER

Location: West Sussex
Hours of Work: 20 hrs (per week)
Shift Pattern (If Provided): After school and weekend working required
Salary: £13.50 (per hour)

PERSON SPECIFICATION

As a charity we are looking for caring, hardworking and understanding people to join us to promote the values that Aspens champions; respect, honesty, empowerment and professionalism.
Ideal candidate is those who are able and willing to work toward their own personal progression, for self-development and to be able to better support the people we work with. We have an incredible internal training team who support staff from day one to not only benefit your career going forwards but to offer you that first step in a new career if this is what you’re looking for.
Below you will find our essential and desirable criteria for candidates applying for a Senior Support Worker role with us.

ESSENTIAL TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• NVQ L3 in Child Care and/or Youth work or Equivalent
• Safeguarding of Children training
• Paediatric First Aid training
• Commitment to continued personal development

DESIRABLE TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Epilepsy training
• Fire Safety training
• Training in alternate forms of communication (Makaton, pictorial, objects of reference etc.)

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Previous experience of working within in a team as well as leading a team
• Previous experience of monitoring and evaluation processes.
• Previous experience delivering activities for vulnerable children and young people
• Experience or knowledge of neurodiversity
• Previous experience with writing reviews, support plans and risk assessments
  · Knowledge of Safeguarding and Whistleblowing processes and procedures

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Experience or knowledge of Report writing (including the completion of incident/accident forms)
• Knowledge of alternate forms of communication (Makaton, pictorial, objects of reference)
• Experience or knowledge to develop and deliver training
• Experience or knowledge to work in partnership with staff from
  other agencies.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:

• A caring person with a calm, friendly and patient nature who has a drive to help others
• Good communicator with the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• A confident leader with good interpersonal skills
• A trustworthy individual with good listening skills and the ability to show empathy
• The ability to work under pressure and deal with widespread demand with good problem- solving skills

· An organised individual who has a clear understanding of empowerment and involving young people in the development of the service.

• Good working knowledge of IT including Microsoft 365

WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AS SUCH SHAREPOINT TO MANAGE TIMESHEETS ETC

Additional Essential Criteria:
· Clean driving Licence and access to your own transport

· Supporting the team and individuals we support with Safeguarding requirements, completing incident reports as/when required and ensuring that relevant Safeguarding policies and procedures are understood and followed by yourself and your staff team.

• Fully implementing policies and procedures of the organisation and that all recording systems are completed accurately on a regular basis. To sign to say that all policies and procedures have been read.
• Supporting the Short Breaks manager with the rota and ensuring adequate cover of shifts
• Completing staff Inductions with new staff and supporting in the completion of any necessary training
• Supporting with social activities and accessing community-based services including those required to promote health and wellbeing.
• Supervision and Appraisal of staf

Within the role of group lead you will be expected to deliver stimulating and engaging short breaks services for children and young people on the neurodevelopmental pathway.
As a Group Lead, the day-to-day tasks that you will be required to complete can include:
· Co-ordinate and support the development and delivery of short breaks activities
· To safely deliver Short Breaks activities
· To support to manage the team of support workers
· To oversee the planning and preparation of comprehensive session planning
· Promote the health, welfare and development of children and young people we support
· Submit weekly/monthly reports including attendance, financial information, all behaviour management observations and safeguarding issues.
· Completing observation sheets, ensuring a smooth flow of information to facilitate good communication within the staffing team, as well as professionals who require viewing of these.

· Supporting the team and individuals we support with Safeguarding requirements, completing incident reports as/when required and ensuring that relevant Safeguarding policies and procedures are understood and followed by yourself and your staff team.

• Fully implementing policies and procedures of the organisation and that all recording systems are completed accurately on a regular basis. To sign to say that all policies and procedures have been read.
• Supporting the Short Breaks manager with the rota and ensuring adequate cover of shifts
• Completing staff Inductions with new staff and supporting in the completion of any necessary training
• Supporting with social activities and accessing community-based services including those required to promote health and wellbeing.
• Supervision and Appraisal of staff