The role
You will facilitate group health and wellbeing sessions for disabled adults, most of whom have learning disabilities. Some are also autistic, have physical and sensory health challenges, and mental health problems. These sessions equip and empower people with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to manage their own physical and mental health. They will take place within the community as well as at our training centre, and will make optimal use of digital technology.
You will help people to become more confident about their own health and wellbeing, learn who in the community can support them with this and have appropriate strategies to manage their health.
Who we are looking for
Our ideal candidate will have experience of working within a social care, health or support worker role, with adults with learning disabilities and autism. You’ll have a good understanding of the challenges faced by adults with learning disabilities. You’ll have a strong commitment to the inclusion of disabled people in all aspects of life. You’ll need to be an energetic people person who likes to keep busy, leads by example, and is able use initiative to problem solve and think quickly.
Main Responsibilities
- To plan and deliver a programme of activities to support the students’ learning goals, health and social development, ensuring sessions are creative, challenging and engaging and take place both inside and outside of Share’s training centre.
- To develop positive rapport with the diverse students on our health and wellbeing programme. This will include using aids to communication, including Makaton and using digital apps.
- To develop awareness of sensory preferences and other needs so as to promote a positive learning environment for individual students on the autistic spectrum.
- To support in assessing students’ learning and health needs and contribute to designing each student’s individual development plan and Student Star record, taking part in regularly reviewing them.
- To maintain a record of daily activities using various digital media such as photos and videos, and communicate progress at agreed intervals to support network, including reviewing and recording the students’ progress on a monthly basis, and maintaining computerised student records.
- To develop and source resources suitable for delivery of the Health and Wellbeing programme, including venues and resources in the community – for example leisure facilities, dentists, opticians, kitchen facilities for healthy cooking training etc.
- Support the recruitment and retention of regular volunteers that support your groups, by following best practice as guided by the HR Manager.
- Add to and manage each student’s portfolio of evidence which they’ll receive at our yearly annual awards day.
- To work as a collaborative member of the Wellbeing and Independent Living Team.
- To work at all times within a framework of equality of opportunity and in a way that values each student.
- To undertake any training that may be required in order to fulfil the role as effectively as possible including courses to update knowledge in best practice in autism, Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults, Makaton and Basic Food Hygiene.
- To attend and take part in Share staff meetings, supervisions, organisational events and external events as required.
- To undertake any other tasks as may reasonably be required.
For a full person specification and job description, please click here.
How to apply:
Please complete our application form and equal opportunities form below and return both by Tuesday 6th July 2021 at 4pm to hradmin@sharecommunity.org.uk. Interviews will take place on Thursday 15th July 2021.
The forms can also be downloaded using the links at the bottom of this page.
If you would like to have chat about the role or visit us prior to applying, please contact Valentino Ferro on valentinof@sharecommunity.org.uk or on 0207 801 9829.
We focus on ability and believe people work best when they feel valued, safe and happy. We do all that we can to make sure that Share is friendly and welcoming to everyone.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We’re committed to recruiting a diverse workforce as we think it’s important that we fully represent the people we serve. We therefore wish to attract more applications from groups currently under-represented on our staff team, particularly those from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority backgrounds.
This job is subject to two satisfactory references, evidence of qualifications, an enhanced DBS check and providing evidence of right to work in the UK. If you have a disability and would like to discuss other ways of submitting your application, please call Valentino on 0207 801 9829.
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We are very much looking forward to receiving your application.