Facilitator - Durham, United Kingdom - MAIN

Description

Facilitator

The Role
MAIN have been successful in securing funding to expand our services in County Durham for Children and Young People.

The role includes working with both adults and children in a variety of community settings, planning and mapping out services and working creatively within a team and working in a variety of groups for children with additional needs and/or disability.

The role may also include some 1-1 support work on an outreach basis working with individuals to work towards meeting social outcomes, such as independent living skills, finance management, accessing the local community, increasing confidence.

Role and Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and supervise a programme of activities in consultation with the Service Team, managing the day to day operation of individual group sessions.
• Confirm staff and young person attendance weekly along with cash sheet
• Outlining briefings for the team, setting out session's plans and ensuring resources are in place to carry out activities.
• Managing budget for service, ensuring targets are being met and feeding back to the Service Team when group members are not attending a session.
• Ensuring that outreach workers work within the guidance set out in policies and procedures, following health and safety policies and individual support plans, moving them towards meeting agreed outcomes.
• Maintain records relating to participating children and adults, their attendance and any accidents or incidents relating to any specific service
• To work with adults and children both in a 11 setting and within groups and in community settings.
• Maintain quality of service provision by regular feedback to the Service Team.
• Awareness at all times of children's or adult's welfare developments and appropriate behaviour.
• Complete all training as outlined by the Management Team.

WHAT YOU NEED.

• We are looking for good communicators, with excellent people skills.
• You will enjoy working with children or adults, in a fun way and creative way.
• You will act as a positive role model encouraging the development of communication and social skills, with fun and challenging activities
• You will be a team player.
• You may have a special interest that you would like to share with the children or adults i.e sports/creative art/cookery/drama/dance
• Level 2/3 NVQ in childcare or Health & Social Care or working towards this or proven experience and knowledge of working with children with an Autistic Spectrum Condition or additional needs.
• Understanding of Safeguarding, Equal Opportunities, Vulnerable Adults/Child Policies, Risk Assessments, Policies and Procedures, personalisation agenda.

AREAS COVERED:
County Durham


HOURLY RATE:
£11.66 per hour


HOURS PER WEEK:
Zero hour contract hours are determined by the club(s) you will Facilitating. The current funding is for an initial 3 month period, running on Saturday's from 10am-5pm.


TRAINING:

Full induction process is carried out for all new employees along with Autism Awareness training, Team Teach training, Accredited Level 3 Understanding Autism Qualification, Leadership qualifications, first aid, Food Hygiene along with any additional qualifications identified through the PDP process.

Job Type:
Zero hours contract


Salary:
From £11.66 per hour


Expected hours:
No less than 6 per week


Schedule:

• Weekend availability

Education:

• A-Level or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

- working with people with disabilities: 1 year (preferred)


Work Location:
In person

Expected start date: 01/07/2024