Day Service Coordinator - London, United Kingdom - Harington

Description

Job description


About the role

Harington's Day Service provision offers horticultural activity of a therapeutic nature to young people and adults aged 16 and over with a learning disability or mental health support needs.

The role of the Day Service Co-ordinator will be to coordinate the Harington's Day service provision, two days a week, based at the Harington Highgate site.

The role will ensure that social and therapeutic needs are met through horticultural and enrichment activities.

This will include planning the structure of the programme across the year and ensure that it is differentiated to provide an individual programme for each service user to meet their personal and learning needs.

The Day Service is also responsible for helping to maintain the Harington's 1.5 acre site, so the role will need to liaise with other Horticulture and Gardening staff to ensure any activities also support the needs of the site.

About you
You are a keen gardener and have previous experience of working with students with learning disabilities.
You have a relevant vocational qualification and/or proven knowledge and experience of horticulture.

You have excellent verbal and written communication skills, along with patience and understanding to work with students in a manner which gives them maximum choice and independence.

About us

Harington is an Ofsted registered specialist college based in North London, working with young people with learning differences aged 16-25 and adults funded by social care who wish to focus on horticulture.

Our students undertake individualised learning programmes that lead to vocational qualifications and other aims, including gardening, retail, English, maths, employability and independent living.

Additionally, we deliver a supported internship programme.


Our benefits
In addition to excellent staff training, our employees are also rewarded with various other benefits offered as part of your employment:

• 25 days per year pro rata increasing to 30 days per year after 5 years' service
• Opportunity to pursue recognised qualifications of your own
• Confidential employee assistance programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Fully paid for DBS
• Contributory pension scheme

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Safeguarding

How can you find out more?
Interviews will take place on
Monday 21st
August 2023. (We will consider remote interviews if you are out of the country at this time).