Activity Coordinator - St. Austell, United Kingdom - Active8

Description

A bit about Active8
Active8 was created in 1990 on the request of a young man with a physical disability.

He asked his social worker to arrange for him to meet with other like minded young people who faced similar challenges to him.

A residential programme was started, giving young people with physical disabilities an opportunity to meet up and try a range of exciting, challenging activities.

Activities include surfing, sailing, abseiling, disability sports, arts and crafts and music events.

Through this programme, young people discover that they can achieve what they never thought possible, and this filters into their everyday lives, where they become more independent and autonomous.

It became evident that once the programme finished, many young people still needed support to continue their journey to full autonomy.

Employment, independent living, use of public transport, continued access to friendship and new opportunities were still areas that young people needed support with.

In the past, the group have helped organise trips to the ParaAthletics in London, cookery classes at Rick Steins, theatre trips, visits to Tattoo exhibitions and ComicCons, weekend trips to Butlins and various fundraising activities.

The group also carries out various advocacy work including supporting organisations to become more accessible and raising disability awareness through attending conferences and running workshops.

What it is like working for Active8

We are a charity that supports the wellbeing and aspirations of young people and consequently the wellbeing of our staff is first and foremost.

We welcome flexible working and trust our staff to manage their own time.

No matter what your role is within Active8 we encourage staff to get involved with the youth work delivery and join the activities to see what the hard work behind the scenes is for.

Full time employees are entitled to 28 days annual leave and TOIL for any additional work they do.


The role

This is an exciting chance to really make a substantial difference to the number of young people who can be reached by Active8.

However willingness to learn, passion for the cause and transferable skills count for a lot and training will be provided if you do not have direct experience but you are creative, good at organisation, enjoy building relationships and have an eye for detail.

An average week might involve a residential or day activity with our group.

It might be meeting members on a 121 to support them with their individual needs or planning the next exciting event for our members to attend.

As you would expect when working for a small charity no two days are the same and we all 'muck in' doing things outside of any job description - which will make working at Active8 so varied and enjoyable.

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated youth worker who has excellent planning skills, is great at communicating with different groups of people and the ability to support our members to lead.

Key responsibilities

• Illumin8 programme development and delivery in consultation with members including 121 work, group activities and advocacy, through at least one day or residential weekend per month and additional evening work.
• Work alongside participant's families and other professionals who work with them to support participant's personal development.
• Developing and maintaining communication including Online Social Networking.
• Supporting the work of the Active8 manager and work collaboratively with the other members of staff.
• Producing and working to budget. Monitoring expenditure and ensuring correct cash handling.
• Work with and support participant's families, carers, local community groups and agencies.
• Liaise with and where appropriate joint work with other agencies to develop and/or deliver programmes.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant policies and working practices.
• Performing and ensuring day to day administration is completed.
• To be aware of and adhere to Active8's ethos and philosophy, Policy and Procedures.
• To maintain confidentiality of information acquired in the course of undertaking duties for Active
• To be responsible for your own continuing selfdevelopment, undertaking training as appropriate.
• To undertake other duties appropriate to the post as required.

Person specification
We are open to anyone coming from a variety of roles/sectors with plenty of transferable skills and experience.

Ideally we are looking for someone who can demonstrate the following / evidence the equivalent of.

• Desirable experience in:_
• Facilitating personal development
• Developing training courses to suit groups of people, taking in their individual and collective needs
• Teaching or training young people Working with people with disabilities
• Delivering outstanding support
• Desirable skills, knowledge and abilities: _
• Excellent communication skills, especially verbal, with ex