Children's Outreach Worker P/t - London, United Kingdom - Merton Voluntary Association for the Blind

Description

We are looking for an enthusiastic, skilled and committed Children's Outreach Worker to join our successful team. Part time 3 day flexible role.


The purpose of the role

• To promote VI awareness to schools and colleges
• To encourage inclusive VI sports, exercise and wellbeing
• To organise and run monthly activity sessions for visually impaired children/young people and their parents/carers
• To organise after school peer interaction
• Plan and organise a number of programmes of activities for children and young people
• Maintain regular contact with young people and their families
• Maintain a current and accurate database of all young people using the project
• Involve the young people in the planning and monitoring of activities
• Supervise and plan sessional workers tasks
• Ensure that all activities are risk assessed and any risks identified are minimised
• Keep accurate financial records and work within set budgets
• Keep records of any significant incidents and accidents
• Keep accurate records to enable evaluation, and provide such reports written or verbal as from time to time may be required
• Develop policies and ground rules to promote the smooth running of the project
• Undertake such activities as may be required to promote and develop the project
• To work within MertonVision's standards, policies and procedures and code of conduct, in particular policies and procedures which relate to safeguarding children, health and safety practice and equal opportunities
• To undertake any other duties consistent with the post
• Work with Habilitation Specialists to include independent living and mobility skills into activities
• Ensure activities are appropriately differentiated for VI CYP
• Work with both mainstream and specialist providers locally and nationally to extend a range of events on offer
• Work with local mainstream providers to ensure activities are suitably modified
• Support a method of enabling young people and their families to stay in touch between sessions

Person Specification

Essential
Proven experience of working with children and young people aged 5 -25 years

An Enhanced DBS

Ability to work on own initiative

Ability to communicate effectively with young people, their families and professionals who are working with them

A proven commitment to involve young people in the planning of the project

Experience of using and maintaining a database


Desirable
Direct experience of working with VI children

Experience of working with children with additional disabilities

Willingness to learn Grade 1 Braille to produce simple certificates and information for VI CYP


Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent

Part-time hours: 21 per week


Salary:
£14,750.00-£17,750.00 per year


Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Onsite parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

- working with children 0-25: 1 year (required)

Work Location:
Hybrid remote in London SW19 2DX

Application deadline: 27/07/2023


Reference ID:
CYP-JULY2023

Expected start date: 07/08/2023