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JOB DESCRIPTION
POST TITLE: Short Breaks Activities Manager
REPORTING TO: National Family Services Manager
ACCOUNTABLE TO : Director of Clinical Services
HOURS: 18.75 hours per week (part-time)
TERM OF POST: Permanent
PROBATIONARY PERIOD: 3 months
LEAVE ENTITLEMENT: 21 days annual leave per annum exclusive of Bank Holidays, pro rata
Caudwell Children is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment.
PURPOSE OF THE POST
The Charity is looking to recruit two part time dedicated Short Breaks Activities Managers to manage an existing team of Short Break Activities Co-ordinators, Activity Support Workers and Volunteers. The successful candidates will be responsible for the planning and co-ordinating of each programme and ensuring that they are delivered successfully in terms of outcomes and budget. The aim is to help disabled children and young people identify their goals and build their skills and experience to allow them to reach their full potential, helping them to build friendships, form lasting social networks and obtain ASDAN qualifications.
Short Breaks enable disabled children and young people to access the kind of activities that are open to non-disabled children, so that they can lead ordinary lives. A Short Break will allow a child to have a change of scene, try different experiences, have fun and make friends in a safe and caring environment, while achieving a recognised ASDAN certificate. This will contribute to a child’s personal and social development and reduce social isolation and contribute a sense of achievement and wellbeing. Short breaks help a child spend time outside the family home and with other people and aim to improve the quality of life of children and their families.
The main purpose of this role is to plan and implement fun, inspiring and challenging leisure activities that build life skills and promote independence, whilst also providing carers with vital short break respite. Activities are supported by funding and grants from local area commissioners and delivered with the assistance of contracted part-time co-ordinators and a team of volunteers. The areas covered, shared between the two posts, are South Staffordshire, Stafford, Leek, Tamworth, Lichfield, Burton, Cannock and Newcastle. You will be expected to work flexibly with some weekend working required and this will vary according to the needs of the service, and may be for example 2 hours to provide supervision to coordinators or training to volunteers, or as much as 4 hours to meet a gap in staff availability.
You will work as part of the Family Services team and be able to provide advice and guidance to parents of children with Special Educational Needs.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Project management and co-ordination of Caudwell Children’s Short Breaks Programme
- Planning meaningful ASDAN courses, with achievable objectives.
- Develop session/activity plans to ensure that each area within each programme follows a consistent theme and format.
- Ensure that each programme and activity is planned in advance and delivered to quality standards in a timely manner.
- Ensure that children remain engaged and safe throughout the programmes in accordance with Caudwell Children’s policies and procedures.
- Ensure that children are signposted to other local activities where appropriate.
- Ensure that children have exit plans for longer term supporting activity on leaving programmes and activities.
- Complete assessments for the children prior to them taking part in the activities.
- Monitor, evaluate and provide reports for the department and organisation.
- Comply with all external funding requirements as appropriate.
- Staff and Volunteers
- Manage, support and ensure supervision of staff and volunteers in the delivery of each programme.
- To work in close conjunction with the volunteer team to ensure the engagement and retention of short breaks volunteers.
- Assist in the recruitment and training of staff and volunteers
- Ensure volunteer numbers meet the support needs of children on all activities and programmes.
- Budgeting
- Ensure the service is delivered to the agreed budget and strategy.
- Support and help to develop grant applications when requested by the grants team.
- Other
- To provide advice and guidance to short break coordinators and volunteers
- Effectively liaise with service users, families, team colleagues
- Ensure compliance with ISO, Health and Safety, Safeguarding, Purchasing etc. policies and procedures
- Ensure that risk assessments on all proposed activities and venues have taken place.
- Ensure children’s records and portfolios are complete and have sufficient evidence to meet ASDAN standards
The above list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake other tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
SHORT BREAKS ACTIVITIES MANAGER
Qualifications –Assessed by Application Form
Essential
- GCSE’s (or equivalent) in English and Maths
Desirable
- Diploma in Health and Social Care and safeguarding training
Experience – Assessed by Application Form and Interview
Essential
- Minimum 2 years’ experience of working with children.
- Experience of supervising or managing others. Experience working with children with a disability.
Desirable
- Experience working in the third/voluntary sector.
- Experience working in an educational setting with different levels of learners.
- Experience working with volunteers. Experience of managing funded projects
Knowledge – Assessed by Application Form and Interview
Essential
- Children and Families with Disabilities
Desirable
- ASDAN
- Health and Safety
- Safeguarding
- ISO 9001
Skills and Abilities – Assessed by Interview
Essential
- Ability to engage, motivate and communicate with children and young people including those with special needs
- Ability to work on own initiative and part of a team
- Good IT skills (Microsoft Office)
- Good organisational, planning and problem solving skills.
- Ability to present clear and informative written and verbal reports.
Personal Attributes- Assessed at Interview
Essential
- Warm and Caring person. Dedicated, passionate, enthusiastic and resilient.
Other Special Requirements –Assessed by Interview
Essential
- Flexible approach to work, including weekends.
- Willingness to travel.
- Access to a car and car insurance for work use.
DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECKS
The Charity is committed to safeguarding children and young people and therefore adopts a safer recruitment approach through a robust recruitment and selection process. All posts within the Charity are subject to DBS checks, in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974). Dependent on the role, one of the following DBS checks will be carried out:
- Standard disclosure
- Enhanced disclosure
- Enhanced disclosure with children’s and/or adults’ barred list check(s):
This role is not exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and is therefore eligible for an Enhanced (with children’s and/or adults’ barred list check) DBS check.
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Porthpean, St Austell
Are you a compassionate individual looking for a role where you can make a real difference? Want to help an incredible group of people achieve their day-to-day goals and live their lives as they choose? If so, read on.
About Us
Working across Devon and Cornwall, Havencare Homes and Support Limited is a forward-thinking charity that provides social care services for people with learning disabilities and autism.
Offering supported living and residential care services, we use a range of approaches to empower individuals, help them to be as independent as possible and nurture their potential with dignity and respect.
We’re currently looking for a number of Support Workers to join us on a part-time basis and support the residents at our site in Porthpean.
The Benefits
- Salary of £9.30 per hour (between 7am – 10pm) and £10.30 per hour (between 10pm – 7am)
- Contributory pension scheme
- Comprehensive employee assistance programme
- Excellent training
- Make a difference to people’s lives
The Role
As a Support Worker, you’ll support the residents at our site in Porthpean. The site is home to 6/7 individuals living in their own flats, with access to a support hub.
You will either work with one of our residents on a 1:1 basis or work as one of our support hub team, providing core background support.
No matter which part of the team you join, you’ll be helping our residents to achieve their day-to-day goals and maximise their independence.
About You
To join us as a Support Worker, you’ll need:
- To be patient, friendly and understanding
- Good communication skills
- A positive attitude
A full driving licence and access to your own vehicle would be highly beneficial, as many of our residents enjoy going on trips and promoting their community presence. Previous care experience would also be an advantage.
Other organisations may call this role Trainee Support Worker, Junior Support Worker, Support Hub Co-ordinator, Residential Care Worker, Social Care Worker, or Trainee Social Care Worker.
The closing date for applications is the 18th June 2020.
Our 1:1 support positions will involve working approximately 22 hours per week, 24 hours per week or 30 hours per week.
Our background support roles will involve working approximately 20 hours per week or 23 hours per week (waking night shifts).
Webrecruit and Havencare Homes and Support Limited are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Support Worker, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
Monitoring & Evaluation Officer – Graduates Welcome
Colchester, Essex (with travel to our sites across North Essex)
About Us
We are Next Chapter, a domestic abuse charity that provides free and confidential services to support people who are currently experiencing, or have previously experienced, domestic abuse. We work across Tendring, Colchester, Maldon, Chelmsford, Braintree and Uttlesford.
Formerly known as Colchester & Tendring Women's Refuge, our mission is to provide rapid responses that increase safety for all victims, enabling them to rebuild their lives and create lasting change
We are currently looking for a Monitoring & Evaluation Officer to join us on a part-time basis, working 22.5 hours per week.
The Benefits
- Salary of £24,585 - £25,641 DOE pro rata
- Career development and progression opportunities
- Join a skilled team who are passionate about making a positive change
If you have an understanding of the domestic abuse sector and experience of using data to compile reports (which may have been gained via your degree studies) this is a brilliant opportunity to support the ongoing success of an innovative charity.
Your work will enable us to grow, improve the way we work and support us to achieve our vision of a world without domestic abuse.
Here at Next Chapter, we respect each other, strive to deliver the very best in all we do and enable the voices of survivors to be heard. If you think you’d thrive as part of our friendly team, we’d love to hear from you.
The Role
As a Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, you will evaluate the impact of our services by undertaking research, data analysis and reporting activities.
Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, you will develop and maintain a monitoring and evaluation plan for services provided under the Essex Integrated Domestic Abuse Services (EIDAS), as well as specialist projects.
Specifically, you will:
- Evaluate the impact and outcomes from the range of services provided as part of the EIDAS contract and for strategically important projects
- Work with colleagues to agree a reporting framework
- Provide recommendations for improvements in data collection methods for outcomes monitoring
- Produce relevant statistics, analyses, reports and presentations for a range of audiences
- Provide case studies and outcome-based performance data
About You
To join us as a Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, you’ll need:
- Experience of managing a caseload and delivering against targets and objectives
- Previous experience of using qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate the impact and outcomes from projects, activities or services, including questionnaire design and methodology, conducting interviews and focus groups and analysing the results
- An excellent understanding of correct and effective information sharing between agencies
- Knowledge of the domestic abuse sector and an understanding of the Essex Integrated Domestic Abuse Services agenda
- An understanding of data protection legislation
- The ability to write reports and communicate project outcomes in an interesting and compelling way, using a variety of formats
We're also eager to hear from graduates with relevant degrees, looking to gain experience within a domestic abuse charity.
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational qualification under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Experience of any of the following would be beneficial: reporting statistical data to commissioners and evaluation experts, partnership working, representing organisations externally, working in a community or voluntary organisation, or working with domestic abuse services. This may have been gained during higher education studies.
Although not essential, a degree in a relevant field will be beneficial to your application.
Other organisations may call this role Monitoring, Evaluation & Impact Officer, Monitoring & Evaluation Analyst, MEIL Officer, Monitoring and Impact Officer, or Monitoring & Evaluation Co-ordinator.
Those who have worked as a Domestic Abuse Support Worker, Support Worker, or Caseworker are encouraged to apply.
Next Chapter is committed to creating an inclusive environment which celebrates difference and allows our staff and service users to flourish.
So, if you are seeking your next step as a Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.