Job Description

This Project’s aim is to support vulnerable disabled people (including those with learning disabilities/autism/complex needs) through consistent of sport, health and wellbeing activities, advice and peer support.

The overall purpose of the post is to implement the Next Step Project,coordinating and planning activities with your staff,  the professional tutors and volunteers, to deliver health and wellbeing opportunities and training to beneficiaries. The role will involve collaboration with other local businesses and third sector organisations to secure tutors/volunteers and deliver the activities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Supporting Tutors, volunteers, senior staff and beneficiaries

Utilising EPM’s resources to lead in locally sourcing beneficiaries and volunteers from the local community. Liaise with Kensington and Chelsea Social Services and schools, colleges, community centres, voluntary organisations and referral agencies.

• Locally recruit qualified sport and fitness tutors and a professional chef, utilising EPM’s local community connections including Chelsea FC.

• Conduct home visits to assess the needs of the families and inform them of support available through ETA.

• To supervise the delivery of the activities/sessions and provide management support to the tutors and volunteers where necessary.

• Assist Chef Tutor in arranging the selection and delivery of healthy food and drinks.

• Work with sports and fitness tutors to ensure all equipment used in sports/fitness sessions are secure and meet health and safety standards.

• Coordinate and oversee respite and peer group support to the families.

• Ensure all staff and volunteers receive compulsory training (including induction and disability awareness training) and set up opportunities for volunteers/beneficiaries to receive accredited instructor training.

• Conduct evaluation reports (including case studies) and work with senior management to collate the information.

• Assist senior management in leading advisory group meetings.

2. Additional Duties

• Assist senior management in issuing all appropriate legal paperwork including contracts and/or terms of agreement.

• Ensure that beneficiaries, volunteers and staff needs are met throughout the project.

• Ensure beneficiaries get the support they need to participate in the activities and help them play a lead role in shaping provision.

• To respect and maintain confidentiality in relation to beneficiaries and staff.

• Monitor project progress, handling any issues that arise.

• To ensure health and safety and security measures are constantly maintained and adhered to by all staff and volunteers on the project.

• Implement effective risk assessments.

• To attend meetings as appropriate, including staff, supervision and person centred planning.
• Through supervision and appraisal meetings identify own training needs and personal development.  Attend appropriate training courses.
• Use initiative, and organise own workload within agreed objectives.
• To read, understand and follow individual’s support plans or information and the procedures; guidance and policies of the organisation.
• The post holder may be asked to undertake other tasks that fall within our aims and philosophy.
• To work contracted hours within the hours required by the service.  Hours are flexible to be able to meet the needs of the users.  Evenings and week – ends are required.

Due to the need to be a responsive service provider, Equal People mencap  recognise that the specific duties in relation to this post may need to be adapted from time to time.

Applications deadline 12th December - Interviews 19th December