Learning Disability Support Worker
Connected Voice
Date: 1 day ago
City: Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Contract type: Part time
About The Role
Our Learning Disability Support Workers come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, enabling us to offer Clients an exciting and varied programme of activities throughout the year. We are joined regularly by specialist coaches/tutors from external organisations who are commissioned to take some Client sessions alongside Support Workers. Support Workers are also joined by students on placement and by our sessional Volunteers.
Principal Duties
Independent Living Skills: travel training, financial literacy, community navigation, using the internet, IT and smartphones, staying safe, health & safety, navigating health and key local services, understanding your rights, how to report concerns;
Creative Arts: arts and crafts, music therapy, drama and puppetry, film and photography, newspaper and creative writing;
Employability: development of work-based skills enabling Clients to learn work skill in their activities and to experience volunteering in Journey’s own enterprises. A team of Work Coaches then deliver specialist sessions for Clients hoping to progress to individual volunteering externally or paid part-time employment.
Heritage and Outdoors: exploring our heritage, coastal and landscape sites, going to local visitor attractions and undertaking green or environmental activities, horticulture;
Health & Fitness Activities: working in conjunction with our Health & Wellbeing Lead, diet and nutrition, physical and mental health, First Aid, healthy relationships, men’s and women’s health, healthy ageing, participation in team and individual sports, therapeutic exercises, taking part in outward bound & team-building activities.
Every Client is reviewed formally annually and is assessed on a running basis on Journey’s I Can Assessment Framework and ASDAN.
Core Responsibilities: All Staff
Terms and Conditions
Contracts are offered on a permanent basis.
Employees are provided with 36 days leave/annum pro rata, a contributory pension scheme, a healthcare package, holiday buy-back scheme, length of service holiday accrual scheme, Cycle2Work Scheme, Salary and a Journey promotional items welcome pack. Staff are also offered discounted lunches and free refreshments.
The Charity operates between 08.30 – 16.30 from Monday – Thursdays and 08.30 – 16.00 on Fridays. All Staff who work for six hours continuously must take half an hour for lunch daily.
Our Learning Disability Support Workers come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, enabling us to offer Clients an exciting and varied programme of activities throughout the year. We are joined regularly by specialist coaches/tutors from external organisations who are commissioned to take some Client sessions alongside Support Workers. Support Workers are also joined by students on placement and by our sessional Volunteers.
Principal Duties
- To plan and deliver activities sessions for groups of adults with learning disability to develop life and work skills;
- To develop and take Clients to community-based sessions such as sports, arts, environmental and outdoor pursuits, shopping and community navigation;
- To work with the Staff Team & Clients on our funded Projects;
- To work with the Staff Team & Clients on our enterprise and fundraising initiatives;
- To monitor and evaluate Clients’ progress against their Care Support Plan aspirations and our I Can Framework;
Independent Living Skills: travel training, financial literacy, community navigation, using the internet, IT and smartphones, staying safe, health & safety, navigating health and key local services, understanding your rights, how to report concerns;
Creative Arts: arts and crafts, music therapy, drama and puppetry, film and photography, newspaper and creative writing;
Employability: development of work-based skills enabling Clients to learn work skill in their activities and to experience volunteering in Journey’s own enterprises. A team of Work Coaches then deliver specialist sessions for Clients hoping to progress to individual volunteering externally or paid part-time employment.
Heritage and Outdoors: exploring our heritage, coastal and landscape sites, going to local visitor attractions and undertaking green or environmental activities, horticulture;
Health & Fitness Activities: working in conjunction with our Health & Wellbeing Lead, diet and nutrition, physical and mental health, First Aid, healthy relationships, men’s and women’s health, healthy ageing, participation in team and individual sports, therapeutic exercises, taking part in outward bound & team-building activities.
Every Client is reviewed formally annually and is assessed on a running basis on Journey’s I Can Assessment Framework and ASDAN.
Core Responsibilities: All Staff
- To ensure the Safeguarding of Clients within service at all times;
- To maintain safe working practices, ensuring Health & Safety at work both on
- To promote Journey’s mission and values and to commit to successful delivery
- To champion equality & diversity and inclusion for all;
- To observe all Journey’s policies and procedures;
- To ensure the standards of our work meet the requirements of service
- To attend Journey meetings and events as required: these may include
- To commit to continuing professional development, attending any training
Terms and Conditions
Contracts are offered on a permanent basis.
Employees are provided with 36 days leave/annum pro rata, a contributory pension scheme, a healthcare package, holiday buy-back scheme, length of service holiday accrual scheme, Cycle2Work Scheme, Salary and a Journey promotional items welcome pack. Staff are also offered discounted lunches and free refreshments.
The Charity operates between 08.30 – 16.30 from Monday – Thursdays and 08.30 – 16.00 on Fridays. All Staff who work for six hours continuously must take half an hour for lunch daily.
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