Main duties and responsibilities:
1. Catering for specific additional needs of the clients, including assisting with personal hygiene tasks, hoisting and positioning, PEG feeding, eating and drinking, administering medication and monitoring general well-being amongst other tasks.
2. Ensuring the health needs of clients are met at all times.
3. Recognising and responding to clients who have communication barriers and understanding how clients communicate and responding accordingly. Promote the use of Makaton and other alternative communication with our client group.
4. Recognise signs of agitation and/or challenging behaviour in clients and respond appropriately with effective strategies.
5. Undertaking key-working responsibilities which may include planning, coordinating and participating in multi-disciplinary, IPP and review meetings.
6. Contribute towards a high-quality learning environment by thoughtful presentation of clients work, creation of displays and maintaining equipment and resources to a high standard.
7. Cooperate with other professionals visiting the Centre and/or working with clients, such as Therapists, Agency teachers, Social Workers or other agencies.
8. Assist Senior Facilitators in delivering planned programmes of learning for individuals, small groups and classes, as directed by the pre-designed programmes.
9. Actively observing, assessing and recording progress made by clients, in line with the Centre's systems for recording progress completing appropriate records for clients allocated to you; or for any other purpose set out to benefit the learner (e.g. behavior monitoring, epilepsy monitoring).
10. Assist clients in using adaptive equipment/aids required to enable them to participate in activities more fully and where necessary, attend training to be able to operate adaptive equipment effectively.
11. Escorting clients to and from Centre as well as to access community based services and activities.
12. Participating in the development, implementation and review of programmes and interventions which are designed for individual clients.
13. Flexibility in working across bases to support the needs of the clients
Knowledge and Experience:
Experience of working with adults or young adults with learning difficulties
NVQ Level 2 or higher qualification
An understanding of how different disabilities can affect a learners ability to take part or contribute to activities.
A vocational qualification relevant to working with adults with profound and severe learning difficulties, e.g. Makaton Signing.
An understanding of health and safety in the workplace, including issues specific to young people with learning difficulties.
Personal Characteristics:
Ability to inspire and motivate others
Good oral and written communication skills
Good ICT skills
Ability to work as part of a team
Capacity to remain calm under pressure
Ability to make decisions / act on own initiative within organisational guidelines
A willingness to get involved and get messy
Ability to respond positively to change.
Empathy with the challenges that may accompany a young person with a learning difficulty.