Group Activity Worker

Options Autism are hiring  Outdoor Group Activity Worker in the Fife region!

Job Title:

Outdoor Group Activity Worker – Children and Young People
Salary:
Up to £27,831.68 per annum depending on experience

Location:

Falkland House School Perth, Fairmount Terrace, Perth

Hours:

38 Hours per week

Shifts:

A mixture of early (07:30 - 14:30), late (14:00-22:00) and double (07:30-22:00) shifts on a three week rolling rota.

Essential:
Full UK Driving Licence required

UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship

About us

Falkland House School Perth is an independent residential school for boys and girls aged from 12 - 19.  Our young people have a range of Additional Support Needs including emotional and behavioural difficulties and Autistic Spectrum Disorder.  We were the first independent school in Scotland (outside of the NAS) to receive accreditation from the National Autistic Society. We have can accommodate up to 24 young people.

We are part of the Options Autism and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.

Options Autism provide education and care across a number of schools and residential care homes nationally. Our vision is to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable young people in the UK to be happy and make their way in the world. Every day we improve the lives of thousands of young people, their families and communities through relentless focus on caring and learning.

The opportunity

This is a role with an exciting career and development plan, structured to ensure our staff are trained, supported, and continually developed. We want to give you the best possible toolkit, to deliver outstanding care and support to our children and young people and help them achieve incredible outcomes.

There will be a thorough induction, fully expensed training courses and the opportunity to expand your knowledge. You will be supported to gain the necessary qualification to meet SSSC registration requirements, and you will gain a firm understanding of autism spectrum disorder and associated support needs, within a positive, supportive working environment. It is a great opportunity to launch your career and see it flourish.

The Role

As part of the role, you will be responsible for facilitating a variety of activities that provide our young people with the opportunity to access a wide range of experiences. You will deliver and co-ordinate excursions and activities to our pupils after school, during weekends and school holidays. Creating links within the local area will be a fundamental part of the role to provide external social opportunities to our young people.  

Planning and facilitating outreach sessions where you will visit young people in their home areas, taking them out on activities and linking into their local communities will also be part of the position of Group Activity Support Worker.

You will be expected to establish and develop trusting, nurturing and supportive relationships with the children and young people, act as a role model, working in partnership to enable the young people to address their difficulties and reach their potential. Furthermore, you will assist them in gaining self-control by challenging unacceptable behaviour and rewarding the positive. Some behaviour support will be required in the classroom.

Overarching this, you will support the young people with their independence, working with them to develop their nascent skills and establish healthy routines. You will creatively learn about the young people, their interests, dislikes and triggers, and use this connection to establish rewarding relationships.

Who are we are looking for?

Ideally you will possess relevant experience in planning and delivering a variety of activities to young people. Added to this we are looking for individuals with a real passion for the outdoors, and who are creative, versatile, and motivated. Experience is not essential to join our team. If you come from hospitality, the forces, outdoor activity centres or an office-based job but are eager to help young people to live active, happy, and fulfilling lives, then this is the role for you.

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