Autism & Learning Disability Keyworker

• Are you passionate about supporting children, young people and adults, aged from 4 years up to 25 years, with a learning disability and/or are autistic, and their families?
• Do you have experience of working in a supporting role, gained through settings such as social care, health, the community, further education?
• Can you demonstrate strong communication skills, safeguarding awareness, and experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team?
• Would you be interested in holding a small caseload of individuals, working intensively with them to prevent crisis and /or hospital admission?

If you answered yes to the above, then this might be the role for you. We can offer you a comprehensive training package, support and supervision and no two days that are the same!

This role is for 37.5 hours per week, fixed term contract from 1 year, with possible extension subject to funding.

• Maintain a dynamic caseload of children and adults up to the age of 25 years, who have been identified as being on the Dynamic Support Register (DSR).
• Work with the child, adult and family as appropriate to develop a personalised plan based around their needs. Identify and agree outcomes and deliver this plan with flexibility.
• Facilitate the provision of bespoke support to help the individual and their family, develop the self-management skills needed to meet their agreed goals and outcomes.
• Support parents to access and implement the support and tools needed to manage behaviour and challenging situations, where appropriate.
• Facilitate the provision of interventions to prevent admission to inpatient settings
• Use creative and accessible techniques to communicate with the person you are working with, depending on their various communication needs e.g. pictures or role play.

• Actively listen and accurately capture the individuals views and preferences and convey these to other services as needed
• Communicate clearly with the individual and their family, where appropriate, to help them understand and navigate the system e.g. conveying complex legal and medical information in a clear and accessible way
• Represent and champion the individual and their family in discussions around provision of care.
• Advocate for individuals and/or families to ensure the necessary support is in place to enable them to remain within the community
• Create a culture which prioritises keeping a child/young person within the home/community by persuasively communicating with a range of services including staff at different levels of seniority
• Troubleshoot on behalf of the child, young person and family where needed
• Identify changes that would lead to better outcomes for those with autism and/or learning disabilities
• Ensure action points from care plans, CETR’s and the dynamic registers are followed to ensure action is taken across teams

• Identify, guide and refer individuals and their families to other services where needed e.g. CAHMS, short break provision
• Act as a link between health, social care and education
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of the local offer and keep up-to-date with changes to provision in order to signpost and refer effectively
• Actively build and maintain relationships with a range of professionals across different teams and settings

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and frameworks including Children & Families Act, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, 117 After Care Procedures, Human Rights Act.
• Take a lead role in the safeguarding of children, young people and adults ensuring that best practice is adhered to at all times.
• Attend all mandatory safeguarding training and ensure Daisy Chain’s policies…