Support Worker Job Summary
The Support Worker will work as part of The children’s Community Learning Disability Team (CCLDT) to deliver therapy and care programmes set by the CCLDT multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will use their own knowledge and expertise to consider the child holistically and incorporate appropriate activities into sessions to meet the child’s wider developmental needs, including communication, physical skills, sensory needs, play skills and positive behaviour support plans.
The Children’s Community Learning Disability Team is a small team of specialists working together to provide support to families and children in the Stockport area. They also provide professional supervision and support to specialist education providers in the area. The team is made of 7 staff members including team manager, four band 6 learning disability nurses and a team administrator. We work closely with Stockport CAMHS Learning disability team and often hold joint cases. We deliver group evidence based intervention alongside other members of the Stockport Multi-Disciplinary Team. It is a small team and therefore everyone works very closely together and ensures regular supervision and support is given.
The Support Worker will offer ongoing assessment of child’s needs, liaising with relevant professionals regarding progress and adjust behaviour plans and delivery accordingly.
Main duties of the job
- To work with families and children with a learning disability to create quality play and skill building.
- To deliver evidence based group programmes such as Riding the Rapids for parents and their children with professional supervision and support.o To support delivery of group sessions.
- To undertake home visits alone or with specialist learning disability nurses.
- To manage their own case load.
- To complete pre and post outcome questionnaires.
- To carry out observations of children in community settings as part of the assessment for positive behaviour support plans.
- To carry out delegated duties independently in family’s homes and community settings.
- To carry out any other work deemed appropriate to the role in consultation with the line manager.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 or equivalent in Health and social care studies or other healthcare related courses
Desirable
- NVQ4 or equivalent (as above)
- Qualification in child development or special educational needs
- A working knowledge of Microsoft products including excel
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of early child development and developmental differences
- Ability to plan, record, develop and implement behaviour plans for individuals/groups
- Ability to understand and relate well to children with disabilities and their parents/carers
- Ability to organise own timetable
- Ability to work as a team member
Desirable
- Knowledge of Riding the Rapids
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working with children and families
- Experience with children with developmental and/or learning disability
- Experience of working in partnership with service users and other agencies
Desirable
- Experiencing of delivering individual and/or group therapy sessions to individuals with additional needs.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- The support worker should have effective and appropriate communication skills both oral and written.
- The support worker should have ability to deal with and communicate sensitive or difficult issues over the telephone or face to face
- The support worker should have ability to work alone and as an effective part of a team, good organisation and time keeping skills and I.T skills
- The support worker should have flexible approach to development and provision of services
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake further training appropriate to the post
Work related
Essential
- Occupational Health Clearance
- Car driver with access to a car
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
