Disability Leader

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YMCA East Surrey, Woodhatch, Reigate and Banstead

Full time
Temporary
Remote working

Posted today, 20 Dec | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: b859d05142ca4703adca093067abb6b2

YMCA East Surrey

Full Job Description

Job Purpose: To oversee, deliver and lead Short Breaks Club session for children and young people who have a disability or additional needs. To ensure that all, safeguarding, regulator and health & safety requirements are being met.,

To take responsibility of the day to day running of Children and Young People's services to ensure that the service provided is safe, high quality and appropriate for the children and young people who attend.
When the coordinator/manager is not available to act as the responsible person in charge of the scheme.
To take a lead during sessions of ensuring that are aware of what all children are doing and that they are signed into and out of the service correctly
To build trusting relationships with children and young people that enable them to benefit from the services provided.
To lead a team of play workers and volunteers, supporting them with their roles and knowing when to get further support from more senior team members.
To ensure that all children and young people upon their arrival are welcomed and feel comfortable and valued enabling the development and improvement of self-esteem, self-confidence and positive experiences
When required to ensure that appropriate care plans and risk assessments are carried out for specific children and young people to meet any additional needs.
Where appropriate to work with parents and families, checking that we have the correct information about the children and young people that attend. To ensure that parents and carers are kept informed of incidents/ accidents or other issues relating to their children.
To contribute to the planning, organisation and delivery of activities, ensuring they are adapted where appropriate to be accessible to all children and young people to the best of their abilities, using and checking children's Care Plans.
To work closely with individuals and where appropriate their families to offer a range of free play opportunities as well as a structured programme of social, play and leisure activities to the varying ages and needs of the children attending the service.
To prepare and plan the session planning documents to ensure smooth running of the day. Including allocation of staff members, toileting record, daily staff logs and lunch rota.
To supervise the activity environment to ensure physical and emotional/personal safety for all children and young people attending. This includes completing appropriate records of any accidents, injuries or incidents that may occur and any medication administered
Ensure children's choices are evidenced and feedback gathered from children in a suitable manner.
To provide and supervise the hygienic provision of refreshments for the children/young people, recognising the principles of a balanced diet and the requirements of varied cultural and ethnic backgrounds and allergies
To ensure that resources are set up and packed up while being kept neat and tidy as well as to inform the coordinator/manager if extra resources are required.
To ensure that all children and young people are made to feel valued and enabled to develop and improve self-esteem, self-confidence and positive experiences
Where necessary to administer first aid for children who have had an accident as well as medication for children with health issues ensuring that have attended necessary training with regards to this
Provide and supervise the hygienic provision of personal care, ensuring privacy, dignity at all time and recording in care plan.
To receive medication from Parents/Carers, check, record and store safely following procedures.
Administer, where necessary, after appropriate training, medication for children keeping accurate and up to date records.
Assist with moving and handling of children/adults with restricted mobility, after appropriate training, including hoisting and use of mobility equipment.
Provide high level of support for children/adults with complex needs, ensuring care plans and behaviour plans are understood and followed
Regular use of aids to support communication and sensory impairment needs.
Provide high level of diligence and surveillance for the child you are supporting, including personal hygiene, behaviour, nutrition, sensory and play needs, feeding back any new observations to the Leader.
Accompany and lead children/adults on trips, following procedures and policies, risk assessment and keeping them safe whilst providing high level of support.
To provide annual leave cover for the Coordinator
Supporting children/adults with eating and drinking as specified within their care plan and guidelines.
Assisting children/adults to engage with activities
To work with the rest of the YMCA children and young people's team to help ensure attendance figures reach agreed targets in line with budgets. This includes supporting with promotional tasks
To be flexible in order to meet the needs of service including covering sites aside from usual site.
Attend staff meetings, training and staff development events, as appropriate, to ensure continuous professional competence and development

Free Gym Membership - at YMCA East Surrey fitness centre in Redhill