Job Description

Community Outreach Worker
Community Outreach Worker
20 Hours per week
Purpose of Role
To offer practical support to families with a child or young person with a learning disability, acquired brain injury or autism, to include enabling the child to participate in social and leisure activities within their local community. Some of our services also support adults.
About the role
Supporting Children - Providing person centred support - afternoons during term time, and may include some evening and weekend work
Co-ordinate, organise, deliver and evaluate activities for children. This will include after school clubs, youth groups, crafts and sports and holiday schemes.
Supporting children to be safe and healthy
Support children to maintain their physical and emotional wellbeing.
Ensure every child we support is protected from abuse at all times and report any issue of concern in line with Positive Futures' Safeguarding Children Policy.
Supporting Families
Maintain positive and professional working relationships and effective communication with families.
Provide practical and emotional support to children, their families and carers.
Some of our services also provide practical support to parents and siblings. This support includes:
Providing advice and guidance to enable to parents to connect with other supports available to them and to access key information, and, where appropriate, provide practical support to siblings.
Promoting and supporting relationships which enable the whole family to be included within the life of their local community, including social and recreational activities, and assist them to do these things as needed. This includes building community capacity.
This job profile provides a summary of the core responsibilities of the role; however, the job holder may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as Positive Futures may reasonably require.
About the company
We are Positive Futures, a leading charity based in Northern Ireland dedicated to supporting children, young people and adults with a learning disability, acquired brain injury or autism, and their families. Since 1995, we've been driven by the belief that everyone has a role to play, and that disability should not prevent full and active participation in society.
Required Criteria

• A minimum of one year's paid or personal experience* of supporting individuals and/or families
• Experience of planning, organising and implementing activities for children and young people.
• Full driving licence and access to a car which is insured for business use. Consideration will be given to those applicants unable to drive due to a disability.
• Be registered, or be eligible for registration on appointment, on the appropriate part of the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) or other relevant professional body.
• *Experience is defined as within the past 2 years

Desired Criteria
Skills you'll need

Skills Required