Job Description

Overview

Community Support Co-ordinator

10- 12 hours per week - Flexi-Time Contract

(13.50 per hour plus mileage and activity expenses) Driver with own car to be used for work needed

About Us:

aebal is a small Nottingham-based organisation providing social support for adults with mental health conditions, autism and learning disabilities. Please visit our website to learn more about our service and the type of support we provide.

The Job:

Our Community Support Co-ordinators (CSCs) deliver support in small groups alongside other staff members or sometimes on a one-to-one basis.

We don't operate from a day centre or building as our ethos is for all our clients to gain real-life experiences out in the mainstream community. All our staff are drivers and a large part of the role involves collecting clients from their homes and travelling to an array of different activity venues around Nottingham.

We specialise in small group activities that involve Sports and Leisure, Nature, animals and Wildlife and various other fun and sociable activities.

We also provide Saturday Road Trips each week where we take slightly larger groups to venues outside of Nottinghamshire, across the wider region. This job involves quite a lot of driving, especially to Saturday venues. A degree of flexibility is also required as part of this role.

Applicants should expect to work 3 Saturdays per month and Friday afternoons. Some additional cover of sessions may also be required. This is open to discussion and mutual agreement

aebal also has future opportunities available for career progression and salaried positions within the business.

What we need from you:

You

MUST

have a car and a driving licence to apply for this role
To be available to work Friday afternoons (Approx 1:15pm - 4:45pm) and three Saturdays per month. Saturday day trips are typically 9am - 5pm. A degree of flexibility would also be welcome, as cover on other sessions may occasionally be required

A passion for helping others to flourish and achieve their true potential

Calm under pressure and able to adapt to change easily A great sense of humour! To be understanding, patient and resourceful To be self-reliant and confident with lone working and managing your day To be healthy and active and able to take part in various sports sessions Computer literate for documenting your sessions and support Great communication skills for interacting with clients and also your colleagues Previous experience is not always necessary as full and ongoing training is provided A good approach towards training, as new recruits are required to complete training for the role when they start. This is all completed during paid, working hours All staff have paid reading list time every week, in order to complete regular reading of support plans, risk assessments and training updates Have your own car you can use for work, as all staff pick clients up from their homes and transport them to our activities
Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 13.50 per hour

Expected hours: 10 - 12 per week

Language:

English (preferred)
Work Location: In person