Job Description

Purpose
Are you creative? Would you enjoy teaching the people we support new skills?
We have an opening for you to join us as a Day Opportunities Support Worker at our Delrow community in Watford. If the following appeals, we'd love to hear from you:

• You will be creative and willing to learn new skills.
• You'll have a fun but mature attitude.
• You'll have a kind and considerate manner.
• You'll enjoy working in a team but be confident in taking on personal responsibilities.
• You must be hardworking, have a flexible approach and willing attitude.

Location & Travel
Community-based
This role will be based at our Delrow Community in Watford.
Duties & Responsibilities
Main responsibilities:

• Your first responsibility will be to provide the people we support the opportunity to learn skills in such things as drama, music, arts and crafts including textile weaving, felt-making, needlecraft and pottery, social farming, running a cafe and food preparation.
• You'll help support the individuals and workshops through effective planning, utilising, and developing existing skills, generation of creative ideas and being able to do so using a person- centred approach.
• You'll adapt a creative, flexible way of working with the promotion of inclusion and individuality, and to celebrate achievement using a person-centred approach.
• You'll be aware of your environment with due notice given to recycling, reduction of waste and ensuring equipment is both working safely and effectively.
• You may be required to perform duties other than those given in this job description. The specific duties and responsibilities may vary from time to time.
• Supporting within the guidance of health and safety, manual handling, accident reporting and fire regulations.
• Attending mandatory training and be willing to attend supervision, team meetings, events, festivals and other community events.
• Working alongside the extended community including care & support, office staff and management teams.

Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential

• Good level of standard education.
• Good IT knowledge.

Experience & Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge of creative and artistic techniques in such activities as drama, music, arts and crafts including textile weaving, felt-making, needlecraft and pottery.
• Proven ability to be honest, dependable and dedicated to your role.
• Ability to write in a legible manner, keep records and write clear accounts of your work/ incident reports etc.
• Empower others and help them achieve personal learning and development targets.
• Focused on results and quality.
• A calm, person orientated approach with a flexible mindset and the ability to take and give direction from and to others.
• Good social and oral communication skills.
• Able to motivate and organise self and others.
• Flexible, with good problem-solving skills.
• Resilient to changes and challenges.

Desirable

• Experience of teaching or delivering group activities.
• Previous experience of supporting vulnerable people, ideally with adults with learning disabilities and mental health conditions.
• Working knowledge of health & safety and first aid.

Competencies
Respecting & understanding others

• Able to understand issues from others' viewpoints and build an atmosphere of trust and openness so that others are treated with respect and dignity without discriminating or stereotyping.
• Able to tailor their approach depending on who they are with and act as an advocate for people.

Effective communication

• Able to communicate effectively with others through the use of verbal and non-verbal communication methods.
• Recognises the needs of others when seeking agreement to their plans, adapts their communication style to match the person they are speaking with.

Working with & developing others

• Is an active member of the team, working cooperatively with others and assisting when they need support.
• Provides direction and empowers others to help them achieve personal learning and development targets.

Results and quality focus

• Conscientious, strives to complete work to high standards and looks to improve and maintain the quality of performance in themselves and others.
• Completes work with the best interests of others in mind.

Problem solving & decision making

• Able to collect, interpret and evaluate information to develop a deep understanding of a problem, explores alternative ways of resolving problems including new possibilities.
• Makes timely and well considered decisions, is aware of the impact their decisions may have and is willing to make difficult but necessary decisions to improve the service.

Resilience to change & challenges

• Open to change and embracing new developments/initiatives, adapts well in new and unfamiliar situations responding to changing plans quickly, works independently without direction, is resilient and copes well under pressure.

Camphill Village Trust is an equal opportunity employer.
Camphill Village Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant pre-employment checks including a DBS check.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Established in 1954, Camphill Village Trust is a charity that supports adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health challenges. In our 70th year we honour our past, provide for the present and will lead the future.
Our focus on humanity and nature was inspired by our past and remains as key to the Trust's ethos today. This is reflected in our focus on social and green care integration, valuing everyone's contribution, enabling personal pathways to development, celebrating the changing seasons, and respecting the rhythm of natural life.
We operate in both rural and urban communities, building on our care (social) farming legacy. Our historical focus on enabling potential for people with support needs through farming, organic horticulture and enterprise centred on nature and traditional skills, continues to play to our strengths.
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