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Midland Mencap is looking to appoint a Co-Ordinator who will work alongside colleagues to turn Midland Mencap ‘s Children & Young People’s vision and mission into a reality. They will need to lead and facilitate structured sessions and activities based on identified need that meet desired outcomes of our unique children. Our team of Co-Ordinators manage staffing rotas to ensure all sessions meet required legal ratios and are confident in ensuring staff skills match all children and young people’s needs. As a Co-Ordinator you will provide frontline support and leadership during sessions as and when required, these are weekend based as well as weekdays during school holidays. Coordinators are also responsible for being part of the on-call team to fulfil duties as outlined within the business needs. As part of our Children and Young People’s Services you as a Co-ordinator will embrace person centred approaches to recruit, lead, manage and support a team of Support Workers which include inductions, supervisions and supporting HR, personnel and training needs. You will also support the marketing & promoting of Midland Mencap services to children, young people, their family’s and potential referral agencies in both the statutory & voluntary sectors.
Job Responsibility:
Process and manage new referrals, by conducting face to face assessments and complete children’s files. Liaising with all professionals involved with the child to complete these
Lead team meetings and ensure that problems are resolved, and strategies created for the management of the service
Participate in planned regular meetings with Children and Young Persons Operational Manager and other colleagues
Adhere to and implement organisational policies and procedures
Plan, organise and facilitate weekly children’s sessions, working on a rotation of weekends, as well as during school holidays
Supporting implementing and running HAF sessions during school holidays
Completing monitoring for Birmingham services and sharing this with line managers for reporting
Communicate effectively with all staff, managers and professionals in order to all work together for the child. This also includes keeping in regular communication with families as well as being able to share in a timely manner other information which needs sharing between the team
Attend training courses as required to develop knowledge and skills to improve the quality of service
Carry out any other tasks that are deemed appropriate within your job role and the aims of the organisation
Requirements:
Experience of leading or managing a team of workers
Experience of working alongside and engaging with a range of people with learning disabilities and/ or autism and those who care for them
Understanding of Ofsted/ CQC regulations
Good knowledge of safeguarding protocols
To already hold or be willing to undertake an enhanced DBS check/ sign up to the DBS update service
Experience of delivering personal care and using hoists
Good knowledge of GDPR and storing personal information on database systems
Maintaining timely records
Connecting with individuals, groups and multi-agency professionals
Excellent Interpersonal skills and ability to work with a wide range of people and professionals
Ability to work within a team as well as remotely within the team
Proactive and focused
Ability to work within given timescales
IT literate, including use of social media platforms
Effective team player
Ability to work on own initiative
Nice to have:
Experience of working within and Ofsted and CQC regulated environment/ setting
Full driving license and access to a car, and willingness to commute across the designated geographical area (desirable) plus willingness to obtain business insurance
Relevant qualifications such as Pediatric First Aid, Mental Health First Aid. Level 2/3 Childcare or Level 2/3 Health and Social Care
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