Community Projects Support Worker (Youth Group)
Torbay/Totnes
£9.02 per hour
Part-time permanent weekend role - 161 hours per annum (7 hrs per fortnight term time only with the flexibility to work additional hours over weekends/holiday work).
Casual – holidays and weekends

Are you flexible, reliable and looking for weekend or holiday work? Can you learn on the job? Do you have an NVQ level 2 in Health or Social Care, Youth Work or Supporting Individuals with Learning Disabilities or currently studying in a related field e.g. community and/or outdoor sports, the arts, medicine or psychology?

If the answer is yes, we want to hear from you!

With over 20 years of success, Lifeworks provides a wide range of programmes and services to support children and young adults with learning disabilities. We are now looking for Support Workers who can apply their skills in a community context to join our growing Saturday Youth Group and our Holiday Project which supports young people between the ages of 12 – 25.

As a Community Projects Support Worker, you will be part of a team working in partnership with young people to support them in their development of life and social skills in an enjoyable and safe environment. There’s never a dull moment, you could be gorge walking on Dartmoor one day, doing yoga with goats or making a movie another.

We are a well-established charity that provides an excellent range of staff benefits including 28 days’ annual leave, a company pension scheme, staff discount scheme, ongoing training and supervision, continuing professional development and support as well as an extensive induction on commencement of employment.

Lifeworks is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and young adults and they expect all staff to share this commitment. For this post, pre-employment checks will be carried out, references will be sought and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to encouraging applications from people who declare they have a disability. Provided they meet the minimum criteria for the job (as detailed in the person specification) we would offer a guaranteed interview.

Closing Date: 31st August 2019

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