Activity Support Worker

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL; Greater London; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Real Living Wage employer

Learning & Development Programme

Pension Scheme

Cycle-to-Work

Job summary

Outward is seeking an Activity Support Worker in North East London on a permanent part-time basis. You will enable adults with learning disabilities, autism, and mental health needs to engage in community activities and live independently.

You will lead shifts, plan and run activities, and ensure person-centred care aligned with Outward’s values. A Living Wage employer, Outward supports development and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of safeguarding and risk management in a care/support setting.
• Knowledge of health and safety issues within supported housing or care environments.
• Understanding of confidentiality, GDPR, and data protection principles.
• Ability to plan and facilitating activity groups.
• Ability to meet targets.
• Enthusiastic about creating real opportunities for people with a disability.
• Organised approach and teamwork.
• Right to Work in the UK; no visa sponsorship.
• Smartphone access for SMS and authentication apps.

Responsibilities

• Ensure activities are person centred and outcome focused.
• Where possible, run activities in the wider community using universal services.
• Maintain involvement and consultation with people using the service and their circle of support.
• Organise and facilitate activities at the Hub base and develop these with members.
• Undertake shift leading and key working responsibilities.
• Encourage community-based activities to be accessed by public transport where possible.
• Record information accurately and appropriately.
• Create and update risk assessments and support plans for members.
• Assist with personal care or other attendee needs.
• Support attendees to get the most out of activities.
• Market the service appropriately.
• Ensure service media is accessible and created with input from users.
• Undertake daily cleaning and petty cash monitoring.

Skills

Safeguarding

Health & safety

Confidentiality GDPR

Activity planning

Teamwork

Communication

Right to Work UK

Smartphone access

Education

NVQ Level 2/3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Description

Activity Support Worker

Contract: Permanent Part Time

Hours: 22.5 hours

Salary: £29,334 per annum pro rata for Part Time (£17,368)

Location: NE London.

About Outward.

For 50 years, Outward has been providing high-quality support and care services to vulnerable people across London, predominantly in North East London. Established by families seeking alternatives to institutional care, we’ve grown into a respected provider of person-centred support for adults with learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs, and complex needs. We support over 1,000 people across nine boroughs, guided by our core values: engage, enable, and empower.

Outward is proud to be an accredited Living Wage Employer. This means we are committed to paying the Real Living Wage – not just the government minimum or national living wage – to our frontline Support Workers and other eligible staff. We recognise the value of the work our teams do, and we are committed to ensuring fair pay that reflects the true cost of living. The Real Living Wage is updated annually by the Living Wage Foundation, and Outward remains committed to aligning our pay accordingly.

About the Role

We are looking for a proactive and passionate activity support worker to join our dedicated team supporting adults with a range of needs, including learning disabilities, autism, mental health challenges, and complex support requirements. This role offers a unique opportunity to support people to be thriving members of their community with a range of activities

As an activity support worker, you will play a key role in empowering the people we support to live independent and fulfilling lives. You’ll provide high-quality care and support, while also taking part in shift leading, planning and delivering activities, and play an active role in ensuring our services are person-centred, well-managed, and aligned with Outward’s core values of engage, enable, and empower.

Requirements

Your Responsibilities

• Ensure that the activities on offer are person centred, and outcome focused
• Ensure activities are where possible within the wider community and involve using universal services.
• Ensure that there is constant involvement and consultation with the people using the service and their circle of support.
• Organise and facilitate activities at the Hub base and develop these with the members.
• Undertake shift leading and key working responsibilities
• Encourage all community-based activities to be accessed by public transport where possible.
• Record all information accurately and appropriately.
• Create and update club member’s risk assessments and support plans.
• To assist with any personal care or other needs of attendees.
• To support the attendees at all activities to get the most out of their time
• To market the service appropriately
• To ensure that all media relating to the service (plans, timetables, newsletters etc.) is accessible and created with the involvement of people using the service.
• To undertake other tasks in line with the role; daily cleaning duties and day to day petty cash monitoring.

Essential Criteria

• Good understanding of safeguarding and risk management in a care/support setting
• Knowledge of health and safety issues within supported housing or care environments
• Understanding of confidentiality, GDPR, and data protection principles
• Ability to plan and facilitating activity groups
• Ability to meet targets
• Enthusiastic about creating real opportunities for people with a disability
• Considerate, patient and fair minded
• Organised approach
• Able to work as a team and proactively
• Good listening skills
• Staff must have access to a smartphone capable of receiving SMS messages and installing authentication apps for secure systems access
• Right to Work in the UK. Please note: Outward will not provide visa sponsorship.

Desirable Criteria

• NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent)
• Additional training in PBS and safeguarding,
• Skill, hobby or passion you can share in activities with the group
• Knowledge of developing and delivering training
• Ability to mentor and counsel staff
• Experience of working with people with a disability
• Experience of planning and facilitating activity groups for people with disabilities

Benefits

When you join us, you’ll have access to a wide range of benefits to support your wellbeing, development and work–life balance, including:

• Comprehensive Learning and Development Programme
• Pension Scheme
• Cycle‑to‑Work Scheme
• Blue Light Discounts Card
• Eye Care Vouchers
• Flu Jab Reimbursement
• Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme
• Option to purchase additional annual leave
• Refer‑a‑Friend Scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Discounted holidays at Nutley Edge Cottages
• Credit Union Scheme
• Outward Computing Scheme
• Death in Service Benefit

Full details of our rewards and benefits are available from our HR Team and through our Staff Room intranet.

Diversity and Safeguarding at Outward :

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Outward applies its Equal Opportunities Policy at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection is carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age or trade union membership.

As an employer, who aspire to become Disability Confident Committed, we aim to ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. Please indicate clearly at the beginning of your supporting statement if you have a disability (as defined by the Equality Act 2010), and you wish to be considered for an Offer Of an Interview (OOI) Pleasenote that the OOI is available to disabled candidatesonly. Regrettably, any false declaration of disability in order to secure aninterview will impact on your overall application.

Outward is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expects all staff to share this commitment. If the post you apply for involves working with or having access to adults at risk and/or their records, we will require a DBS for successful candidates.