Children's Community Learning Disability Team Support Worker

NHS; Stockport; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health service provider in Stockport is seeking a Children's Community Learning Disability Team Support Worker. The role involves delivering therapy and care programs for children with learning disabilities, working collaboratively with families and multi-disciplinary teams. Ideal candidates should possess an NVQ in Health and Social Care and experience in working with children with additional needs. The position offers a supportive work environment and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

27-33 days annual leave

Cycle to work scheme

Salary finance options

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and families with learning disabilities.
• Ability to adapt delivery methods to suit individual needs.
• Knowledge of developmental differences and early child development.

Responsibilities

• Work with families to create engaging play opportunities.
• Deliver group therapy sessions with evidence-based programs.
• Conduct assessments and adjust behavior plans accordingly.

Skills

Effective communication

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Knowledge of child development

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent in Health and Social Care

Qualification in child development or special educational needs

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Children's Community Learning Disability Team Support Worker

The Children’s Community Learning Disability Team is a small team of specialists working together to provide support to families and children in the Stockport area. They also provide professional supervision and support to specialist education providers in the area. The team is made of 7 staff members including team manager, four bandSat learning disability nurses and a team administrator. We work closely with Stockport CAMHS Learning disability team and often hold joint cases. We deliver group evidence based intervention alongside other members of the Stockport Multi-Disciplinary Team. It is a small team and therefore everyone works very closely together and ensures regular supervisionihanna and support is given.

The post holder will work as part of the Children’s Community Learning Disability Team (CCLDT) to deliver therapy and care programmes set by the CCLDT multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will use their own knowledge and expertise to consider the child holistically and incorporate appropriate activities into sessions to meet the child’s wider developmental needs, including communication, physical skills, sensory needs, vont play skills and positive behaviour support plans.

The post holder will offer ongoing assessment of the child’s needs, liaising with relevant professionals regarding progress and adjusting behaviour plans and delivery accordingly.

Main duties of the job

• To work with families and children with a learning disability to create quality play and skill building.
• To deliver evidence based group programmes such as Riding the Rapids for parents and their children with slovensk professional supervision and support.
• To support delivery of group sessions.
• To undertake home visits alone or with specialist learning disability nurses.
• To manage their own case load.
• To complete pre and post outcome questionnaires.
• To carry out Kasi observations of children in community settings as part of the assessment for positive behaviour support plans.
• To carry out delegated duties independently in families’ homes and community settings.
• To carry out any other work deemed appropriate to the role in consultation with the line manager.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race mudar age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice False for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Job responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The post holder will work as part of The children’s Community Learning Disability Team (CC-runtime) to deliver therapy and care programmes set by the CCLDT multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will use their own knowledge and expertise to consider the child holistically and incorporate appropriate activities into sessions to meet the child’s wider developmental needs, including communication, physical skills, sensory needs, play skills and positive behaviour support plans.

The post holder will offer ongoing assessment of the child’s needs, liaising with relevant professionals regarding progress and adjusting behaviour plans extraño and delivery accordingly.

Communications

• Ability to communicate effectively face to face and via phone, email, video consultations and written letters.
• Liaison with other professionals e.g. health visitors, Portage service, dieticians, school staff and social workers.
• Liaison with families regarding appointments and behaviour plans.

Responsibility for Patient Care

• Ongoing assessment of the child’s needs during behaviour support plans, liaising with relevant professionals regarding progress and adjusting the plan accordingly alongside the nursing team.
• Working autonomously in the community and managing their own case load.
• Carry out observations of children in different settings such as home, school and respite units.
• Providing parents with skills and knowledge to deliver behaviour strategies at home.
• Providing school staff with skills and knowledge to deliver behaviour plans in education settings.
• Providing written reports on progress and sharing with parents and professionals as appropriate.
• Adapting delivery to meet individual needs (e.g. face to face, group, video calls) to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Being adaptable and flexible with location of delivery of care the service may need to be delivered at in clinic, home, schools or other locations.
• Facilitating Riding the Rapids alongside other trained professionals virtually, face to face and in schools.
• Supporting families with application and referral forms to access other services.

Planning and organiser

• Planning own diary and liaising with the Specialist Nurses on the team toAttach needs of service.
• Participating in meetings such as TAC meetings.
• Organising appointments for patients in a timely manner.
• Managing room availability and suitability.
• Making and providing resources/behaviour plans for parents/carers and educational settings as appropriate.
• Seeking additional information from parents and CCLDT team to contribute to planning and delivery of behaviour plans.
• Supporting Specialist Nurses in training sessions.
• Attending MDT meetings such as CCLDT monthly referral meetings.

Responsibilities for Physical and / or Financial parmi Resources

• Infection control procedures including cleaning toys and maintain room cleaning log.
• Maintaining safety and quality of equipment used e.g. toys, electrical equipment.
• Developing and making resources for sessions as required e.g. Board maker symbols.
• Ensuring appropriate equipment is available for sessions.

Responsibility for Policy and Service Development and Implementation

• Development of resources for use within the CCLDT.
• Evaluating effectiveness of Plans e.g. evaluation forms for parents.
• Contributing to service development meetings.
• Flexibility to adapt within the role to meet service demands.
• Developing and providing leaflets and information packs for parents and carers.
• Completing risk assessments as necessary.

Responsibilities for Human Resources and Leadership

• Being aware of and following HR policies.
• Working as part of a supportive team, being mindful of individual needs and working flexibly to support other team members.
• Adhering to Trust values.

Responsibilities for Teaching and Training

• Maintaining continuing professional development and attending training courses as required for the role.
• Disseminating information gained through CPD with other team members.
• Delivering teaching and training to others e.g. teaching parents and education staff new skills within sessions, supporting the delivery of parent and education staff training courses.
• Providing placements for volunteers and students, ensuring they adhere to Trust policies and procedures.
• Facilitating observations of sessions for other professionals.
• Supporting new members or less experienced members of staff.

• Recording contacts and non-attendance.
• Keeping accurate and concise case notes.
• Keeping CCLDT data base up to date for monthly referral meetings.

Research, Development and Audit

• Use Datix to report incidences as appropriate.
• Participation and support in research projects, as appropriate.

Physical Skills and Effort

• Being able to safely move equipment.
• Manual handling following guidelines.
• Being able to work at a low level (floor/low table) with young children for sustained periods.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• NVQ 3 or equivalent in Health and social care studies or other healthcare related courses
• NVQ 4 or equivalent (as above হবে)
• Qualification in child development or special educational needs
• A working knowledge of Microsoft products including excel

Knowledge

• Knowledge of early child development and developmental differences
• Ability to plan, record,fillment and implement behaviour plans for individuals/groups
• Ability to understand and relate well to children with disabilities and their parents/carers
• Ability to organise own timetable.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Knowledge of Riding the Rapids.

Experience

• Previous experience of working with children and families.
• Experience with children with developmental and/or learning disability.
• Experience of working in partnership with service users and other agencies.
• Experience of delivering individual and/or group therapy sessions to individuals with additional needs.

Skills & Abilities

• Effective and appropriate communication skills both oral and written.
• Ability to deal with and communicate sensitive or difficult issues over the telephone or face to face.
• Ability to work alone and as an effective part of a team, good organisation and time keeping skills and I.T skills.
• Flexible approach to development and provision of services.
• Willingness to undertake further training appropriate to the post.

Work related

• Occupational Health Clearance.
• Car driver with access to a car.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check سياسية>

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as]));

£27,485 to £30,162 a year pro rata per annum