Green Care Coordinator

Camphill Village Trust Vacancy; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization seeks a Green Care Coordinator in North Yorkshire to lead and support educational activities for individuals with disabilities. This role involves managing high-quality services, leading a team, and ensuring compliance with regulations while promoting inclusivity. Candidates should have relevant qualifications in Education or Health and Social Care, along with experience managing teams and delivering programs. Competitive benefits and a friendly team await in a unique setting focused on green care.

Benefits

Employee assistance programme

Life cover for all employees

Pension scheme contributions

Annual leave entitlement of 25 days plus holidays

Free parking at most communities

Qualifications

• Experience with adults with learning disabilities.
• Minimum of 2 years managing a team.
• Experience in delivering educational activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of educational and training activities.
• Manage the delivery of high-quality services.
• Support securing funding for program activities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Team management

Education

Level 3 qualification or above in Education, Health and Social Care

Level 4 qualification or above in Education, Health and Social Care

Job description

About the role

Do you want to work with a friendly fun team in a unique setting thats more than just a business?

Do you want to help Camphill Village Trust become a leader in the provision of Green Care?

As the Green Care Coordinator you will be tasked with supporting the Regional Green Care Manager in leading the Green Care team in Botton to ensure the provision and delivery of high-quality training and educational pathways and nature-based activities for people with learning and other disabilities to create a sense of accomplishment, personal accountability and self-confidence in acquiring and developing new skills while promoting inclusivity and a sense of belonging in a land-based community.

Our Green Care opportunities offer a diverse programme of activities that take place across our social farms, gardens and creative workshops as well as in our social enterprises including cafés, farm shops and food production centres. You will assist the Regional Manager in developing and growing the Trust’s Green Care opportunities, ensuring the seamless day-to-day operations of these programmes while setting out the expectations of individuals, contributions and managing the balance between production and support.

To achieve this you will need to ensure the programme is delivered within the Trust’s Green Care framework, enabling rigorous quality control measures to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Additionally you will need to assist the Regional Manager in maintaining the financial stability of the programme and lead and motivate teams to deliver a person-centred and outcome-focused approach ensuring optimal performance and delivery of a well-managed, high-quality Green Care programme.

Locations & Travel

Botton Village (Danby, North Yorkshire). The role will be based at Botton Village Danby in the North Yorkshire Moors. To be considered for the role you must be able to reliably travel to our site.

Duties & Responsibilities

• To achieve the aims of the Green Care Programme within the Trust’s bespoke framework.
• To ensure the delivery of educational and training activities that promote healthy lifestyles within our land-based work, retail hospitality or nature-based craft opportunities, with a focus on providing a green approach that aligns with the Trust’s commitment to sustainability.
• Lead and manage the delivery of high-quality caring and equitable service to the people we support.
• Ensure support is of a high standard and focused on person-centred outcomes, creating opportunities for development and progression.
• Support programme leads to develop individualised plans for participants, including assessing their skills and interests, identifying barriers to progression and developing strategies to overcome these, ensuring co-production is a key focus.
• Support the regional manager to secure funding for programme activities and ensure resources are allocated effectively.
• Champion the introduction of new delivery methods as they are introduced by the Trust and ensure they are embedded in the team.
• Ensure qualified, experienced and highly motivated staff are safely, fairly and effectively recruited, inducted, trained, developed, supervised and appraised, and are supported to work collaboratively together to meet individuals’ needs.
• Responsible for ensuring the quality of our services by efficiently managing and monitoring service delivery, including conducting regular reviews and audits of service compliance in line with regulatory and contractual obligations and promptly reporting any non‑compliance or critical incidents to the Regional Manager.
• Coordinate internal quality processes to ensure effectiveness and continuous improvement.
• Ensure that people accessing Green Care opportunities have regular assessment of their needs and reviews with social workers, family members and key workers, with up‑to‑date support plans and appropriate risk assessments in place.
• Build and maintain excellent working relationships with key stakeholders, including local authority, other funders and regulators, to promote and secure Camphill Village Trust’s reputation and profile within the region.
• Support the Regional Manager in community development for Botton in relation to the development and provision of the Trust’s Green Care programme.
• Ensure the assessment and induction of new people to our services is effective, with a curated choice of structured activities offered and contracts and all necessary funding agreed and in place.
• Provide a life of opportunity, assist and undertake projects and participate in local and national events as determined.
• Lead on the referral assessment and admission of new people to our Green Care Programmes in Botton, ensuring they have a contract and all necessary funding in place.
• Work with wider stakeholders to grow and develop the Trust’s Green Care offer and increase the number of participants.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification or above in Education, Health and Social Care or equivalent experience.
• Full driving licence.
• PC literate.
• Level 4 qualification or above in Education, Health and Social Care or equivalent experience, or a willingness to work towards.

Experience

• Previous experience with adults with learning disabilities or experience within the sector.
• Minimum of two years experience managing a team.
• Experience delivering educational and training activities that promote healthy lifestyles, green care activities and outdoor work.
• Experience of quality assurance processes and evidencing outcomes/standards.
• Skilled written communicator with experience of report writing.
• Experience of working with and managing stakeholders to increase funding, development and growth opportunities and partnerships.
• Health and safety management regulatory compliance experience and a basic understanding of contract management.
• Develop mentor and coach staff to ensure their personal development needs are met and managed.
• Knowledge and experience of safeguarding.
• Familiarity with co‑production within Social Care.
• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills, able to build strong relationships with programme participants, families and community stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Supportive of underlying Camphill Village Trust principles.

Key Competencies

• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Supportive of Camphill Village Trust principles.

The charity

Established in 1954, Camphill Village Trust is a charity that supports adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health. 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 a 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.

The benefits

• Life cover for all employees.
• Employee referral: receive £150 through payroll (Terms & Conditions apply).
• Employee assistance programme with 24/7 helpline for advice and support (also available to immediate family).
• Pension scheme contributions.
• Annual leave entitlement – 25 days per year PLUS statutory bank and national holidays.
• Free parking at most communities.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

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. The successful applicant will be required to complete the relevant pre‑employment checks including a DBS check.

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