Group Facilitator

Creative Support; Preston; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Support is seeking an enthusiastic and practical person to join The Space Centre in Preston to help carers use sensory facilities for children and adults with additional needs. You will guide and nurture groups, and adapt to varying daily tasks in a busy multi-sensory environment.

Strong communication skills and basic admin/IT abilities are essential, and the role requires flexibility to work weekends and evenings. Applicants must be based in the UK and eligible to work here.

Qualifications

• Good communication skills are required.
• Experience with people with physical and/or learning disabilities, including autism, is preferred.
• Basic administrative/IT skills and the ability to work with technology are important.
• Ability to guide and nurture groups and to adapt to varying workloads is valued.

Responsibilities

• Enable carers to use sensory facilities to benefit children and adults with additional needs.
• Guide and nurture groups in a multi-sensory setting.
• Be flexible to work across varying shifts, including weekends and evenings.

Skills

Communication skills

Experience with disabilities

Multitasking

Administrative/IT skills

Job description

£13.45 per hour

Preston, Lancashire

Full-Time

We are looking for an enthusiastic and practical person to join the team at Space, a multi sensory centre, working to enable carers to use the sensory facilities to gain the maximum benefit for children and adults with additional needs. You must be committed, positive and person centred in your approach and have the ability to guide and nurture groups. Each day is different at The Space Centre according to which groups are attending and so the role requires an adaptable approach and a willingness to multitask. Good communication skills are a necessity and also basic administrative/IT skills and the ability to work with technology.

We are open 7 days a week, shifts will include weekend and evening work.

Applicants should have experience working with people with physical and/or learning disabilities, including working with those with Autism.

Vacancy Reference Number: 90597

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme , and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.

Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS