Recreation Manager

Braintree District Mencap CIO; Braintree; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Braintree District Mencap CIO in the United Kingdom is recruiting for a role working 37 hours per week Monday to Friday to support adults with a learning disability in personal development and independence.

You will lead staff, coordinate training, ensure safeguarding and DBS checks, manage admin, and develop services with community facilities to improve participation and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead staff and volunteers to support adults with a learning disability and promote independence.
• Ensure safeguarding, DBS checks, and training are up to date.
• Manage admin, HR records, and staff rotas to meet service objectives.
• Coordinate with CEO and administrator on policies and training.
• Plan, deliver, and review activities with community-based facilities.

Job description

37 Hours per week – spread over Monday to Friday

Job Summary

To facilitate adults with a learning disability in their personal development by providing a high quality, person centred, service and support.

Lead staff to support and assist adults with a learning disability in learning new skills and in increasing their confidence whilst promoting their independence in exercising choice and decision making.

To explore, deliver and facilitate service objectives by maximising the use of inhouse and community-based facilities and services.

Responsibilities

To positively promote the right of adults with a learning disability to choice and independence whilst ensuring that they are treated with the utmost respect, privacy and dignity at all times.

To identify reasons why adults with a learning disability are not accessing the services of Braintree District Mencap and seek ways to overcome these problems and continue to grow our membership base.

To manage a team of staff and volunteers to ensure service objectives are met in an effective and timely manner and where requested assist in recruitment by correctly collating, storing and maintaining HR records as well as ensuring staffing ratio’s are met at all times.

To liaise with CEO and administrator to ensure that staff and volunteers have the appropriate checks (e.g. Enhanced DBS and update checks) and training to be able to undertake the tasks expected and maintain a record of their charity set training and deadlines.

To be aware of the organisations governing documentation and the structure of the organisation.

To know how and where to access the organisations relevant policies and procedures and uphold them in all day-to-day practice, with particular regard to the Health and Safety regulations and understanding the responsibility of ensuring that adults with a learning disability are safeguarded.

To undertake training in respect of safeguarding, ensuring appropriate action is taken and records are correctly and efficiently logged and communicated to the CEO (DSL) in a timely matter.

To undertake risk assessments in respect of all activities, before they occur, and ensuring they are logged correctly on the Shared Drive and H&S software.

To preserve the confidentiality of any information regarding adults with a learning disability and their families/carers, colleagues and volunteers and the general business of the organisation in line with GDPR regulations.

To attend and complete all set training to inform practice and to meet statutory service requirements.

To work in accordance with current law and duties of care that will be made known to you, and to work safely giving due consideration to our membership and other staff and volunteers along with your own safety.

To actively seek out opportunities to listen to the views of adults with a learning disability to inform future service development.

To communicate effectively with adults with a learning disability, their families/carers and other professionals and ensure a person-centred service.

To ensure all admin tasks are completed on time and that any calls/messages/emails/requests are responded to in a timely manner.

To establish contact with other service providers of leisure and educational activities operating in the Braintree District (i.e. sports clubs, leisure centres, further education colleges) to build links and create collaborative events, sessions and opportunities.

To regularly advertise current services at Braintree District Mencap through contact with other services, the charity website and by using social media as well as via direct contact, phone calls and email mailings to maintain optimum attendance.

To accompany individuals/groups on outside visits as appropriate to their individual needs.

Take responsibility for own work using an administration day each week to ensure deadlines are met. Work effectively and collaboratively with all colleagues and delegate tasks effectively (where able and appropriate) to ensure completion.

To ensure all sessions/classes/events cover their own costs and are sustainable in terms of staffing ratios and costs and work within any relevant associated grant parameters set.

To ensure all sessions/timetables are planned, produced and shared in good time allowing as much notice as possible for any deviations.

To ensure where relevant any required transport is booked and is appropriate and as cost effective as possible for members/sessions/trips/events.

To lease with the CEO and organise shows/events/trips and fundraisers as well as marketing these appropriately, ensuring compliance and managing bookings alongside the administrator.

To ensure that all holiday/sick leave is recorded and that adequate cover arrangements are available, informing the CEO of any potential shortfalls.

To always ensure high professional standards and positive public image.

Report any concerns and observations to the CEO immediately.

To cooperate with reasonable directions given by management and our Trustees in the course of your normal employment following any rules and procedures in place and notified to you during your employment.

Represent Braintree District Mencap in a positive way and raise awareness of the work carried out by Braintree District Mencap at all available opportunities.

Share information with colleagues where necessary and actively manage assigned team of staff and volunteers following recruitment (e.g. managing annual leave requests, recording sicknesses/unpaid leave/other absences and reporting to CEO for payroll notification, completing minuted return to work interviews where required, ensuring all personal information, training logs, security checks remain accurate/to date and are stored correctly).

Oversee the setting up and subsequent clearing away of resources at the end of each session and supervise the undertaking of necessary cleaning and sanitising of equipment and resources.

Ensure resources/refreshments/stock are ordered/purchased (with prior approval of the CEO where necessary) in advance of required sessions/deadlines.

Ensure work is spread regularly over a 5 working day week.

To be a keyholder and able to unlock and lock up as and when required pre and post sessions/events.

Undertake any other duties that may be deemed necessary.