Day Opportunities Lead - Craft / Pottery/ Press Woodwork/ Food Production

Purpose

Would you enjoy teaching the people we support new skills in the beautiful Forest of Dean?

We have an opening for you to join us as a Day Opportunities Lead at our communities in Gloucestershire, to help ensure that each of the Green Care Programmes offer a suitable, effective environment for the people we support, one which is safe, stimulating and welcoming to all. This role will involve leading Green Care sessions in the garden and creating a programme of suitable activities to enhance the wellbeing of those attending.

The Programme Lead will be supporting small groups of people with mixed abilities; some may have limited mobility. This role will involve working closely with other members of the Green Care and Land team to develop and deliver high quality programmes within the gardens.

Location & Travel

Community-based

This role will be based at our Grange Village and Oaklands sites in Newnham-on-Severn and Taurus Crafts in Lydney. You must be able to travel to these locations. There will be travel required between locations as part of your role.

Duties & Responsibilities

Main responsibilities:

• All roles require you to be presentable, on time and prepared for the day ahead.
• You will be attending regular mandatory trainings, forums and other areas of personal development.
• Prepare and deliver sessions for people we support, developing structured session plans to support the aims and objectives identified for those attending.
• Complete Green Care documentation including observation records and working with people we support to document their progress through workbooks. Providing input for review sessions. Work as an active member of the Green Care team, making effective use of the facilities, equipment and sharing resources to enable a wide range of opportunities for those who attend the workshops. At times you may be required to support with animal care and garden maintenance work outside of session times.
• Ensure that all people we support have appropriate risk assessments in place and other related paperwork including support plans, as appropriate to participate in tasks, and can experience variety and progression. Evidence learning and development of individuals through regular reviews.
• Ensure compliance, health and safety and organic certification standards are met and maintained to evidence to quality assurance and external bodies.
• There is a need to work alongside the extended Gloucestershire Community teams including Care & Support, office staff and management.
• All areas require a creative, flexible way of working with the promotion of inclusion and individuality, and to celebrate achievement using a person-centred approach at all times.
• Regular supervisions, compliance with contractual requirements and adherence to health and safety/first aid procedures must be undertaken.
• Work within the Trust policies and procedures and code of conduct and actively promote the equality and diversity and the human rights of people we support to realise independence, choice, inclusion and control, in all areas at all times.  
• You will be required to perform duties other than those given in this job description. The duties and responsibilities may vary from time to time.
• Report any safety events, safeguarding concerns or other significant issues through appropriate channels as outlined in the relevant policy and procedure.
• Awareness of your environment with due notice given to recycling, reduction of waste and ensuring equipment is both working safely and effectively.
• To comply with the Trust’s policies and procedures, including safeguarding, equality & diversity and data protection.
• To comply with the statutory provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
• Employees must look after their own health, safety and welfare and be mindful of other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions. Employees must co-operate and comply with management instructions regarding health and safety issues and report all accidents, incidents and problems as soon as practicable to their manager or other senior members of staff where necessary.
• To ensure that confidentiality is respected and maintained at all times.
• To attend and participate in team meetings, 1-2-1 supervision sessions and other meetings as required in line with the post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A suitable level of education is required.
• Level 2 or 3 NVQ in care or an equivalent qualification is highly desirable (applicants without a social care qualification will need to be able to evidence the competencies to be considered). 
• You will be required to attend a Care Certificate course.

Desirable

• Health and safety qualification.
• First aid at work.
• Safeguarding.
• Basic food hygiene.
• Thrive or horticultural qualification.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Working with adults with learning disabilities and/ or volunteers.
• Experience/ knowledge of the programme area: gardening/ horticulture.
• Working knowledge of risk assessment, health and safety, safeguarding, person-centred planning, equalities and human rights essential.
• Basic computer skills.

Desirable

• Experience of teaching or delivering group activities.
• Animal care knowledge (hens/ small animals).
• Organic land management knowledge.

Personal Attributes

• A common-sense approach, fun but mature attitude and approachability are key. 
• Being supportive of the Camphill values and philosophy and helping promote our approach to building our community is desirable for this role.  
• Ability to work within a team.
• Good verbal and non-verbal communication skills and openness towards other people’s thoughts and ideas. 
• Reliable and organised.
• Creative mindset, open to trying new ideas and approaches to session activities.
• Ability to create and maintain session plans and promotional materials.
• Good social and oral communication skills.
• Able to motivate and organise self and others.
• Flexible, with good problem-solving skills.
• Able to work independently and as a member of a team.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills: rapport building, active listening.
• Leadership: able to collaborate with, motivate and influence others and direct them towards achieving objectives.
• Flexible and creative: able to modify approach and come up with innovative solutions to achieve objectives.
• Sound judgment: able to identify relevant information and make good decisions.
• Planning and organisation: able to identify, plan and implement appropriate courses of action for self and others to accomplish an objective.
• Delegation: able to use people and other resources available through effective allocation of decision-making authority and responsibility.

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. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant pre-employment checks including a DBS check.

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