Short Breaks Support Offcer
North Lincolnshire
Grade 4 £23,500 to £25,119 per year
NLC1003784
37
17th May, 2024
Job description

Are you passionate about working with disabled children and young people? The Short Breaks Team is growing, and we are offering an exciting opportunity for a number of applicants to join our team.

North Lincolnshire Council have a statutory duty to provide short breaks for disabled children in line with the Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011. We have been delivering group-based activities in house since 2017 and we are now looking to do the same with our Individualised Short Breaks and Homecare support service.

This is a versatile role where no day is the same, you may be working one to one with a child to meet their needs in their own home, in the community or leading a group of children in a play activity.

Successful candidates should be creative in their approach to engaging young people.

Applicants should have a minimum Level 2 qualification in a relevant field such as childcare, health and social care or sports related. With the ability to complete a Level 3 qualification in a childcare related subject within 2 years of starting in post.

There will be some opportunities for candidates to undertake an Apprenticeship in the Children, Young People and Families Practitioner qualification to gain a Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare.

For more information, please contact Adam Willey on 01724 407988.

 

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