Cover Supervisor

Full-time, Permanent, 22.5 hours per week

Job Purpose

We are seeking motivated, value driven, flexible staff to work with adults with learning disabilities / difficulties, mental health needs or acquired brain injuries. We are looking for candidates that can flexibly support our service users by running activities that are stimulating and engaging.

We are seeking candidates with skills in the following areas:

• Music, art and drama
• Woodwork
• Gardening
• Cooking/baking
• Outdoor pursuits
• Personal training/fitness

Duties include:

• Planning and facilitating activities within Key Enterprises and the wider community using your skills to support learning and the completion of tasks.
• Supporting service users to complete appropriate tasks safely.
• Risk assessing activities and liaising with managers to manage risk and ensure safety is prioritised.
• To actively promote the company with the objective of attracting new gardening contracts and outdoor projects.
• Maintain an awareness of the changing needs of service users.
• Operate under the general direction of the Company’s Management and Board and comply with all approved policies and procedures.
• Work flexibly to cover staff absences.

Essential skills:

• An awareness of a mental illness, learning disabilities or day service services.
• Experience in one of the following: music, art and drama, woodwork, gardening, cooking/baking, outdoor pursuits, personal training.
• Able to plan and organise effectively.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to communicate with a range of people, using a variety of communication methods.
• A passion for working with people with additional needs and providing person-centred support.
• Understand confidentiality.
• Competent in the use of IT including Office products.
• Self-motivation and an ability to work independently.

Desirable skills:

• Training or qualifications relating to mental health, learning disabilities or brain injuries.
• Hold a full, clean driving licence.
• An awareness of safeguarding.

APPOINTMENT IS SUBJECT TO SATISFACTORY REFERENCES AND A DBS CHECK.