TravelTrainer – Project Worker for Learning Disabilities!!
- * This role offers excellent benefits and a superb working environment!!**
My client is seeking to appoint an experienced project worker to take on the role of Travel Training Project Worker based in West London, working for a charity who specialise in supporting young adults who have a learning disability.
A central aspect of People with Learning Disabilities being able to maximise choice and independence is the ability to travel independently. Becoming self reliant in this area will allow people to have greater access to available resources, allow a greater degree of flexibility of when and how to engage in community activities and events, and increase independence through less reliance on others.
My client has therefore developed a project specifically aimed at developing and increasing travel
training skills around road safety and public transport, the project is based in West London.
A few Duties and Responsibilities:
- To work with the Learning Disabilities team, local colleges and other services around publicising and promoting the service and also work around getting referrals for the project.
- To meet with potential users of the service, complete all other assessment and documentary work required around registering individuals into the project and provide the initial induction service to all new referrals
- To develop a support package / action plan with new service users, outlining specific journeys and training that needs to take place for the journey.
Essential Experience and Knowledge.
- At least one years experience working within the field of learning disabilities, or similar vulnerable client group.
Experience of:
- Working with service users who display a wide range of skills and abilities.
- Supporting service users in different settings as well as key working service users.
- Liaison with a wide network of professionals, in support of service user needs.
- Conducting formal service user reviews, involving outside agencies.
- Managing own caseload, and supporting service users around researching and accessing various community resources.
Desirable:
• Knowledge of National government legislation and guidelines around the client group (such as the “Valuing People” white paper, and “Direct Payments”...).
• Experience of supporting clients through transition.
• NVQ Level 3 in Care qualification..
• Strong general I.T. skills.
• Teaching associated qualifications / experience
Excellent Benefits:
Salary rises by £750 on every anniversary of start date, until top end of the scale is reached. The other benefits of the job are a zone 1-4 travel card, and use of a mobile phone with 1000 free minutes every month (to be managed for personal and work related phone calls).
For a full job spec please send over an up to date CV:
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Tel: 0207 556 9353
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