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Job description

You will work alongside our Youth Officers and Project Workers to deliver fun and exciting opportunities for young people with physical disabilities, autism, ADHD, and brain injury to promote inclusion, personal development and independence. Activities could include bowling, cinema, arts and crafts, outdoor activities, going to local youth clubs or summer schemes. Please see employer website for full job details & person specification.

Responsibilities

• To support the Youth Officer to deliver social outreach activities to meet identified individual needs (assistance with personal care, this may include some manual handling tasks).
• To support the Youth Officer to work toward agreed objectives within individual support plan for each child and young person.
• To assist young people to participate fully in activity programme.
• To continuously monitor and review progress of each child or young person and provide on-going support and guidance.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Interest in working with children and young people with disabilities.
• Awareness of the needs of people with physical disabilities.
• Availability evenings, weekends and school holidays.

Further Information

Location: Southern HSCT Area. Base: Newry.