Team Member

Description:

Stewarts Care is a long-established voluntary organisation providing comprehensive community-based services to people with intellectual disabilities.

We support people with a wide range of support needs across residential settings, day services, supported independent living, job advocacy and vocational training.

Purpose of the Post:

The overall role and responsibility of a Team Member is to provide support to individuals with an intellectual disability by the implementation and monitoring of meaningful individualized programmes in all areas of Day Services.

Candidates must meet the following criteria relevant to the role:

• Successfully have obtained a degree (Honours, Level 8) in one of the following areas Social Care, Intellectual Disability Nursing, Education, Home-Economics, and Art & Design is essential.

• The ability to design and deliver individual programmes.

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and non-verbal.

• Minimum one years’ experience working in the area of intellectual disability is desirable.

• The aptitude to provide a person-centred approach to service user programmes.

• Experience of being a Job Coach is desirable.

• Full driving licence is desirable.

• The flexibility to work in all areas of Day Services.

• Knowledge of New Directions Guidelines and Interim Standards.