YMCA East Surrey
Disability Support Leader
Key Responsibilities
- Taking responsibility for the daily running of Children and Young Peoples services, ensuring safety, high quality, and appropriateness for attendees.
- Acting as responsible person in charge of the scheme when the coordinator/manager is unavailable.
- Leading sessions, monitoring children’s activities, and ensuring accurate sign-in/out procedures.
- Building trusting relationships with children and young people to enhance service benefits.
- Leading a team of play workers and volunteers, providing support and guidance.
- Welcoming and supporting children upon arrival, fostering self-esteem and positive experiences.
- Conducting care plans and risk assessments for children with additional needs.
- Working with parents and families, ensuring accurate information and communication regarding incidents/accidents/issues.
- Contributing to activity planning, ensuring accessibility for all children.
- Offering free play and structured activities to meet diverse ages and needs.
- Preparing session planning documents, including staff allocation, toileting records, staff logs, and lunch rotas.
- Supervising the activity environment for safety and well-being.
- Completing records for accidents, injuries, incidents, and administered medication.
- Documenting childrens choices and gathering feedback.
- Providing and supervising hygienic refreshments, considering dietary needs and allergies.
- Setting up and packing resources neatly and reporting resource needs.
- Administering first aid and medication, after appropriate training.
- Providing personal care, ensuring privacy and dignity.
- Receiving, checking, recording, and safely storing medication from parents/carers.
- Assisting with moving and handling, including hoisting and mobility equipment, after training.
- Providing support for children/adults with complex needs, ensuring care plans and behaviour plans are followed.
- Supporting communication and sensory impairment needs.
- Providing surveillance for children/adults, monitoring personal hygiene, behaviour, nutrition, sensory needs and reporting observations.
- Accompanying and leading children/adults on trips, ensuring safety and support.
- Providing annual leave cover for the Coordinator.
- Supporting children/adults with eating and drinking, following care plans and guidelines.
- Assisting children/adults to engage in activities.
- Collaborating with the YMCA children and young peoples team to meet attendance targets.
- Providing support with promotional tasks.
- Being flexible to meet service needs, including covering sites aside from usual sites.
- Attending staff meetings, training, and staff development events.
Skills and Expertise
- Experience with children with disabilities or additional needs.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to build trusting relationships.
- Leadership and team management skills.
- Planning and organizational skills.
- Safety awareness and risk assessment skills.
- First aid and medication administration (where necessary).
- Understanding of relevant safeguarding and health & safety regulations.
Job Facilities/Benefits
- Free Gym Membership at YMCA East Surrey fitness centre in Redhill
- Half-price YMCA childcare for dependents
- Free Parking
- YMCA East Surrey Bike to Work Scheme
- YMCA East Surrey Pension Scheme