Day Services Support Worker-Arts and Crafts

 

 

Your role will be the overall day to day support with creative activities within day opportunities workshops for adults with learning disabilities and autism, supporting our arts, crafts, textiles, and pottery workshops. 

 

Key Responsibilities: 

• To work alongside the team to perform duties with other staff members and volunteers to ensure all aspects of work are carried out to a high standard. 

• To provide training and support for service users relevant to the workshop’s activities, this includes a range of crafts, ceramics, hand weaving and textile. 

• To plan and prepare projects with the workshop coordinator for everyone according to their abilities; to set goals and measure and record outcomes. 

• To support the creation of a variety of products from a range of materials ready to be sold and/or displayed. To contribute to reviews and achievement records for and with residents within the workshop 

• To ensure a safe, secure, and healthy working environment for service users with special needs and staff, in accordance with CMKC policies and procedures. 

• To ensure a high standard of safe working methods are maintained in the workshops by ensuring the workspace and storage area remain clean and tidy. 

• To oversee the workshop in the supervisor’s absence. 

• To prompt or assist service users with personal or medical care needs according to their risk assessment and support plan. 

• To ensure that all machinery, tools, equipment, and resources are maintained regularly and safely comply with COSHH and to report any repairs required. 

• To take care of stock and ensure effective storage to prolong the life of resources. 

• To ensure that all incidents, accidents, and concerns are recorded and reported in accordance with CMKC’s policies and procedures. 

• On occasions support service users in other settings outside of Camphill in similar types of activity. 

• To support Camphill Community projects focusing on celebrations and inclusion of service users and staff. 

• To undertake any other ad hoc projects as required by CMKC.