Part-time: up to 6 hours per month, alternate Wednesday evenings

Salary: £11.75 per hour (including holiday entitlement)

Location: Bedford

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Team Leader to join our services. The ideal candidate should possess NVQ Level 2/3 or an equivalent qualification in health, education, childcare, or social care. Strong communication and organisational skills are crucial for this role.

Key responsibilities include:

• Planning sessions
• Managing a small team of staff
• Ensuring compliance with all policies and procedures

You will collaborate closely with the Children’s Services team to maintain and enhance exceptional service delivery for our current and future families.

Our Service

Wanted Fun: For young people aged 10-17 we have evening youth groups, which provide social opportunities for young people with lower-level support needs. The youth groups provide a safe and inclusive environment for autistic young people to access a variety of activities including games, social activities, arts and crafts, cooking, sports and community experiences, e.g., swimming, ice-skating, bowling, eating out and visiting parks and museums.

About you

• Experience of Health/Education/Social Care Roles.
• Experience of Managing Challenging Behaviour.
• Knowledge of Autism.
• Knowledge of Asperger’s Syndrome.
• GCSEs or Equivalent Qualifications.
• Health/Education/Social Care Qualifications (Level 3).

About the role

• Scheduling and planning activities
• support excellent service delivery for our existing and future families
• Ensuring Health & Safety compliance
• Managing and assisting Support Workers & and volunteers
• Handling First Aid and accident reporting
• Implementing Fire and Emergency procedures
• Supporting and promoting Safeguarding initiatives
• Performing administrative tasks and other related duties

If this sounds like your ideal job, then we’d love to see your application. Please download an application form below. Applications to be sent to recruitment@autismbeds.org.

Application Form Guidance Notes

Confidentiality and Data Protection:

All staff are required to respect the confidentiality of all matters that they may learn relating to their employment, other members of staff and to the general public. All staff are required to adhere to the regulations regarding the Data Protection Act 1998.

Safeguarding:

Autism Bedfordshire is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults in its care. The Development Officer is often required to be the named officer for groups they are overseeing and attend relevant training.

To ensure that this is achieved we expect all employees to share this commitment and staff working with these vulnerable groups will be recruited and selected in line with safer recruitment policies and practices including the completion of DBS check.

Equal opportunities and diversity:

Autism Bedfordshire is an equal opportunities employer. The aims of the equal opportunities policy is to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, religion or any disability nor disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.