Support Worker – Playscheme

MERTON MENCAP
Support Worker – Playscheme
Person Specification

Essential knowledge & experience

•  An awareness of and commitment to safeguarding, child protection and to keeping children

and vulnerable adults safe

•  A commitment to excellent health and safety practice

•  A commitment to equal opportunities

•  Experience, knowledge and understanding of the needs of children with a learning disability

•  The ability to communicate appropriately with children with a learning disability

•  Experience of providing personal care (e.g. assistance with toileting) to children with a

learning disability

•  Experience of supporting children with a learning disability with feeding

•  Experience of working on a varied programme of activities

•  A flexible and an adaptable approach

•  Good communication skills

•  Enthusiastic, self-motivated and a ‘can do’ attitude

•  The ability to work as part of a team

Essential training

•  Safeguarding Children / Child Protection training in the last 2 years

•  Manual handling training in the last 2 years

•  Current first aid certificate

Desirable training

•  Training (in the last 2 years) and experience of administering Gastrostomy feeds

•  Training (in the last 2 years) and experience in the use of hoists & slings

•  Training (in the last 2 years) and experience in administering medication

Support Worker – Playscheme - PS Nov 2015/ AW