Group Activity Worker

Full Job Description

Options Autism are hiring Group Activity Workers in Fife.

Job Title: Group Activity Worker 

Salary: Up to £25,984.40 per annum (dependent on experience/qualifications)

Hours: Full Time, Permanent (38 hours per week)

Shifts: Various Shifts between Monday - Sunday

Location: Falkland, Fife

Essential: A full UK Driving Licence

How We Reward You

We want our occupants to have the best support possible, and therefore you’ll receive an exceptional rewards package including:

• Basic Salary: 
  • Unqualified Care Worker: £23,277.28 per annum
  • Qualified Care Worker:  £24,917.36 - £25,984.40 per annum 
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• Earn £1000 by referring a friend
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And market leading benefits offered through our Flexible Benefits Platform Vista that enable you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad, to use at high street stores, events, cinemas, restaurants and more!
• Critical illness cover

Our next Group Activity Worker will be someone who has: 

• A big heart and passion to make a difference to the occupants’ lives.
• Patience, resilience, and calmness.
• Will possess relevant experience in planning and delivering a variety of activities to young people

Some of your duties will be:

• Responsible for facilitating a variety activities that provide our young people with the opportunity to access a wide range of experiences.
• Deliver and co-ordinate excursions and activities to our pupils after school, during weekends and during school holidays
• Planning and facilitating outreach sessions where you will visit young people in their home areas, taking them out on activities 
• Assisting with outdoor education

The Opportunity

Options Autism are recruiting Group Activity Workers in the Fife area.

This is a role with an exciting career and development plan, structured to ensure our staff are trained, supported, and continually developed. We want to give you the best possible toolkit, to deliver outstanding care and support to our children and young people and help them achieve incredible outcomes

Falkland House School is an independent residential school for boys from primary to 18 years of age.  Our young people have a range of Additional Support Needs including emotional and behavioural difficulties and Autistic Spectrum Disorder.  We were the first independent school in Scotland (outside of the NAS) to receive accreditation from the National Autistic Society. We have three residential houses within the building, accommodating 23 young people

The site is based in Fife, Scotland and is part of Options Autism. Options Autism is a national provider of specialist education, care and therapeutic services for individuals with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. We provide a person-centred approach to education and support, looking at the full needs of the individual and adapting our approach accordingly.

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the occupants in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

How to Apply

1. Click Apply and follow the on-screen instructions 
2. Visit our website at www.outcomesfirstgroup.co.uk/jobs/ where you can sort all of our live vacancies to find one that is most relevant to you - Search by Role, Location or even distance to your own home to find your perfect job!

Options Autism is part of Outcomes First Group. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. All successful applicants will be subject to a free fully Enhanced PVG and reimbursement of the Update Service Fee.