Activity and Therapeutic Support Worker AA

Overview

Daleview is a regional low secure forensic environment providing accommodation to 10 males with a learning disability. The unit is funded by the four Health Board areas that form the learning disability Managed Care Network.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organise and deliver a programme of activities in-house and within the community.
• Be creative, resourceful and a trauma-informed practitioner; work effectively as a strong team member with excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Provide a wide range of activities to interest and stimulate the physical and mental wellbeing of the patient group.
• Promote the philosophy of social inclusion and independence; motivate, guide and engage patients in activity programmes using risk‑focused approaches.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Experience or ability to work as an Activity and Therapeutic Support Worker within a forensic/learning disability setting (trauma-informed practice is desirable).
• Ability to work across full and part-time hours across seven days.
• Must become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme prior to appointment.
• Right to work in the United Kingdom; if you are not a UK or Irish national, you must confirm your right to work in your application.
• We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and will support disabled candidates and candidates with long-term conditions or neurodivergence by making reasonable adjustments to recruitment practices.

Notes

We welcome informal enquiries to the Senior Charge Nurse. Hours of work are full and part-time across seven days. This post may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received. A pre-employment check includes confirmation of right to work in the UK.

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