Community and Family Support programme facilitator

ROLE PROFILE

Job Title:               Community and Family Support programme facilitator (35 hours per week)

Accountable to:    Project Manager

Salary:                    £18,164 p.a.

Location:               Skainos Square, 239 Newtownards Road, Belfast

Hours of work:     35 per week

Leave:                    20 days plus 12 statutory days

Pension:                National Employee Savings Trust (NEST) Pension Scheme

Health Care:          An employee health care plan is available after successful probation

Probation:             This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period.  The Company reserves the right to extend this probationary period. 

Contract term:      Fixed term contract End March 2016

Closing date for applications Wednesday 30th September 2015

Job purpose

The CFSP Programme Facilitator is responsible for delivery of designing and delivering needs-led programmes with positive health, training, educational and social inclusion outcomes. 

Main Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Family Support

1. Design programme delivery based around family action plans, in partnership with the wider CFSP team and the programme coordinator. 
2. Organise, deliver and evaluate group programmes based on identified need. 
3. Carry out risk assessments and manage risks as required. 
4. Work in a confidential and professional manner that ensures welfare and safety is of paramount importance. 
5. Undertake ongoing evaluation of outcomes and impacts of both specific interventions as well as the programme overall in terms of progressing both families and individual family members. 
6. Assist in the wider delivery of CFSP where required (for example for holiday cover). 
7. Work in an integrated manner and develop and maintain excellent working relationships with relevant statutory, community and voluntary organisations. 
8. Maintain accurate records of work undertaken with participants that contain detailed up-to-date notes, full details of specific interventions, evidence of positive outcomes etc. 
9. Provide statistical reports to assist with the monitoring and evaluation of the programme in a timely manner. 
10. Ensure the accuracy and completion of all administrative forms, reports etc is provided in a timely manner. 
11. Review with line manager outcomes against performance targets and reflect on practice. 
12. Undertake staff development activities that shall enhance individual and organisational performance.   
13. Maintain and develop relevant skills and work to the highest professional standards. 
14. Comply with relevant policies and procedures e.g. Health and Safety, Child Protection, Data Protection etc. 
15. Ensure consistency of quality of delivery and reporting issues as they arise.
16. Develop forward job plan for the post and achieve targets set for entering and sustaining employment.  This shall include production of monthly reports.
17. Undertake staff development activities that shall enhance individual, team and organisational performance.
18. Undertake regular, formal supervision to measure performance against targets and reflect on practice.
19. Attend and participate in team meetings.
20. Any other reasonable duties assigned by the organisation.

In addition to the tasks and duties outlined above, the post holder will be required to undertake any duties which are identified as being generally compatible to the post.

Actively comply with all EBM policies and procedures.

Status of the Job Description

This job description is not incorporated into the employee’s employment contract. It is intended as a guide and should not be viewed as an inflexible specification and it may be varied from time to time in the light of strategic developments following discussion with the post holder. The post holder will be expected to work to objectives agreed with the line manager.

Note to Applicant:  When completing your application form you should demonstrate/evidence the extent to which you have the necessary education, experience, knowledge and skills identified as required by the application criteria for the post.

Important: Applications must be completed using computer and not in hand writing any handwriting applications will not be considered for short listing

This list is not exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with workplace rules and procedures

Personal Specification

Essential:

Competence, skills and experience demonstrated through specific examples:

1. Experience in delivering group-based, needs-led programmes.
2. Written and oral communication skills including presenting to groups.
3. Using own initiative.
4. Working positively within a team and relationships building.
5. Being non-judgmental in approach to dealing with complex issues.
6. Excellent organisational skills and self-management.
7. Commitment to the development of people in the community.

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Circumstances:

8. Ability to work flexible hours (including evening work and weekend work).

9. Willingness to undertake training required for the post.

10.Subject to Access NI clearance.

 11. Full clean driving licence with access to a car for work purposes.

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 Vetting

Appointment to this post is subject to successful applicant declaring all pending prosecutions, convictions, cautions and bind-over orders and their name will be submitted to Access NI for a check to be carried out.

References

Appointment is also subject to the return of Complete and satisfied references obtained from previous and or present employers  

Additional Notes

This Role Profile is an accurate reflection of the job as at the time of review.  As with any position, the role may be subject to change to meet the needs of the post.  All prospective changes will be discussed with the post-holder as part of the organisation’s performance management arrangements.

East Belfast Mission is an equal opportunities employer