Programme Lead for the Food and Retail Skills programmes at Camphill Village Trust's Botton Village community, working with adults who attend on a day basis or live in the trust's supported homes. The post centres on planning, delivering and assessing individual 13-week activity programmes in catering, food preparation and retail, and line managing support staff. The rural site has no public transport, so access to a vehicle is strongly advised. A DBS check is required before appointment.
What the job involves
- Develop, plan, deliver and assess activities within the Supported Catering, Food Prep and Processing, Supported Retail and Customer Service programmes
- Develop 13-week programmes of activity tailored to each participant's personal goals
- Work with participants to identify individual goals and progression objectives
- Assess, induct and review participants' support needs, ensuring support plans and risk assessments are in place with social workers, families and key workers
- Manage and work alongside Support Workers, carrying out supervisions, observations and staff development
- Lead health and safety practice, including risk assessment of the environment and people and safe operating procedures
- Support the Manager to recruit, induct and train staff and volunteers, and assist with staffing rotas
- Collect evidence of progression and data for KPI and other reporting requirements
- Work with other Programme Leads to curate nature-based programmes of activity
- Build relationships with the community, family members and professionals, and support events, visits, trials and inductions for new participants
- Keep records of sessions and programme plans, and reflect on the effectiveness of activities
- Comply with Trust policies on safeguarding, equality, data protection and confidentiality
What's required
Qualifications
- Maths and English GCSE grade C or above, or equivalent
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent, or willingness to work towards it
Experience
- At least one year's experience in a social care, education or other support setting
- At least one year's experience of line managing people
- Previous experience working in a kitchen or food preparation environment
Skills & knowledge
- Confidence using Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel
- Strong planning and organisational skills
- Strong and adaptable communication skills
- Assessing risk where hot or cold liquids, food, equipment and machinery are used
- Leading programmes in food environments in line with Safer Food Better Business
- Leading programmes and people in customer-facing retail environments
Checks & eligibility
- DBS check
Other
- Ability to travel reliably to the Botton Village site
- Calm, person-oriented approach with a flexible mindset, able to give and take direction
- Honest, dependable and dedicated
- Common-sense, approachable and mature attitude
Nice to have
- Health and safety and/or first aid qualification
- Safeguarding training certificate
- Care Certificate
- Experience delivering activity-based group sessions to people with support needs
- Experience supporting adults with additional needs
- Experience of supervising practice in a social care setting
- Understanding of the therapeutic benefits of a connection with nature
- Driving licence with access to own vehicle
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
