We have the following positions available at YMCA Dulverton Group
Childcare
Role: Nursery Practitioner
Location: Cullompton, North Somerset, Somerset
(Young Ones, Barley Wood, Stepping Stones, Yew Trees, and Meadowside)
Salary: £9.36 – £9.91 per hour depending on experience
Hours: Full time and flexible in line with operational needs of the setting
Contract type: Permanent
Deadline for applications: Ongoing
Interview date: Ongoing
Do you share a passion for working in Early Years and would you like to be part of our fun, enthusiastic and motivated teams? Would you like to join us in guiding, nurturing and developing the next generation of Super Heroes?
We are recruiting highly motivated and passionate Early Years Practitioners to join our growing teams.
Please email recruitment@ymca-dg.org for more information
How to apply:
To apply, please send an updated CV and cover letter to recruitment@ymca-dg.org
Role: Nursery Practitioner (BANK STAFF)
Location: Cullompton, North Somerset, Somerset
(Young Ones, Barley Wood, Stepping Stones, Yew Trees, and Meadowside)
Salary: £6.56 to £8.91 dependant on age, experience and qualifications
Hours: Variable
Contract type: Temporary
Deadline for applications: Ongoing
Interview date: Ongoing
Do you share a passion for working in Early Years and would you like to be part of our fun, enthusiastic and motivated teams? Would you like to join us in guiding, nurturing and developing the next generation of Super Heroes?
We are recruiting highly motivated and passionate Early Years Practitioners as bank staff to support our growing teams.
How to apply:
To apply, please send an updated CV and cover letter to recruitment@ymca-dg.org
Role: Early Years Practitioner
Location: Young Ones Nursery and Preschool, Cullompton
Salary: £9.36 – £9.91 per hour depending on experience
Hours: Full time and flexible in line with operational needs of the setting
Contract type: Permanent
Deadline for applications: TBC
Interview date: TBC
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our established childcare provision nestled in the heart of Devon.
Young Ones is a purpose built open-plan Nursery situated in an old church with gardens. We offer wrap around care to local school children aged 5-11 years in addition to our holiday club. We are a passionate, motivated and close-knit team committed to making a difference to the lives of the children in our care.
Would you like to join us in guiding, nurturing and developing the next generation of Super Heroes?
How to apply:
To apply, please send an updated CV and cover letter to recruitment@ymca-dg.org
20 HOUR PER WEEK OR 26 HOURS PER WEEK – 12 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT UNTIL 31/08/2022
Gerneral Overview:
Provide opportunities for children to learn through play experiences that are cohesive with our practice and the EYFS, through utilising the outdoors as much as possible. Ensure a secure and stimulating environment where children can develop emotionally and intellectually as well as morally, physically, spiritually and socially, at their own pace.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Participate in activity planning and implementation.
- onitor all-round development of the child through regular observations and record keeping.
- Colloborate as part of a team and with the Child’s Key Person in ensuring all planning is effective for the child and that relevant documentation is completed and shared as appropriate with parents and other agencies.
- Drive your own professional development to ensure your training and knowledge, legislation, compliance of the EYFS, legislation, compliance and YMCA-DG policies is up to date.
- aintain and monitor high standards of Care, Health and Safety throughout your work and the work of the Young Ones team, feeding back or reporting promptly and wider concerns to the Nursery Manager.
- Responsible for delivering an effective quality service and to promote a tolerant and caring environment consistent with Christian values.
- Undertake any other duties as deemed appropriate to the level of the post by the, Nursery Manager, CEO or Board of Trustees.
Skills and Experience
- Hold a level 2 qualification or above relevant childcare qualification.
- Experience of worknig with children under the the age of 5 years.
- First Aid qualification or a willingness to learn.
- Working knowledge of health and safety and safe-guarding best practice.
- Understand that everyone is different and making sure people who use our services are respected and given the best experience.
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills and the ability to maintain clear and accurate records.
- Possess and maintain a solution-focused approach.
- Possess a belief in the value and potential of children and young people as individuals and as a group
- Possess a natural empathy and passion for working with children
- Team player but also able to work on own initiative
- Self-motivated and flexible
- Ability to provide emotional and social support whilst promoting learning and respect
- Willingness to learn and accept leadership and mentoring input
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Excellent attendance and punctuality record
- Commitment to providing a high standard of customer care
- Flexible attitude and willing to adapt to new challenges
Please apply through this link to be considered for this position:
Accommodation
12 MONTHS FIXED TERM
37.5 HOURS PER WEEK TO INCLUDE EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS ON A SHIFT ROTA BASIS.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Operate from supported housing projects and take an active part in ensuring the property is safe and secure, and working as part of a team to maintain a welcoming environment for all.
- Undertake and/or contribute to assessments of need to identify what support is best suited to that individual and any concerns to be aware of from the beginning of their placement.
- Build professional, trusting and respectful relationships with all residents living at the property, external clients and your surrounding team.
- Approach the support you provide to be asset based at all times and holistic in its delivery.Support people in finding and engaging with external or statutory services, which will be able to assist them with their needs and opportunities to move forward.
- Support people in ensuring that they have access to what they need to have in place and can make steps through towards independent living, for example, ID’s, Bank Accounts, Health Services, Specialists, etc.
- Support people in learning new life skills from which will assist them in living independently and maintaining a tenancy successfully; actively look for training and employment opportunities with the aspirations of the clients at the forefront at all times.
- Confidently design and lead on sessions for residents within the property to take part to help establish a programme of positive engagement.Provide structured weekly support sessions, identifying joint time bound actions for yourself as the support and the person, to actively create a shared and targeted plan.
- Encourage, motivate and enable residents to take ownership of their next steps and progression towards moving on to their own accommodation.
- Maintain clear and professional boundaries with all contacts and promote the concept of independence, not dependence, through the support you provide.
- Take an active role in meetings and activities with groups of resident, colleagues, partners, contributing positively to the development of the service.
- Maintain clear and accurate support files and records which documents each person’s own journey, as well as supporting the capture of data to support the benefits and effectiveness of the service.
- Monitor, review and continuously update records and plans for each resident within provision.
Skills and Experience:
- Demonstrate experience in building positive and professional relationships, with individuals you have supported in a previous role or your current employment- this could be linked to previous housing experience or related work.
- Possess an understanding of the issues faced by people who are at risk of becoming homeless plus the barriers which will need to be overcome to support with their move on to independence
- Possess an understanding surrounding trauma informed, asset based and person centred support delivery.
- Possess an understanding of the difficulties surrounding independent living and be able to demonstrate a solution focused response to these concerns.
- Demonstrate your knowledge of the local housing market and legislation connected to this plus the different options available to individuals and the routes of engagement.
- Possess good organisational, administrative and IT skills
- Self-motivated, confident and flexible in your approach and delivery.
- Ability to maintain clear and accurate records.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Demonstrate solid attendance and punctuality record.
- Flexible attitude and be willing to adapt to new pressures and needs of services.
- Willing to support the Christian ethos of the YMCA.
- Provide a professional, diplomatic and non-judgemental approach at all times.
- Driven to influence and motivate people to make positive changes within their own lives
Whilst there are systems in place to support you, a substantial part of the role includes the ability to lone work. Therefore, we require someone competent and confident when working alone and somebody who is able to understand and work with complex and challenging behaviours appropriately.
Please apply through this link to be considered for this position:
Salary: £20,731.49
Do you share a passion for creating real change for those who are vulnerable or have experienced homelessness? This is an exciting opportunity to work on a new project through partnership working with Mid Devon District Council. The role will include providing floating support for residents living in MDDC temporary accommodation as well as supporting young people in YMCA supported accommodation.
This role would best suit an individual who is driven to motivate and influence people into making positive progression. The incumbent will work closely with the Housing team at Mid Devon District Council; strong partnership working is essential.
Salary: £20,731.49
In response to a rising number of rough sleepers, working in partnership with Sedgemoor District Council, we are looking for a Homeless Support Enabler (Tenancy Sustainment) who will play a vital role in supporting our residents whilst preparing them with new skills so when they can safely sustain their move into independent accommodation and thereafter.
The Homeless Support Enabler (Tenancy Sustainment) will work within a small team to ensure that there is a smooth transition of support provided. Creating positive relationships with clients, landlords and other services the Homeless Support Enabler (Tenancy Sustainment) will role model, teach and encourage behaviours to clients to ensure that their independent accommodation is managed effectively with a long-term positive outcome in mind.
Salary: £20,731.49
In response to a rising number of rough sleepers, working in partnership with Sedgemoor District Council, we are looking for a Homeless Support Enabler (Move On) who will play a key part in supporting residents to enable them to move towards a positive housing pathway with the goal of securing their own independent safe and sustainable accommodation.
Our teams take an asset-based approach to actively encourage positive progression for all the individuals we work alongside. Creating professional, positive and trusting relationships will be key to working together with every resident in overcoming the barriers in which they face.
As a service we provide a safe and welcoming environment for the residents we work alongside, with their aspirations and desires at the forefront of the support we offer.
Overall we seek to encourage and enable everyone we support to become empowered by providing opportunities for progressive change. This can be challenging yet rewarding work that helps individuals to belong, contribute and thrive.
Salary: £20,731.49
As a service we provide a safe and welcoming environment for the individuals we work alongside, with their aspirations and desires at the forefront of the support we offer. Overall we seek to encourage and enable everyone we support to become empowered by providing opportunities for progressive change.
Our floating support is a key service which YMCA Dulverton Group provide to support young people in securing independent accommodation and ensuring they have the skills to sustain their accommodation long term. This role would best suit an individual who is driven to motivate and influence young people into making positive progression and encourage young people to thrive.
This position is a newly adapted role which will be supporting young people living in YMCA accommodation as well as young people living in the community. The role covers the Somerset West and Taunton area. You will share the case load for floating support with an equivalent post, supporting one another in absence. If you would like to discuss this opportunity in more detail, please email matthew.cox@ymca-dg.org. This can be challenging yet rewarding work that helps individuals to belong, contribute and thrive.
Salary: £20,731.49
The incumbent will have lead responsibility for the delivery and development of Night-Stop scheme across the organisationincluding the recruitment training and setup of host volunteers and ensuring a safe and effective service
The role holder will compile data and maintain accurate records to assess and support the effectiveness of the service as well as working directly to support a small cohort of residents living in settled supported accommodation.
Social Enterprise
Salary: £20,000 per annum
Are you a confident individual who is committed to providing opportunities to vulnerable young people. If so, we have an amazing opportunity for you to join our social enterprise at the Beach Hotel. We take pride in training apprentices to a high standard – our apprentices are mostly from the housing element of YMCA DG and we are proud to help them on their journey to employment.
Salary: £17,422.23 – £18,000 per annum
Are you a confident individual who is committed to providing opportunities to vulnerable young people. If so, we have an amazing opportunity for you to join our social enterprise at the Beach Hotel. We take pride in training apprentices to a high standard – our apprentices are mostly from the housing element of YMCA DG and we are proud to help them on their journey to employment.
Salary: £21,000
Are you a confident individual who is committed to providing opportunities to vulnerable young people. If so, we have an amazing opportunity for you to join our social enterprise at the Great Western Hotel. We take pride in training apprentices to a high standard – our apprentices are mostly from the housing element of YMCA DG and we are proud to help them on their journey to employment.
Salary: £22,300.46
Are you a confident individual who is committed to providing opportunities to vulnerable young people. If so, we have an amazing opportunity for you to join our social enterprise at the Great Western Hotel. We take pride in training apprentices to a high standard – our apprentices are mostly from the housing element of YMCA DG and we are proud to help them on their journey to employment.
