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Form of workOur social group facilitators play a key role in helping young people recognise their strengths and abilities in a safe and supportive environment.
Wea re currently seeking a Social Group Facilitator to run our Step Into Social group fortnightly Saturdays from 12:45pm to 4:15pm (3.5 hour shift in Fremantle). The group is catered individuals on the autism spectrum aged 18 to 30 years old. It's a fun session will with lots of activities, games and excursions out and around Perth.
Responsibilities:
- Utilise a strength based approach focusing on special interests to create opportunities for people to come together to share interests and create friendships;
- Collaborate with participants and their parents/carers and assess the needs of the individual participant;
- Run activities including; community/environmental projects, centre-based activities, outdoor activities, excursions and incursions related to interests identified by the participants in the individual groups;
- Mentor, coach and support individuals and encourage greater social inclusion;
- Attend and contribute to meetings concerning the participants in the group;
- Attend regular training and development opportunities to gain up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding, health and safety and policy developments;
- Manage a team of group assistants;
- Use a collaborative approach with the group to develop activity plans for each term;
- Undertake administrative tasks, conduct intake interviews, maintain effective recording systems and respond to queries;
Please APPLY and provide your CV.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY SHORT-LISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.
Job Type: Casual
Salary: $38.00 – $42.00 per hour
Schedule:
- Rotating roster
- Weekends only
Work Location: One location
