Programme Lead (Creative Therapies)

Working pattern

• This is a part-time vacancy for 21 hours per week.

Purpose of the role

Location and travel

• The role is community-based at Grange Village in Newnham on Severn.

Programme delivery

• Develop, plan, deliver and assess Creative Therapies activities, including supported nature-based arts and crafts and supported creative arts for wellbeing.
• Work with other programme leads to curate nature-based programmes across the Trust's communities.
• Develop 13-week programmes that support participants to progress towards personal goals.
• Document plans and session records to support continual service improvement.

Person-centred support

• Identify participant goals and progression objectives.
• Assess, induct and review support needs, ensuring support plans and risk assessments are in place with relevant parties.
• Review progress and develop seasonal plans linked to individual objectives.
• Create a safe, enabling environment and record activity effectiveness, progress, outcomes and impact.

Health and safety

• Apply safe practice, dynamic environmental risk assessment and safe operating processes.
• Report and follow up building and equipment issues with internal teams or contractors.
• Escalate risks and operational issues and assist with actions arising from audits.
• Meet regulatory requirements and relevant Trust policies and procedures.

People and reporting

• Support recruitment, induction, integration, training and supervision of staff and volunteers.
• Assist with staffing schedules and team communication, and provide feedback to support workers.
• Collect progression evidence and other data for KPIs and outcome reporting.

Requirements

• Ability to develop, plan, deliver and assess creative therapies programmes.
• Ability to tailor activities to participants' support needs, goals and desired outcomes.
• Ability to assess support needs and maintain support plans and risk assessments with relevant parties.
• Ability to apply safe operating processes, dynamic risk assessment and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Ability to collect evidence of progression and report against KPIs and target outcomes.
• Ability to support the recruitment, induction, training and supervision of staff and volunteers.