CoolTan Arts believes mental well-being is enhanced by the power of creativity

Application Pack for

Walk Leader/Trainer: Bermondsey Square Walks

Closing date: 18th May 2015

Interviews:week commencing 25th May 2015

Job description

Person specification

Application form

Equal Opportunities monitoring form

April 2015

Dear Candidate

Thank you for your interest in working for CoolTan Arts. Please find attached an application pack containing a full job description and person specification, application form and monitoring form. Please make sure that your supporting statement responds directly to the criteria set out in the person specification and that you tell us how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role by providing evidence and examples where appropriate.

The closing date for applications is Monday 18th May 2015 and we hope to hold interviews week beginning25th May 2015. Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

Completed applications and monitoring forms, along with a CV should be emailed to or posted to CoolTan Arts, Third Floor, 224-236 Walworth Road, London SE17 1JE.

We look forward to hearing from you.

JOB DESCRIPTION:BERMONDSEY SQUARE WALK LEADER

Job TitleWalk Leader

Location CoolTan Arts,Third Floor 224-236 Walworth RoadLondon. SE17 1JE.

Salary Range: £1980 (PA) (£165 per month)

Responsible toDevelopment Manager

Terms of Contract 1 Year Fixed Term

About CoolTan Arts: We aim to promote positive mental health/well-being, bringing about a change in how participants perceive themselves, enabling people to gain greater focus and to re-establish their relationship with society. CoolTan Arts is an organisation dedicated to the de-stigmatisation of mental health by the engagement of people with mental distress working, volunteering and contributing to the public environment though the arts. We aim to achieve this through quality arts education, well-being and support services including self Advocacy.

Job Purpose: Leading public walks within the Bermondsey Square locality in Southwark along pre-designed routes, you will lead 1 x 2 hour (approx) walk per month over 12 months with the support of volunteer walk leaders. In addition to this you will be meeting with volunteers to plan and research the walks 2 hours a week and a minimum of 3 hours trialling walks each month. You will promote the walks with the support of the project coordinator and assistant. In addition to this your aims

You will be responsible for the smooth running of the walks, registering walkers at the start of the walks, trouble shooting and dealing with any problems on the walks, making sure walks are welcoming, friendly, enjoyable and safe.

The post holder will be expected to be flexible and take on tasks in line with other relevant duties connected with the smooth running of the project.

Ideal Candidate: Someone who is self-motivated and an independent worker. You will have good communication skills, be confident speaking in public and be able to communicate appropriately with a diverse range of people. You will be a trained walk leader who is happy to work unsupervised, working safely using your own initiative to troubleshoot during walks. A good sense of humour and personal and emotional resilience is essential, as well as enthusiasm and commitment. You will also need to be a team player, outgoing and able to effectively communicate CoolTan’s understanding of the vital relationship between the creative arts and mental health.

Competencies

Good planning and organisational skills

Self Awareness - Is self-aware, learns continuously and adapts behaviour in response to feedback.
Personal Effectiveness - Makes things happen, operates with resilience, flexibility and integrity.
Communication - Shares and listens to information, opinions and ideas using a range of effective methods.
Delivering Results - Promotes customer focused service delivery. Plans and prioritises and learns from mistakes.
Joined Up Working - Promotes collaborative relationships with other services and colleagues in order to improve service delivery.
Improving Delivery - Seeks out the best way to deliver services, promotes innovation and learning and manages risks.
Managing Diversity - Treats individuals with respect and consideration, takes policy and practice seriously.

Tasks and Responsibilities

•Walking health walk routes beforehand (“recce-ing”) to make sure you know them.

•Welcoming walkers to the walks, particularly new walkers.

•Giving a brief talk before the walk to make sure everyone is prepared.

•Making sure paperwork like registration forms and registers are completed.

•Leading and managing walks, usually jointly with volunteer walk leaders (including “back marking or “middle marking” as well as leading at the front).

•Making sure walks are welcoming, friendly, enjoyable and safe, following our best practice guidelines and the requirements of your scheme.

•Trouble shooting and dealing with problems on walks, with the support of your scheme coordinator.

•Promoting walks, with the support of your scheme coordinator.

•Outreach; building strong networks and partnerships with other local agencies.

•Providing basic information about how to keep active.

•Attending occasional walk leaders’ meetings and refresher training.

•Staying in touch with the latest news and guidance from your scheme and Walking for Health.

Corporate Responsibilities [all posts]

  • To be committed to the aims and values of the CoolTan Arts
  • To maintain good communication with colleagues, participants, volunteers and partner agencies
  • Aid in the overall development and enhancement of CoolTan’s work
  • Display a personal belief in equal opportunities in relation to mental health and apply this in all their work
  • Attend and participate in internal and cross-organisation working groups for training and exchange of information and best practice
  • To work at all times to the organisation’s policies and procedures, especially Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Safeguarding
  • Act accordingly and take responsibility under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) to maintain a healthy and safe working environment for both staff and visitors, to observe obligations under CoolTan Arts Health and Safety policies, and to maintain awareness of safe practices and assessment of risk in accordance with the Risk Management Strategy.
  • To work continuously to develop user-led models of working, ensuring that participants needs, views and feedback shape the service and inform your practice

Other responsibilities[all posts]

  • To take on additional responsibilities commensurate to the role as and when required
  • To be committed to developing professional knowledge through continuing professional development
  • Be committed to Safeguarding adults at risk

This job description is not exhaustive; it merely outlines the key tasks and responsibilities of the post. These key tasks and responsibilities are subject to change. Any changes will be made in consultation with the post holder. You will be expected in undertaking the above role to comply with any policies and procedures that CoolTan Arts may issue. This post is subject to an enhanced CRB check.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:BERMONDSEY SQUARE WALK LEADER

Essential
or
Desirable / Assessed by
Application Form (A), Interview (I), Test (T)
Qualifications/Knowledge
  1. Trained walk leader
/ E / AI
1a Care of or experience working with vulnerable people / D / AI
  1. Knowledge and skills in using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook or European computer driving license
/ E / AIT
  1. Good oral and written communication skills
/ E / AI
  1. Excellent at form filling and the understating and use of language to make things work in plain English
/ D / A
Experience
  1. Able to work as a member of a team.
/ E / AI
  1. Excellent Public Speaking and Outreach experience
/ E / AI
  1. Experience working in a customer facing environment
/ E / AI
  1. Experience working in a related role
/ D / AI
  1. Experience writing and adapting risk assessments
/ D / AI
Skills and Abilities
  1. Demonstrable ability to work alongside volunteers
/ E / AI
  1. Good Interpersonal Skills
/ E / A.I .T
  1. An ability to work collaboratively with partner agencies, as well as foster new partnerships with the aim of extending the reach of CoolWalks and attracting walkers.
/ E / AI
  1. Able to speak a second language
/ D / AI
Personal
  1. Content to work one Saturday per month
/ E / AI
  1. Committed to providing a quality service to clients in at other settings and be willing to undertake training to develop new skills and knowledge.

  1. A respect for individuals, good listening skills and an ability to motivate and support personal development through a range of approaches
/ E / AI
  1. An appropriate, flexible and sensitive approach to working people with a variety of disabilities
/ E / AI
  1. Understating of language and its implications in a user lead organisation.
/ E / I
  1. None judgmental attitude
/ E / I
  1. Sense of humour
/ E / I

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In accordance with CoolTan Arts equal opportunities policy, CoolTan Arts will select new employees on job-related criteria only: that is, the ability to meet the criteria of the job as outlined in the person specification.

The questions below will help CoolTan Arts monitor the effectiveness of its equal opportunities policy and to address areas of under-representation. The information, which you supply on this form will be used for statistical purposes and will be detached from the application form prior to shortlisting. Please, therefore, complete all questions by ticking the appropriate response or entering the information requested.

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