Job Overview

Hugo is looking for creative, active and joyful people to come and work for him and help build his 'Gloriously Ordinary Life' with him. You'll be a part of a new team who will sometimes have a mixture of 1:1 and 2:1 with Hugo, both at his home, out and about locally and supporting him during his time with his tutors.

Being able to 'get' Hugo is perhaps more important than experience, or if you are experienced and need a new challenge in where you can make a real difference as part of a genuinely Hugo-centred team, then this could be the role for you.

Hugo enjoys music and sound and loves acoustically magnificent spaces and his regular intensive interaction music making sessions. He loves to be in the water, loves being read a good book and he likes to share a joke. We want to help Hugo to open up his world whilst supporting his education, and social care needs.

Hugo is making new routines for himself after recently leaving school, and values consistency, predictability and a clear sense of control. You will be a part of a new team and will have the support of a family who are passionate advocates for Hugo.

You will need to be robust and resilient as Hugo can sometimes grab and throw things as a way of communicating how he feels. He needs someone who will not walk away when the going gets tough. Once you have bedded in you will find the enjoyment in being part of Hugo's world to be the ultimate reward for your perseverance.

Salary: £25,876.50 pro rata

Location: Frome, Somerset

Contract Hours: 1x 22hr a week post, 1x 19hr a week post, 1 x12hr a week post. Hugo's hours are between 9-6pm with occasional evening and regular weekend work required.

Contract: Permanent

Ref Code: AM/HW

Essential for this job: Must hold a full UK driving license

Date Applications Close: 13/02/2025

Please be aware that your initial employment will be with Beyond Limits and will at some point transfer to Openstorytellers in Frome on completion of their CQC registration. You will be based in Frome but you may be required, at the cost of your employer, to travel to Plymouth to take part in induction and training.

Ideally you will:

• Be motivated and committed
• Have a robust and spirited attitude
• Be curious about people and a sensitivity to a range of communication
• Work well as part of a team
• Have good communication skills
• Be resilient and consistent
• Have experience of learning disability
• Have an awareness of visual impairment, autism and learning disabilities
• Have an understanding of active allyship

Benefits:

• We reward our staff with competitive salaries
• Benefits will change once employment changes from Beyond Limits to OpenStoryTellers
• A really good mandatory induction
• Ongoing high quality training
• A real chance to make a difference to someone's life

We are committed to recruiting candidates who share our commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment, including obtaining references and DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) clearance. A DBS check will be requested in the event of the individual being offered a position with Beyond Limits, the cost of which will be to the employee, however, this will be returned after successful completion of probation period (6 months).