Manual Handling Co-ordinator
£34,744 - £38,604 + benefits
Description: Manual Handling Co-ordinator
Type: Permanent, Full Time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Cheadle Hulme, SK8 6RQ
Salary: £34,744 - £38,604 + benefits
Originally founded in 1823, Seashell Trust is a nationally recognised and registered charity based in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport. The trust consists of the Royal School Manchester (RSM), Royal College Manchester (RCM), 17 residential care homes, outreach, health and family services all based on one campus site. We provide care and education for children and young people (up to 25 years old) with severe, profound, and complex learning difficulties and disabilities, sensory impairment, communication disorders and autism.
Our vision is for the children and young people in our care to be safe, happy and to achieve the best possible outcomes so that they are valued and valuable members of their communities. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers at Seashell to share this commitment.
We are recruiting a manual handling practitioner to support across the whole organisation. The Manual Handling Co-ordinator will promote the safe handling and represent the organisation, in dealing in all manual handling situations, including legal situations.
We are recruiting this position on a part-time basis and although you will not be working more than 15 hours per week with no regular weekend and evening shifts, we are looking for someone who is able to offer some flexibility to work outside of normal hours as needed e.g. training night staff.
Key responsibilities:
- Contribute to the design, development and evaluation of manual handling policies, procedures, handling documentation and audit tools.
- Support the use of evidence-based risk assessments for complex handling situations.
- Identify and evaluate a range of handling equipment to meet the needs of the organisation.
- Design, deliver and evaluate a range of training programmes for staff to meet the need of the organisation.
- Contributes to the design, interpretation and resulting action plans from audits and accident investigations.
- Contribute to a positive health and safety culture within the Trust
About you
- Professional membership registration e.g. HCPC, NMC or equivalent, with relevant qualification at degree standard.
- Prior experience of complex manual handling situations, preferably having attended a further Train the Trainer course or equivalent qualification.
- Willingness to attend further training as required and join the National Back Exchange if not already registered.
- Ideally you will have worked as a health care professional e.g. Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist or Nurse, specialising in manual handling.
- Significant hands-on experience of working with people with complex disabilities.
- Experience of contributing to risk assessments for children and young people with complex disabilities
- Ability to deliver presentations and coaching.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Our benefits:
- Detailed 2-week induction programme for all new employees
- Access to our on-site inclusive gym, fitness classes and swimming pool
- Blue light discount scheme
- Benenden Health Care Membership – access to 24/7 GP, physiotherapy, medical treatments, mental health support including counselling service, cancer support, care planning and social care advice
- Access to a wide range of vocational programmes to support you in your job role
- Life Assurance (3x Annual base salary) subject to terms and conditions
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free on-site parking
- Paid Enhanced DBS
About Recruitment at Seashell
Our vision is for the children and young people in our care to be safe, happy and to achieve the best possible outcomes so that they are valued and valuable members of their communities.
Our Core Values are represented within the three ‘I’s’ – Integrity, Innovation, and Involvement. We value diversity and are committed to equal opportunities.
Disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria on the person specification will be guaranteed an interview. We are an inclusive employer and welcome all applications.
This charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We provide an environment that is safeguarded and as part of our safer recruitment policy, the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and full references will be taken.