Support Worker

Are you a support worker with a natural person-centred approach with a desire to enable those who you support to achieve greater independence whilst obtaining career progression? We are currently looking for full time support workers to make a difference in people’s lives. We specialise in supporting individuals with learning disabilities and complex behaviours and prides itself on providing the highest level of care to the individuals who they support. The desired candidate will have experience supporting individual’s difficult behaviour. Flexibility to work a mixture of days, nights and weekends is essential. If successful you will be offered a permanent position with a competitive salary and benefits with an organisation who offer excellent career progression.

Requirements:

• Have strong communication skills both verbal and written
• Can maintain quality written records
• Can work alone and unsupervised with people.
• Are passionate and committed to improving the lives of people with LD and/autism.
• Are willing to work towards further qualifications in Health and Social Care.
• Can work a variety of shift patterns over a 7-day period.
• Can support individuals to develop independent living skills
• Have an understanding of risk assessments and know how to identify and minimise risk
• Able to use computer and electronic devices for administering medication
• Be able to maintain financial records
• Be able to liaise and communicate with other professionals and families.
• Be able to work on own initiative
• Be able to participate in a variety of activities
• Preferable be a driver
• Able to complete monthly keyworker meetings and house meetings and maintain accurate records with people supported
• Clear employment history and DBS

If this sounds like you, then in return you will be rewarded with:

• A competitive salary
• Free training
• Regular support and supervisions
• Contribution towards company pension scheme

Our Support Workers will be expected to support individuals, follow support plans and recognise changes to support needs, undertake keyworker meetings with the people supported to a high standard.  Staff will be expected to complete ASDAN qualifications with the people they support and achieve key outcomes.