Job Description
Job Description
To work with and provide care and support to service users with extreme learning disabilities who exhibit a variety of challenging behaviours posing a range of physical and emotional challenges.
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Responsibilities
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* To provide direct support to service users who exhibit extreme challenging behaviour to manage the behaviour and to enable them to participate in a wide range of therapeutic and social activities.
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* To uphold social work values and to ensure good working practice including understanding and awareness of health and safety
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* To promote the independence and develop the skills of service users and assist with all tasks necessary to ensure positive life experiences
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* To work positively with other agencies, parents, carers, and other services to ensure a quality provision of care for service users
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* Develop and contribute to the maintenance of service user records and support plans and act as a key worker when required.
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* To ensure that the living environment of the service users is clean and appropriate to meet each individuals needs
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* To participate in regular and ongoing training relevant to the needs of the service users.
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The Individual
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* Experience that would give the post holder insight into issues in relation to working with people with a disability who exhibit challenging behaviour.
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* Willingness to undertake SVQ level 2
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* Willingness to undertake further training as required
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* Willing to work towards SSSC
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* Good Practical Skills
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* Good Observational Skills
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* Flexibility, Empathy and Approachability
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* Ability to work as part of a team
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* Ability to remain calm in a crisis
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* Ability to reflect on your own practice
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* To understand your own feelings about being challenged
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* Knowledge of Social Care Values
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* Ability to form positive relationships with service users, colleagues, parents and other professionals
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* Sensitivity and understanding of discrimination and health and well being issues
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* Flexible approach to work patterns and bases and ability to work within a shift based rota system
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* Ability to respond appropriately in difficult or challenging situations
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* Ability to work effectively as part of the support team and in multi-disciplinary settings
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* Ability to use own initiative and to be self motivated
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* The ability to engage service users in activities and participation within their home and in the local community
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* Ability to communicate in an open an approachable manner
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* Ability to carry out duties that involve personal care of service users
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* Ability to carry out moving and handling duties in line with health and safety regulation and risk assessment
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* Ability to support service users with physical activities such as swimming, hydro therapy etc
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Closing Date: 16 May 2025
Starting Salary: £26,224.12
£13.63 per hour
full-time and part-time contracts available.
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For further information contact: Kate McClue 01343 842390