Are you a dedicated individual who can support learners with Autism, Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviour on a daily basis? Can you think on your feet and be creative? Are you compassionate and have a good sense of humour? Can you support in leading a staff team to be the best they can be?
Within our Day Services, you will support our fantastic young people to carry out a range of person centred activities such as; Accessing the community to take part in a variety of physical activities (Swimming, Cycling, Trampolining - yes, all the fun things), developing independent living skills (Cooking/Baking, Cleaning, Car Washing) as well as enhancing Literacy and Numeracy skills, and promoting independence in everyway we can.
In addition to this, you will support in leading a staff team to provide the best support possible. You will carry out meaningful supervisions, and provide input to team meetings. You will regularly review care and support plans, to ensure they are up to date and relevant for the people we support. You will lead by example at all times and develop good working relations with the staff team, families and professionals.
This post is full time and permanent once a six month probation period has been successfully completed. The shifts are run on a two week rota, an example of this would be: Mon - Fri (week 1), Tues - Sat or Tues - Fri and a Sunday (week 2). To be clear, you may need to work 1 weekend a month.
A normal shift could be 8am to 4:30pm with a possible 1 shift per week finishing at 8pm.
Applicants with experience of Autism, Positive Behaviour Support, promoting independence, choice and social inclusion are preferred but training will be provided.
Benefits:
* Competitive annual leave entitlement
* Salary of £27,040 based on 40 hour contract and determined by experience
* Continual professional development through paid training
Responsibilities:
* Carry out and the implementation of care plans
* Review care plans
* Complete supervisions of Support Workers
* Be a Keyholder of the service
* Support learners with daily activities, i.e. cooking, accessing the community, physical activities, arts and crafts, literacy and numeracy.
* Effectively communicate with all service users, staff and professionals
* Promote independence at all times
* Enable choice whilst balancing well-being
* Adopt creative approaches to challenging behaviour
* Calm and collected in pressurised situations
* Create a supportive, nurturing and trusting environment where by people are able to develop
Requirements:
* Previous experience as a Support Worker within a care environment preferred but not essential
* Ideally qualified to level 3 in Health and Social Care or Assisting Teaching and Learning 2 or 3
* Able to work a shift pattern on a rolling rota
* Flexibility with working hours
* Excellent communication skills
* Calm and caring manner
* An understanding of the difficulties encountered by young people with Learning Disabilities/Autism when transitioning from children to adult services
* The ability to use non verbal communication systems and social stories
* An understanding of Autism
* The ability to work within a Positive Behavioural Support Plan
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Benefits:
* Casual dress
* Company events
* Company pension
* Free parking
* On-site parking
Work Location: In person
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: Up to £27,040.00 per year
Benefits:
* Casual dress
* Free parking
* On-site parking
Work Location: In person