Type of Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: Full time days, sleep shifts and wake nights
Driver: Full UK -manual driver’s licence
About the role
Reuben is a 25-year-old man who has been diagnosed with Autism, learning disabilities and epilepsy.
While he has limited verbal communication, he has a great sense of humour and infectious smile and enjoys meeting and interacting with different people.
Reuben has many interests and hobbies such as bike rides, long walks in countryside areas and visiting the beach, he especially loves to play in the water when he goes swimming.
He really enjoys using sensory items such as his ripping boxes & using multi-sensory rooms.
Reuben enjoys watching cooking programs and having meals out in restaurants.
He loves intensive interaction when he feels safe, happy, and content and he will be affectionate with familiar team members, hold hands or faces, lean against his team members when out on walks etc. However this has to be on his own terms, and he will initiate this with you.
It is important for Reuben to be supported by confident, happy, fun, smiley individuals that can set clear boundaries so that he feels safe and can build trust. He needs team members who are energetic, physically fit and who not afraid to have fun or to be silly.
Transitions can be difficult for Reuben, and he uses a visual schedule to support his day and so he knows what is happening.
Reuben is looking for Team Members with experience of Autism and Learning Disabilities are required and whilst experience of epilepsy and managing seizures is desirable, full training will be provided.
Why work for us
• Work for a small not for profit organisation where the focus is the people we support
• Be listened to and have your direct experience and expertise valued
• Have support from an experienced management and clinical team
• Be celebrated for accomplishing goals with the individual you support
• Have training opportunities that enhance your career development
Benefits include: 29 days annual leave (pro rata), rising to 30 days annual leave (pro rata) as of the 1st April, following your 1 year anniversary with PBS4, in-house paid induction training followed by 12 weeks blended e-learning, coaching, and mentoring. Additional training opportunities following probation, DBS check payment, Legal & General company pension, employee recognition scheme and access to various other benefits through our Employee Assistance Programme. Refer a friend and receive £300.00 for every successful person you refer.
About PBS4
PBS4 is a values led social care organisation, providing Neurodisability Services to individuals with Learning Disabilities, Autism and/or behaviours that may challenge. We support people living in their own homes, with their own tenancies, and we utilise Positive Behaviour Support as the framework for the support we provide.
We are a medium-sized organisation supporting people across Hampshire, Dorset, Berkshire, Somerset, and Oxfordshire and with a workforce of around 350 employees and rapidly growing.
The people we support overcome huge challenges every day to achieve exciting things. Some may be big, some may be smaller, but we are committed to celebrating all of these! We are committed to leading by example in how 21st Century clinical support for people with learning disabilities should look. We aim to raise the bar of Positive Behaviour Support in social care!
Be the change!
People with learning disabilities should have the same right to an ordinary life as anyone else. They need support from people like you to help them achieve this. If you are passionate about helping people to achieve the life they deserve and thrive of seeing others succeed then a career with PBS4 is the career for you. We value experience in supporting others, but we warmly welcome people without experience who share our values.
We want to create new ways of working, led by passion and drive for doing what is right, and promote innovation from our teams. Join us on our mission to disrupt social care!
* “Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010”
Role Type
Pay Rate
15.37 GBP – 15.38 GBP (Hour)
Company Overview
PBS4 provides support to enable people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour to have independent lives and to live in their own home. Our approach is underpinned by Positive Behaviour Support. Positive Behaviour Support is an approach mostly used to support people with learning disabilities whose behaviours challenge others. The goal is to shift the focus away from reducing challenging behaviour to understanding what that behaviour means and supporting people to get what they need better.
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