Support Worker
Hours: Full time and Part time available
60 per hour
This role will require you to support one gentleman with autism and learning disabilities. You would support him to make his own choices, achieve his goals and live as independently as possible. You will enable him to reach his potential by providing both physical and emotional support, along with encouraging him to develop positive relationships socially.
One important part of the role would involve helping the gentleman to integrate into his community. He is currently visiting some social venues but will require support in attending others. We are looking for someone who would advocate on his behalf and promote inclusion to assist with improving his social skills and interactions.
The gentleman will also require encouragement and prompts with personal care, domestic tasks and meal preparation. The gentleman has a specific routine day to day, including a specific diet, which you would support with.
You will build a rapport with the gentleman and be a companion for him; We would be looking for confident, calm, and consistent support workers who have experience with autism and varied communication methods.
An enhanced Adult PVG is required for this role.
Shift patterns
Monday- Saturday between the hours of 9:00am-5:00pm
Please note we would still require a degree flexibility from candidates as this may be moved around to deliver person centered care and support, to best serve the individual.
At Real Life Options we treat our people with the same respect, care, and consideration that we show to the people we support. A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
~ Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job
~ An employer contributory pension scheme
Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours)
~£10,000 Life cover
~ A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
~ A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services
~ Cycle to Work Scheme
~ A financial wellbeing scheme
~ Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)
~ Mileage paid at a flat rate of £0.We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do these are:
We seek to recruit, train, and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation, and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition, or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.