We are looking for passionate and enthusiastic people to join our team, to support our customers to reach their full potential and improve their quality of life. Being a company lead by disabled people, we are motivated to provide our customers with positive community experiences, building their independence, choice and control.
The ideal person will:
- be motivated to learn new skills and to teach people new skills to increase their independence within the community, their home and within respite support.
- Support people to manage and maintain their home and learn essential life skills.
- Support people with personal care where needed in line with their support plan
- Support people with their health needs as required – for example taking medication and attending health care appointments.
- Enjoy being around people with autism and be motivated by their achievements.
- be able to drive.
- understand Positive Behaviour Support principles and be able to support people in a person-centred way. We provide theory and practical training. Previous training and experience in PBS and working with people with learning disabilities is highly desirable.
- Follow individual behaviour support plans, using proactive strategies.
- be resilient to work with customers that can display challenging behaviours
- be able to keep professional boundaries, within both personal and work life.
- be reliable and consistent when providing support.
- have an analytic mind to understand the interaction between environments’ antecedents- behaviours and consequences.
- have excellent communication skills.
- Be able to work as part of a team, as well as, be confident when lone working.
- Be flexible to support the needs of the customers- we provide 24/7 support, 365 days per year working evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
- Be able to work in shift patterns.
- We provide PROACT-SCIPR training plus all mandatory social care training.
- Our staff team are friendly and welcoming. This work can be challenging at times but is fun and rewarding.
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Part time contracts may be offered.
Holiday entitlement: 28 days including bank holidays- full time. allowance will be allocated pro rata dependent on contracted hours.
Overtime available.
Blue light card scheme.
Recommend a friend scheme.
Enrolment into the Nest Pension scheme.
2 weeks paid sick leave.
Job Type: Full-time / variable hours contract
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