Support Worker - MOR10653

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: 30 September 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