Support Worker

Job Overview
We are seeking dedicated and enthusiastic Support Workers to provide person centred support to children, young people and adults with a disability. Part-time and Full-time roles available

Responsibilities

• To have a passion to make a difference.
• Be responsible for supporting children, young people and adults with a disability to provide bespoke, personalised 1:1, 2:1, overnight and group support.
• To support children, young people, and adults to be as independent as they can be. To support children, young people, and adults with a disability in a variety of settings to achieve outcomes as defined in their agreed contract of support/ individual support plan.
• To work flexibly with service users and their families, this may include working evenings, overnights, weekends, and bank holidays.
• Use imagination and creativity to deliver diverse personalised support.
• Planning, organising, and booking activities/events for service users.
• Completing supporting documentation for the people you will work with, this may include support plans, evaluation forms, behaviour forms etc.
• To support the needs of the service users including complex disabilities, behaviours, personal care, cooking, cleaning, and administration of medication.
• Ensure company policies and procedures are understood and adhered to.
• Ensure all relevant training is completed and attended.
• Evidence of continuous commitment to professional development whilst displaying a passion for the area of work.

Experience

• Nurturing, kind and empathetic
• Sensitivity and discretion.
• Non-Judgemental.
• Self-reflective.
• Effective and positive response to change.
• Enthusiastic and energetic.
• Develops good relationships with service users, families, colleagues, and others by behaving with integrity and treating people with respect and leading by example.
• Creative, and able to use your initiative
• To be willing to work with people
• Knowledge of planning person-centred support.
• Effective listening and verbal communication.
• Excellent time management and work in a highly organised manner.
• Be flexible, adaptable, and able to work effectively in a variety of settings.
• Be compassionate and understanding.
• Evidence of continuous commitment to professional development whilst displaying a passion for the area of work.
• Work effectively as a team member as well as lone working.
• Be self-motivated and committed to the role.

Preferred

• Full UK Driving Licence, access to own vehicle with Business Insurance.
• Experience of working in the Health and Social Care Sector.
• Previous experience of working with vulnerable Children and Adults with a disability.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From £12.50 per hour

Work Location: In person