Female Support Worker in Nuneaton

Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship. Would you like to be part of a small and highly specialised service which is committed to supporting me in the community? Would you like to involve me and support me to be part of my local community? Would you like to be well trained, well supported, well paid and know that you are making a positive difference every time you go to work? If you have answered a big YES to these questions we would love to hear from you.

At Turning Point, we support people with Learning Disabilities across England. As a Support Worker, you will make a real difference to residents' lives as you improve their daily living skills. Passionate about people, you will enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress with us.

About Me: I am looking for people to support me in my new home in Nuneaton and in my local community. I am a woman in my 30’s with a diagnosis of Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) which is a form of autism and a mild/moderate learning disability. I can present with some complex behaviours of concern. It is important to me that I have a staff team that understands autism and PDA that are patient and understanding. I need consistent support and encouragement, but it is also important to let me progress at my own pace and for staff to be able to recognise when I need space. Language is crucial, and it is important that staff do not use words such as “no” and “don’t” and my initial reaction to questions is likely to be “no”, so my staff team need to be creative in how they present choices to me. I enjoy lots of activities in the community but currently I am only accessing them with support from my Mum. I would like to be able to develop a good relationship with my support team so I can feel safe in the community without my Mum. We use a digital social care record system, to support daily recording, which will make your day-to-day tasks easier and allows you to spend more time with the People We Support.

Shift Patterns: This is a 24-hour service, therefore flexibility is essential. You will be working a range of shifts including early mornings, late evenings, sleep-ins or waking nights and some weekends. Please be aware if you are travelling from Coventry you will need to catch two buses, and on a Sunday buses do not start until 9:00am and shifts can start at 7:00am.

Role Responsibility: What will I be doing? This is a hands-on job in which no two days are the same. Your duties will include:

• Promoting the independence of people we support
• Supporting a full range of daily activities including cleaning and cooking, days out or going away on holiday
• Arranging activities in the home and in the local community
• Developing residents' life skills and personal interests
• Helping residents stay safe and healthy
• Assisting with personal care needs
• Manual handling
• Supporting people with medication
• Ensuring record keeping is maintained to the required standard at all times and contributing to service monitoring requirements

Additional Needs: I need staff that are patient and understanding. Language is extremely important to people with PDA. You will be required to work alongside specialists in my multi-disciplinary team.

The Ideal Candidate: What skills and qualities do I need to have? What is essential is that you are:

• Experienced in supporting people with autism and PDA.
• Resilient, patient and understanding. It may take a while to be able to develop a strong bond with me.
• Consistent in your support approach.
• Able to use language effectively to enable me to widen my opportunities.
• Passionate, caring and enthusiastic
• Flexible, patient and non-judgemental
• A great team player with lots of energy
• Able to demonstrate good communication skills
• Able to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling where needed

You should also have:

• The right attitude
• A good attendance record.
• The ability to work well as part of a team, and with other professionals involved in my support.

About us: As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer. We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive? We know reward looks different to each person and so whether it's ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package. You will get 29 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 31 days. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost. Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following the link below to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.