Learning Disability Support Worker (Female)

Are you calm, caring, empathic, resourceful and organised?

Person Spec:

• Strong professional boundaries.
• The ability to not take things personally.
• A commitment to work unsocial hours.
• The ability, insight, flexibility and resilience to work effectively with people of varying levels of need, including those with Autism and challenging behaviour.
• An empathic approach and an understanding of the needs of people with learning disabilities (such as physical, psychological, emotional) and the challenges they face in daily life.
• Knowledge of the principles of working with service users from a range of ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
• Effective communication skills including good spoken and written English and a general understanding of non-verbal communication. Having a non-patronising approach to service users.
• The ability to work in an empowering way, encouraging and supporting service users to develop their independence and daily living skills.
• The ability to work effectively within a team and to work alone when required, prioritising work and managing a caseload.
• Adaptability to change and the ability to be flexible to the demands of a busy service.
• Computer literacy and admin skills.

Role Details

Overall Purpose: To provide high quality care and support to service users in accordance with their support plan and comprehensive risk assessment; promoting independence, dignity, choice and well-being.

Hours of Work: 40

Salary: £28,808 per annum

Responsible To: Team Manager, Registered Manager

If you are interested in applying, or would like more information about the post, please email us an up to date CV.

All appointments subject to our safeguarding procedures including pre-employment checks and an enhanced DBS.

Work Remotely

• No

Work Visa Sponsorship Program

• No

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £28,808.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Shift:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Night shift

Experience:

• Learning disability support worker: 1 year (required)

Work Location: On the road