Community Support Worker - Supported Living
Location
Bournemouth, Dorset | United Kingdom
Job description
Community Support Worker - Supported Living
We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our adult services programme based in Southbourne supporting seven residents in their early to mid twenties. We have three females and four male who live in their own self-contained flats.
The role:
Aspire in Southbourne supports our seven residents going through the transition in life from living at home to living independently in one way or another. You could be supporting with preparing food, laundry, weekly food shopping/ monitoring healthy eating options, providing advise about work placements and day to day colleague interaction, day trips into the forest, attending workshops and clubs, cake tasting in local cafes or going to watch the football in the Brewhouse. The options are endless!
This role would really suit someone that has a warm but attentive nature, fit and able to be on their feet a lot of the time, and a passion to promoting independence for the people we support.
We are recruiting for males and females, Drivers with access to their own car for work is essential . We are unable to accommodate anyone who does not drive.
We deliver a 24/7 service and have various full and part time hours available to suit your needs. To support the services, shifts would be between the hours of 7am - 10pm, including alternate weekends and sleep ins (sleep ins come with an additional payment)
A support workers day would include:
- Sharing your skills and life knowledge with the people we support to enable good life skills and independence when living in the community
- Maintaining consistent and accurate records regarding care plans, finances, appointments and medication
- Following the support plan in plan for each person we support to enable the person to feel comfortable and happy, adapting this as required based on change in behaviour
- Providing some elements of personal care from personal hygiene prompts, helping to bath and wash, medication
- A rewarding job, full of variety and opportunities for career development
- A generous employee referral scheme – you can earn £400 for each person you successfully refer!
- 12-week induction programme consisting of in-house training, e-learning, shadowing, coaching, and mentoring.
- The opportunity to complete an accredited qualification once you’ve passed your probation period.
- All colleagues have access to an internal learning portal so you can increase your skills and knowledge in the areas that interest you the most.
- Cycle to work scheme
- Bespoke learning and development in key areas such as total communication, positive behaviour techniques, sign language
- Up to 33 days annual leave pro-rata (including bank holidays)
- Benefits portal which gives you access to money off your favourite shops, restaurants, and great days out, along with a cashback healthcare plan for general day-to-day healthcare such as optical and dental.
- A 24 Hour Employee Assistance programme that provides practical information and support on issues like money management, family and legal information.
- We also have a network of Mental Health First Aiders to provide support you in the event you experience issues relating to your mental health.
Apply now:
If being a Support Worker sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. To apply it couldn’t be simpler - just ‘apply’ to complete the application process.
If you need any support Carly would be more than happy to help!
- An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, this will be paid for by Autism Unlimited.
- We welcome applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce
- As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments, we can offer support to complete your application.
As part of your induction, you will complete training with new colleagues across the charity. This means you get to learn from others’ experiences and build peer-to-peer relationships.
Community Support Worker - Supported Living
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