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Job description

To provide professional, innovative high quality, care and support to people with learning disabilities to ensure they live healthy, productive lives and are supported to achieve their full potential within all aspects of their lives. Please see employer website for full job details & person specification.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a trusting and professional relationship with the people who use our services and act in a supportive and empathetic manner towards them.
• Support the people who use our services to manage their physical health, mental health and wellbeing through the development and implementation of an individual support plan.
• Involve the people who use our services in all aspects of decision making and be sensitive to difficulties encountered by them.
• Display compassion and sensitivity to the people who use our services’ and next of kin needs.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• To be willing to work various shifts, which may include days, nights, evenings and weekends.
• Experience of supporting an individual with household tasks and/or providing emotional support.
• Knowledge and understanding of intellectual disability issues.

Further Information

Location: The Heathers, Armagh.