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Job description

Positive Futures is positive about people. We transform peoples’ lives every day. We support people who have a learning disability, acquired brain injury and autism. The bottom line is this: wonderful things can and do happen when people get the right support, at the right time, from the right people. Purpose of Role. To provide high quality support to people to enable them to live independently and to have choice and control over all aspects of their life in order to deliver our Mission. Positive Futures for people with a learning disability, acquired brain injury or autism, working together to achieve dreams and transform lives.

Responsibilities

• Providing Person Centred Support.
• Supporting Independence, Social and Communication Skills.
• Form a positive relationship with the person being supported, maintaining appropriate professional boundaries with them and their families.
• Promote and support relationships, which enable people with a learning disability, to be included, and engage in their local community.
• Ensuring the high quality, person-centred support (outlined in the person’s Person-Centred Portfolio) needed to live the life they want and achieve their dreams/goals.
• Supporting People to Develop and Maintain Key Skills in relation to Housing Support.
• Support people to understand and fulfil their responsibilities to look after their home in line with any tenancy agreements.
• Support people with domestic chores such as shopping, preparation of healthy meals, cleaning, gardening, washing clothes and ironing, Supporting Independence, Social and Communication Skills
• Support people to have choice and control over all aspects of their lives.
• Accurately and effectively maintain and store records and short reports within the Service, utilising appropriate systems, templates and record keeping processes (e.g. behaviours, incidents, communication, risk assessment etc.).
• Use ICT systems to carry out the responsibilities of the post (e.g. Microsoft Office, HR and Finance information system, support planner system)

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Personal or work experience of providing care or support for someone.
• Basic digital skills e.g. to record notes and use rota, HR or care systems.
• Full, valid driving licence and access to a car insured for business purposes in order to transport people we support. Class 2 business insurance is required. Or Full, valid driving licence or ability to travel independently to meet the requirements.
• Administration skills.