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Job description

About the role: What does a Support Worker do? Put simply, your job is to support people to live the life they want. 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. To help you to do this, you will: Receive a full and paid induction Spend time getting to know the person you are supporting Learn how best to support that person Work as part of a dedicated team to provide support. You don’t need formal qualifications or experience, but you do need to be kind, patient, and have a sense of fun.

Responsibilities

• Providing person centred support.
• Form a positive relationship with the person being supported, maintaining appropriate professional boundaries with them and their families.
• Supporting people to develop and maintain key skills in relation to Housing Support.
• Supporting independence, social and communication skills.
• 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.
• 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).
• See job profile for more information. All duties must be carried out within the policies and procedures of the Organisation.

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 UK driving licence and access to a car insured for business purposes to transport the people we support.

Further Information

Salary: From £29,500 to £35,500 per annum pro rata. Access NI: An Enhanced Access NI Disclosure Check will be required for this position. A criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from obtaining the position. Positive Futures adheres to the Access NI Code of Practice, a copy of which can be made available upon request. Positive Futures also have a Policy and procedure on Recruitment of Ex-Offenders and Storage & Handling copies of which can be made available upon request We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of religious belief; political opinion; sex; sexual orientation; marital or civil partnership status; racial group; age; disability.