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Job description

Relief Support Worker (Lakeland SLS). 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. 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.
• 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.
• Supporting People to Develop and Maintain Key Skills in relation to Housing Support
• 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 make decisions based upon informed choices and speak up for themselves and/or seek support from advocacy services where needed.
• Support people to have choice and control over all aspects of their lives.
• Support people to understand and fulfil their responsibilities to look after their home in line with any tenancy agreements.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Personal or work experience of providing care or support for someone
• Full, valid driving licence and access to a car insured for business purposes in order to transport people we support
• Basic digital skills e.g. to record notes and use rota, HR or care systems.

Further Information

This role is based in the Enniskillen and Lisnaskea area. See job profile for more information. All duties must be carried out within the policies and procedures of the Organisation. 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