Bank Support Worker

Choice Support; Ashford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Choice Support is seeking a dedicated support worker in Ashford, United Kingdom. The role focuses on helping one gentleman build confidence, life skills, and independence while providing guidance, reassurance, and positive behaviour support during emotional dysregulation.

You will contribute to the safe running of the service by recording incidents, safeguarding concerns, health and safety tasks, and sharing information with colleagues.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting individuals with emotional dysregulation or challenging behaviour.
• Ability to promote independence and life skills in daily living.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and health & safety awareness.

Responsibilities

• Support one gentleman on a two-to-one basis to build confidence and independence.
• Record incidents, accidents and safeguarding concerns accurately and promptly.
• Encourage participation in household tasks and daily living activities to promote independence.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Safeguarding

Behaviour support

Job description

Your role is to support on a two-to-one basis, helping one gentleman to build confidence, develop life skills, and achieve the greatest level of independence possible. You will provide guidance, reassurance, and positive behaviour support to help him manage periods of emotional dysregulation and make positive choices. You will also contribute to the safe and effective running of the service by recording incidents, accidents, and safeguarding concerns, supporting skill development, sharing relevant information with colleagues, undertaking health and safety responsibilities, and encouraging the people we support to actively participate in household tasks and daily living activities to promote independence and responsibility.

The person can present with challenges at times, but by building a trusting relationship, listening to him, and taking an interest in what matters to him, you will get to know a funny, engaging, and personable young man. Supporting him to achieve his goals and grow in confidence and independence is one of the most rewarding aspects of the role.