Female Support Worker

Creative Support; Leeds; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care organization is seeking enthusiastic individuals to join their team, providing person-centred support to adults with Autism and learning disabilities. The role involves daily assistance with personal care, community engagement, and planning alongside support networks. Full training will be provided, and the position includes enhanced pay for sleep-in shifts among other benefits.

Benefits

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

28 days Leave

Company paid enhanced DBS

Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals with Autistic Spectrum conditions is beneficial.
• Skills in personal care and support are required.
• Willingness to engage in community activities and personal interests is valued.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred care and support to tenants.
• Assist with personal care and domestic tasks.
• Engage in community activities such as walking and swimming.

Skills

Communication

Engagement

Creativity

Job description

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Our service provides specialist person-centred support to adults with Autistic Spectrum conditions and additional learning disabilities and mental health support needs.

We are looking for calm, resourceful and enthusiastic individuals who are highly motivated, hardworking and keen to join our friendly team. You will provide person-centred care and support to tenants, enabling them to take part in all aspects of everyday life and enjoy a wide range of activities. You will have skills in positive communication and engagement, and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for the people we support.

The service is characterised by a high level of service user and family involvement and we are keen to develop this further. You will have the opportunity to undertake the responsible role of being a Key Worker/Co-Key Worker. This will enable you to plan alongside members of the person’s wider support network, to enable individuals to be happy, healthy and successful in achieving their wishes and aspirations.

You must be willing to actively embrace all aspects of the role including support with personal care and domestic tasks, as well as social engagement and community activities such as walking, swimming and going to the gym. Prior experience in this field of work is beneficial, although not a substitute for an engaging, creative and person centred approach. We will value the personal skills and interests you bring to the role and to the lives of service users, such as sports, creative arts, music and cooking.

You will receive full training and mentoring to develop your understanding of autism and autism support provision. We will also provide additional training specific to the individual needs of service users you are supporting. You will be required to work in a flexible manner on a rota which includes evenings, weekends and sleep-ins. You will receive enhanced payments for sleep-in shifts supplementary to basic salary.

The service has the benefits of being situated by Middleton Park, with easy access to the centre of Leeds by bus or car.

‘Gender is considered to be an occupational requirement – Equality Act 2010’

Vacancy Reference Number: 80485
Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number

Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold award.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK. – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme