Learning Disabilities Support Worker – Community

Thornbury Community Services; London; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Thornbury Community Services is seeking a Learning Disabilities Healthcare Support Worker to provide essential support to clients with learning disabilities in Bury St Edmunds. The role involves engaging clients in community activities such as trips to theme parks and swimming, requiring a confident individual with at least 12 months of UK-based experience. Attractive pay rates and benefits including travel expenses and upskilling training are offered.

Benefits

24/7 clinical support

Access to EAP resources

Travel and mileage expenses

Competitive pay rates

Upskilling and refresher training courses

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months UK-based experience in a relevant support worker role.
• Experience supporting clients with learning disabilities and autism.
• Confidence in performing physical interventions (restraints) in the last two years.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with learning disabilities in the community by engaging in activities.
• Assist clients in achieving personal goals and social integration.
• Use own vehicle as required for client outings.

Skills

Confidence in physical interventions

Experience with clients with learning disabilities

Resilience

Job description

Learning Disabilities Healthcare Support Worker

Location: Bury St Edmunds

Shifts: Weekdays 1000 – 1800 / Weekends 0800 – 1600

Pay Rates (including holiday pay): Days £16.81 / Weekends £21.01

As an ‘Outstanding’ CQC-rated care provider Thornbury Community Services recruits learning disabilities support workersto utitlise their skills and expertise to enable our clients to live safe and fulfilled lives where they can achieve personal goals, learn new hobbies and take trips into the community.

We are looking to recruitlearning disabilities support workers in Bury St Edmunds with UK-based learning disabilities care experience to work with our active client in the community. You can expect to be visiting theme parks, fun fairs, going on beach outings, and pier day trips. The client also enjoys swimming, workers are encouraged to join in when appropriate. This is a busy role and our client will need you to be confident by nature as well as embracing their way of life.

As this role is community based and our client enjoys accessing lots of varied days out, we require drivers with their own vehicle for this role.

Our benefits package for learning disabilities support workers

When you join us as a TCS learning disabilities support worker, you’ll gain access to our extensive benefits package. We have created this package to provide our support workers with a wide range of benefits and perks to support them in theirlearning disabilities support workerjobs with TCS and enable them to continue to develop and maintain their learning disabilities careskills and knowledge.

• 24/7 support – clinical, operational support from our teams who are there to help when you need them

• Access to our EAP – 24/7 access to helpful resources and professionally trained advisors who are able to support your wellbeing

• Travel and mileage expenses – receive expenses for your shifts, depending on the care package you work on

• Thornbury pay rates – earn exceptional rates of pay that match many of the highest-paying nursing agencies in the UK

• Upskilling training – excel in your career and develop your skillset with our upskilling and refresher training courses.

Role requirements

We look for learning disabilities support workerswith a minimum of 12 months of UK-based experience who are passionate, resilient and highly skilled. In order to be considered for this role we require the following key skills:

• Experience and confidence in performing physical interventions (restraints) in the last two years

• Experience supporting clients with learning disabilities and autism.

• 12 months UK work experience within a relevant support worker role

Joining our Thornbury community means you’ll deliver exceptional care, without exception, to individuals with a range of care conditions, empowering them to achieve their goals and aspirations.

Apply now

If you’re looking for a worthwhile opportunity to develop your skills with an ‘Outstanding’ rated healthcare provider, work with a compassionate team of healthcare professionals and provide world-class care, please apply by clicking the apply button now and our team will be in touch.

Alternatively, if you have any questions about TCS, the role or our benefits you can contact us via email:[e-mail] by ringing 0333 034 1135.

What our healthcare professionals say about working at TCS

“Working at Thornbury allows me to work with conscientious hardworking professionals, which is great. The nurse rates of pay are excellent too, and I can pick and choose the hours I want.” – Paediatric nurse (RNC)

“Absolutely fantastic company to work for. They really appreciate their workers, offer great rates of pay and really good training. I highly recommend!” – Healthcare assistant (HCA)

“I really enjoy working for Thornbury. They are very supportive and always offer plenty of shifts, as long as you don’t mind travelling. If you need to cancel a shift, they are fine about it, and equally if you can’t pick up a shift that someone else has cancelled, they don’t make you feel guilty and are equally pleased when you do pick up a shift.” – Specialist complex care nurse

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