Male Support Worker (Enablement Practitioner) -(JWPO36)

PBS4; Bearwood; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days annual leave pro rata

In-house induction training and 12 wks

Pension and employee benefits package

Refer a friend £300

Job summary

PBS4 is seeking a dedicated full-time Associate in Bearwood to support a 30-year-old man with autism and deafness. You will work on wake nights, following a 42-hour week schedule, and provide compassionate, patient support to help him stay safe and engaged in daily activities within a home environment.

Join PBS4 to contribute to personalised care, develop strong relationships, and participate in ongoing training and development opportunities in a supportive team setting.

Responsibilities

• Support a 30-year-old man with autism and deafness; provide reassurance when anxious and maintain professional boundaries
• Assist with handyman-type activities and safe engagement in home/outdoor tasks
• Support with cooking, meal prep, shopping, and day-to-day domestic tasks; assist during periods of heightened anxiety
• Be patient, build trust, adapt to Jon's communication style, and enable safe access to home and community activities

Job description

Full-time Permanent Associate

Posted 20 Oct 2026

Description

Salary: £15.68 per hour

Location: Bearwood

Type of Contract: Full-Time wake nights

Hours of work: 42 hours

About the role

The person you will support is a 30-year-old male, living in the Bearwood, Dorset and he is supported on a 3 to 1 staff ratio.

Jon has Autism and has been deaf since birth and is looking for his team to be confident and able to reassure him when he is feeling anxious or struggling to process the environment around him. Ideally, he requires people who are patient,take the time to listen to him and able to give clear boundaries

Jon is a very sociable and engaging man who likes to carry out handyman type duties around the home and outdoor activities such as building or painting and needs team members to support him to stay safe during these activities.

Jon’s hobbies and interests are collecting washing machines, learning about electrics, bouncy castles, fans and lampshades and he likes to spend most of his time talking about these and working on them in his workshop. He requires support with most aspects of his day including cooking, meal preparation, shopping, day to day domestic jobs as well as supporting him during periods of heightened anxiety.

We are looking for dedicated male team members who are:

• Patient, attentive, and able to build trusting relationships
• Confident in supporting during periods of anxiety or behaviours that may challenge
• Willing to learn and adapt to Jon’s communication style
• Able to provide clear guidance and maintain professional boundaries
• Motivated to support Jon to access both home and community-based activities safely
• Positive, resilient, and observant in understanding non-verbal communication

Why work for us?

• Be listened to and have your direct experience and expertise valued
• Have support from an experienced management and clinical team
• Be celebrated for accomplishing goals with the individual you support
• Have training opportunities that enhance your career development

Benefits include:

• 29 days annual leave (pro rata), rising to 30 days annual leave (pro rata) as of the 1st April, following your 1-year anniversary with PBS4.
• in-house paid induction training, followed by 12 weeks blended e-learning, coaching, and mentoring.
• Additional training opportunities following probation, DBS check payment, Legal & General company pension, employee recognition scheme, earned wage access, and access to various other benefits through our enhanced Employee Assistance Programme.
• Refer a friend and receive £300.00 for every successful person you refer.

About PBS4

PBS4 is a values led social care organisation, providing Neurodisability Services to individuals with Learning Disabilities, Autism and/or behaviours that may challenge. We support people living in their own homes, with their own tenancies, and we utilise Positive Behaviour Support as the framework for the support we provide.

We are a medium-sized organisation supporting people across Hampshire, Dorset, Berkshire, Somerset, and Oxfordshire and with a workforce of around 450 employees.

The people we support overcome huge challenges every day to achieve exciting things. Some may be big, some may be smaller, but we are committed to celebrating all of these! We are committed to leading by example in how 21st Century clinical support for people with learning disabilities should look. We aim to raise the bar of Positive Behaviour Support in social care!

Be the change!

People with learning disabilities should have the same right to an ordinary life as anyone else. They need support from people like you to help them achieve this. If you are passionate about helping people to achieve the life they deserve and thrive of seeing others succeed, then a career with PBS4 is the career for you.

We value experience in supporting others, but we warmly welcome people without experience who share our values.

We want to create new ways of working, led by passion and drive for doing what is right, and promote innovation from our teams. Join us on our mission to disrupt social care!

* "Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010"

Company Overview

PBS4 provides support to enable people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour to have independent lives and to live in their own home. Our approach is underpinned by Positive Behaviour Support. Positive Behaviour Support is an approach mostly used to support people with learning disabilities whose behaviours challenge others. The goal is to shift the focus away from reducing challenging behaviour to understanding what that behaviour means and supporting people to get what they need better.