Relief Support Worker

Inspire Wellbeing; Armagh; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local care provider in Northern Ireland seeks dedicated individuals to provide high-quality care and support. You'll develop personal relationships with service users, manage their health, and collaborate with professionals to deliver tailored care. The ideal candidate has empathy, problem-solving skills, and experience in providing emotional support. Flexible shifts are required.

Qualifications

• Willingness to work various shifts including days, nights, evenings, and weekends.
• Experience in providing emotional support and assisting with household tasks.
• Knowledge of intellectual disability issues.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain professional relationships with service users.
• Support individuals in managing their health through personalized support plans.
• Collaborate with professionals for consistent behavioral interventions.

Skills

Empathy

Interpersonal Skills

Problem Solving

Job description

To provide the highest possible standard of care and support to the people who use our services through actively promoting and implementing a values, rights and strengths based person centred approach. This includes implementing person centred care and support plans alongside the commissioning Trust’s care, support and behavioural intervention plans.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a trusting and professional relationship with the people who use our services and act in a supportive and empathetic manner towards them.
• Contribute to and help maintain a harmonious and therapeutic environment.
• Support the people who use our services to manage their physical health, mental health and wellbeing through the development, implementation and monitoring of individual support plans.
• Work closely with statutory professionals including the Positive Behaviour Support Service and Intensive Behaviour Support Services to ensure behavioural intervention plans are delivered consistently and appropriately as outlined by the commissioner.
• Actively encourage the involvement of the people who use our services in all aspects of decision making, be sensitive and seek solutions to difficulties encountered by the people who use our services.

Skills and Qualifications

• To be willing to work various shifts which may include days, nights, evenings and weekends.
• Experience of supporting an individual with household tasks and/or providing emotional support.
• Knowledge and understanding of intellectual disability issues.

Area: All of Northern Ireland
Closing date: 07 Nov 2025