Relief Support Worker

Creative Support; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Job summary

Creative Support is seeking resourceful Relief Support Workers to join our friendly team in Fazakerley, Liverpool. You will provide person-centred care to adults on the autism spectrum in our learning disabilities and complex needs supported living service, supporting them in everyday life and activities.

You must be able to follow guidelines, work within a positive behaviour support framework, and be willing to help with personal care, domestic tasks and community activities.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 12 months’ experience is essential for all Relief roles.
• Experience supporting adults on the autism spectrum.
• Ability to follow guidance and work within a Positive Behaviour Support framework.
• Willingness to assist with personal care and domestic tasks and to promote community participation.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred care and support to adults on the autism spectrum.
• Support individuals in everyday life and facilitate a wide range of activities.
• Respond to behaviours with consistency and work within the team ethos.
• Assist with personal care, domestic tasks and community activities.

Skills

Positive communication

Engagement

Adaptability

Teamwork

Job description

£13.25 per hour, plus rolled up holiday pay

Fazakerley, Liverpool

Relief/Bank

We are seeking resourceful Relief Support Workers who are well motivated and are looking to join our friendly dedicated team based within our learning disabilities and complex needs supported living service in Fazakerley.

You will provide person centred care and support to adults on the autism spectrum, supporting them in all aspects of everyday life and facilitating a wide range of activities. The ability to support people who can express their needs though challenging behaviour at times is essential. You must be able to follow agreed guidelines and to work positively within a consistent, mutually supportive team ethos.

You will have skills in positive communication and engagement and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for the people we support. You will have the required skills and qualities to manage behaviours that challenge the environment and others and will have the maturity to be able to work within a positive behaviour support framework. You must be willing to actively embrace all aspects of the role including support with personal care and domestic tasks, as well as promote and encourage opportunities to participate in community activities.

The Relief Support Worker position enables you the opportunity to work alongside, and as an integral part of, our structured and hardworking teams across all projects. This will enable you to develop a diverse range of experiences and knowledge whilst maintaining flexible working patterns to suit your circumstances. You will work closely with our local managers to book shifts in advance and planned around your availability, as well as being offered shifts on an ad-hoc basis. You will be paid on a weekly basis.

A minimum of 12 months’ experience is essential for all Relief roles.

Vacancy Reference Number: 89910

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

Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. 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, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.