Relief Support Worker

Creative Support Ltd; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A support services provider in Liverpool is seeking dynamic individuals to provide personalized support to users with learning disabilities. Responsibilities include promoting independence, offering emotional support, and assisting in self-care. Candidates must have at least 12 months of paid care work experience. This role offers flexible working hours and is crucial in enhancing the quality of life for service users.

Qualifications

• You must be able to work using your own initiative.
• Experience of at least twelve months' paid care work is essential for this role.

Responsibilities

• Advise, encourage, and support service users in self-care.
• Promote service user's self-esteem and decision-making.
• Assist in budgeting and managing finances.

Skills

Ability to promote independence

Teamwork

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

We are looking for creative, positive and dynamic individuals to provide personalised support plans to service users in our learning disabilities supported living services in Liverpool, Merseyside on a relief basis. Working alongside our dedicated team in Liverpool you will provide practical, emotional and behavioural support to individuals with learning disabilities enabling them to develop the skills to have a great quality of life as important and valued members of the local community.

Responsibilities

• To advise, encourage and support service users so as to maximise their self-care and independent living skills.
• To promote the service user's self-esteem and enable them to express their preferences and make choices and decisions.
• To support service users in budgeting and managing their finances.
• Be willing to work flexibly according to the needs of the service.
• To encourage service users to identify their strengths and interests and to support service users in accessing social, leisure, education and work activities.

Requirements

• You must be able to work using your own initiative, promote independence and work effectively as part of a team to allow service users to enjoy the highest quality of life.
• Experience of at least twelve months' paid care work is essential for this role.
• You will be paid on a weekly basis.