Relief Support Worker

CREATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES LTD; Morecambe; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

CREATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES LTD is seeking a Relief Support Worker for our Heysham, Morecambe service. You will support individuals with autism spectrum conditions and learning disabilities, promoting personal development and independent living skills within a caring, person-centred approach.

The role requires a warm, respectful attitude and flexibility, including evenings and weekends. We value collaboration with families and professionals and offer ongoing training through our Creative Academy

Qualifications

• Minimum of twelve months' previous employed experience in a similar role is essential.
• Experience in providing care and support to people with autism spectrum conditions is preferable but not essential.
• Desirable: a relevant social care qualification.

Responsibilities

• Providing support, information and guidance to service users
• Maximising service user outcomes by encouraging personal development and independent living skills
• Empowering service users and promote their rights
• Collaborating with service users, families and involved professionals to provide a consistent and coordinated service
• A willingness to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends, to meet the needs of the service
• You will be paid weekly

Skills

Care experience in similar role

Education

Social care qualification (desirable)

Job description

We are looking for a warm, caring and respectful Relief Support Worker to join our friendly staff team in Heysham, Morecambe. At our vibrant service in Heysham, our passionate team of Support Workers provide quality person-centred support to people with autism spectrum conditions and additional learning disabilities, mental health needs and complex behaviours.

Relief Support Worker duties:

• Providing support, information and guidance to service users,
• Maximising service user outcomes by encouraging personal development and independent living skills,
• Empowering service users and promote their rights,
• Collaborating with service users, families and involved professionals to provide a consistent and coordinated service,
• A willingness to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends, to meet the needs of the service,
• You will be paid weekly

A minimum of twelve months' previous employed experience in a similar role is essential. Experience in providing care and support to people with autism spectrum conditions, and knowledge of positive behavioural support and implementing mental health recovery models is preferable but not essential. It is desirable that you hold a relevant social care qualification.

Vacancy Reference Number: 95158

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

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.

At Creative Support, we are passionate about developing our people. Through our award-winning Creative Academy, we provide high-quality training and career development opportunities to help colleagues reach their full potential, regardless of their starting point or role. As an Investors in People Platinum organisation and an approved centre for nationally recognised qualifications, we are committed to supporting learning, growth and long-term career progression.

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