Relief Support Worker

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Witham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd in Witham, Essex is seeking calm, resourceful and energetic care assistants to support people with learning disabilities. You will promote wellbeing and independence, enabling service users to lead fulfilling lives.

Role involves personal care, domestic tasks, and helping individuals access education and work. The service operates from a registered care home in Witham, supporting six individuals, with opportunities to engage in outdoor activities, arts and cooking.

Qualifications

• You will have well-honed skills in positive communication and engagement and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for all our service users.
• You will support people to maintain a healthy state of wellbeing, mentally, physically and emotionally.
• You will empower individuals to be happy, healthy, and successful in achieving their life goals.

Responsibilities

• Providing support with personal care and domestic tasks.
• Supporting individuals to access work, education and social opportunities.
• Encouraging independence and community engagement.

Job description

Do you have the commitment and values to make a real difference to the lives of people with learning disabilities in the Witham, Essex area?

We are looking for calm, resourceful, and energetic individuals who are highly motivated, hardworking, and keen to support people with learning, physical and complex needs disabilities in a proactive and holistic manner. You will have well-honed skills in positive communication and engagement and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for all our service users. You will support people to maintain a healthy state of wellbeing, mentally, physically and emotionally. You will (alongside members of the person’s circle of support) empower individuals to be happy, healthy, and successful in achieving their life goals.

The support we offer is tailored to the individual client’s needs and wants, whilst encouraging independence and community engagement. This role will be based at our registered care service in Witham, Essex where we support 6 wonderful individuals.

You must be willing to embrace all aspects of the role including, but not limited to, providing support with personal care and domestic tasks, and supporting individuals to access work, education and social opportunities. We value the personal skills and interests you bring to the role and to the lives of the people we support, such as outdoor pursuits, creative arts and culinary skills to name but a few.

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