Specialist behaviour support worker - Caterham

Active Care Group; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Birthday off

Training and development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Nest Personal Pension

Job summary

Active Care Group in Caterham and Croydon is seeking a Specialist Behaviour Support Worker to provide high-quality, personalised support under individual plans, promoting independence and wellbeing. You will work as part of a team to help people with complex communication needs, autism and a range of disabilities.

Weekend work is required; both part-time and full-time hours are available. Salary is £29,291.33 (FTE) per annum pro rata for waking nights and day shifts.

Qualifications

• Desirable 3 years experience in the Health and Social care sector.
• Essential - Minimum of 1 years' experience working with adults with Learning Disabilities, Autism, Mental Health and Behaviours of concern.
• Desirable - Valid UK Driving Licence.
• Disability Confident committed employer.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with complex communication needs, autism, and a range of physical and learning disabilities.
• Work as part of a team to promote positive communication and personalised support.
• Enable individuals to achieve their hopes, goals and aspirations, maximising quality of life.
• Assist with daily tasks including meal planning, shopping, and personal care.
• Support overall management of medication and injections where trained.
• Provide care within each person’s support plan and promote independence.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Great communication skills

Team collaboration

Ability to work as part of a team

Flexibility for weekend shifts

Education

Level 3 Health and Social Care qualifications

Level 2 Health and Social Care qualifications

Job description

Come and join one of the UK’s largest providers in complex care. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone. We'd like you to join us as a Specialist Behaviour Support Worker services based in Caterham and Croydon. We provide our people with the support they need, helping to promote independence and maintain a high standard of both physical and mental wellbeing. We’re committed to helping every person we support feel safe, happy, empowered enabling them to live the best life possible. The main purpose of this role, is to provide a high quality, reliable, supportive service, in line with the individual’s personalised Support Plan. To promote independence, choice and access to all that their community offers. This role also requires participation in and promotion of a team approach at all times, with positive and constructive working relationships for the benefit of the individual.

What you’ll be working:

• Weekend working is a requirement and is based on the needs of the service.
• Part time & Full time hours available.
• £29,291.33 (FTE) per annum pro rata Waking nights & day shifts available.

What you’ll be doing:

• In this role you will be supporting individuals with complex communication needs, autism, and a range of physical and learning disabilities (neurodiversity).
• This could include supporting individuals with complex behaviour needs.
• By establishing an understanding of what may impact on the individual’s ability to communicate and express themselves.
• You will be responsible for working as part of a team to promote positive communication and personalised support.
• Therefore, enabling the individual to achieve their hopes, goals and aspirations, maximising the individual’s quality of life, lead to learning and minimising their behaviours of concern.
• Carrying out support responsibilities.
• This could include supporting individuals with complex behaviour needs, that require the use of restrictive interventions, when trained to do so.
• Provide practical help with everyday tasks such as meal planning, shopping, and preparing meals
• Dealing with correspondence, such as mail.
• Assisting to improve or maintain independence both within the individual’s home and outside of their home.
• Help people with complex communication needs to access services such as GP surgeries, shops and leisure facilities.
• Support individuals with personal care in line with their support plan
• Support with overall management of medication and administration.
• This could include supporting individuals with complex health needs, that includes the overall management and use of PEG (Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) and Stoma Care, when trained to do so.
• Please see attached Job description for more information.

What you’ll have:

• Desirable 3 years experience in the Health and Social care sector
• Essential - Minimum of 1 years` experience working with adults with Learning Disabilities, Autism, Mental Health and Behaviours of concern.
• Desirable - Level 3 Health and Social Care Qualifications Minimum Level 2.
• Desirable - Valid UK Driving License
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Great Communication Skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and as an individual.
• We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions.
• To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you know ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group
• Take a look around the company https://activecaregroup.co.uk/