Support Worker

Elwood Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local recruitment agency in London is looking for support workers to assist a lady in her 30s with complex needs. The role involves providing 2:1 support in a supported living environment, requiring resilience and emotional regulation to manage challenging behaviours. Successful candidates will undergo training and can become permanent staff after 12 weeks. Flexible shift patterns available.

Qualifications

• Experience dealing with challenging situations, particularly with individuals with learning disabilities and mental health conditions.
• Ability to manage one's own emotional regulation in stressful situations.

Responsibilities

• Support a lady with complex needs in a single person supported living service.
• Provide assistance during various shifts, ensuring safety and well-being.
• Implement Positive Behaviour Support Plans and conduct risk assessments.

Skills

Resilience

Calmness and patience

Motivation and sense of humour

Ability to implement strategies

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting support workers for a single person supported living service based in Edgware. You will support a lady in her 30's who is on 2:1 support. This service is classed as complex due to the nature of her conditions, mild learning disability, Autistic Spectrum Condition, PTSD. As a result of these conditions, she can experience significant anxiety, which can lead to behaviours of distress, including physical aggression. Despite these difficulties, she is a lovely lady with a great sense of humour and fun.

Shifts

Early shifts are either 07:00-14:30 or 07:15-14:45. Late shifts are either 14:15 to 21:45 or 14:30 to 22:00. Waking Night shifts are either 21:45 to 07:15 or 22:00 to 07:30.

Training and Contract

Proact SCIP training, which is a two-day course will be provided to successful applicants. The role is a temp to perm role so you will work 37.5hrs a week on a timesheet basis for 12 weeks and then on successful completion become a permanent member of staff with our client.

Traits and Values

• Able to be resilient when dealing with challenging situations. The service user has conditions that result in her experiencing anxiety and emotional dysregulation. This can result in her displaying physically aggressive behaviours, alongside verbal aggression.
• Calm and patient. It's important that candidates are able to manage their own emotional regulation, in the face of challenging situations.
• Motivated, and with a good sense of humour. The service user requires lots of positive input to encourage engagement so it's really helpful for her to work with people with a good sense of fun.
• The ability to read understand and implement strategies that are being utilised, such as Positive Behaviour Support Plan and risk assessment.

Equal Opportunities

Elwood Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer valuing diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds.

Legal and References

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and references.

Job Types: Full-time Temp to perm

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