Support Worker

Beyond Limits; Honiton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Award Winning Pension Scheme

Company sick pay

Excellent annual leave allowance

Critical Illness cover

Life Insurance

Mandatory induction

Ongoing training

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Beyond Limits in Honiton is seeking a dedicated full-time Support Worker to assist Clair, who is on a journey to increase her independence. Support will involve providing emotional reassurance and engaging with Clair's interests, such as dog walking.

The ideal candidate will possess emotional intelligence and a patience-oriented mindset, as well as having a good sense of humour. Full training will be provided, and benefits include a competitive salary and excellent career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• An understanding of autism and emotional support.
• Mature outlook and ability to work with independence.
• Ability to offer reassurance and support.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional support and reassurance to Clair.
• Assist Clair in building her independence.
• Engage with Clair's interests and activities.

Skills

Emotional intelligence

Good communication skills

Teamwork

Reliability

Flexibility

Good sense of humour

Job description

We are looking for a full time support worker. Clair loves animals, especially dogs and her ambition in the future is to be a dog walker. She enjoys beach walks and the countryside and her other favourite thing is a love for the 80's era, especially the music.

Contract Hours: Full Time (part time also available)

Clair has spent a lot of her life in a long stay hospital, at times she is struggling to adjust to having her own home and so she needs support in this area. She already has a great team, she is just looking for some additional staff who are able to support her in the next chapter of her life, which is to increase her independence and build on her confidence. Clair is very independent so there is minimal requirement for her team to support her around her home. She does however need reassurance around her emotions and help to make sense of these.

She has Autism and can find the world a little confusing and frustrating at times. When Clair is happy and well, she is great company and she loves to get out and about, she loves dogs and will take every opportunity she can to get involved in dog walking. She also loves an 80's vibe and loves the music associated with this era. Clair is looking for caring and empathic support staff and so you should be someone who can understand the journey she has been on.

You should have a mature outlook with a good level of emotional intelligence, someone who doesn't take things personally and someone who is prepared to work with Clair to support her to achieve her potential. It is an incredibly rewarding job and we offer full training and training that will support both your personal and professional development.

Ideally you will:

• Have some similar interests to Clair
• Have a good sense of humour
• Be reliable and flexible
• Work well as part of a team
• Be keen to make a difference to Clair's life
• Have good communication skills
• Have some god core skills, patience and kindness
• Be committed to the values of inclusion

Benefits:

• We reward our staff with competitive salaries
• We offer an Award Winning Pension Scheme
• We have a company sick pay scheme
• Excellent annual leave allowance, including top up pay
• Critical Illness cover, reassurance when you need it the most
• Life Insurance, reassurance for your family when they need it the most
• A really good mandatory induction
• Ongoing high quality training
• Career development opportunities
• A real chance to make a difference to someone's life

"Sponsorship is currently not available"

We are committed to recruiting candidates who share our commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment, including obtaining references and DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) clearance. A DBS check will be requested in the event of the individual being offered a position with Beyond Limits, the cost of which will be to the employee, however, this will be returned after successful completion of probation period (6 months).