Support Worker (Almondsbury)

New-Chapters-Support-and-Wellbeing; Almondsbury; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Employee assistance helpline

Wellbeing hub and discounts

Birthday gift

Long-service reward

NVQ funding

Job summary

New Chapters is seeking a caring, full-time support worker to help a service user with autism in a supported living setting. The role operates on a 2:1 ratio with shifts typically 12 or 14 hours, and the pay is £13.25 per hour.

You will contribute to activities, personal care, and care planning while maintaining dignity and safety. Applicants should have experience supporting adults with autism and related needs, strong communication skills, and the ability to stay calm in challenging

Qualifications

• Experience as a support worker with autism and challenging behaviours.
• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Good English literacy and IT skills.
• Willingness to develop professionally; PBS training desirable.

Responsibilities

• Encourage participation in activities and personal interests.
• Coordinate activities with personalised rotas and appointments.
• Assist with personal care while maintaining dignity and privacy.
• Implement behaviour management strategies when needed.
• Maintain a clean and safe living environment.
• Develop and update care plans and records.

Skills

Empathy

Communication skills

Calm under pressure

IT literacy

Job description

At New Chapters, we are a family-run service that offers vulnerable adults the opportunity to live independently in a supported environment.

We are seeking a caring and dedicated full-time support worker to work with a service user who has autism and displays challenging behaviour. They are newly transitioning from young persons' to adult services and are settling into a comfortable, lovely new home. You will be working on a 2:1 ratio and the pay is £13.25 per hour.

Previous experience supporting adults with autism, learning disabilities, epilepsy and behaviours that may challenge in a supported living setting is essential. In return, we offer you the chance to make a positive difference to the lives of others, working within a caring and close-knit team, all while receiving competitive rates of pay and benefits.

About the role

Our support workers:

• Encourage the people we support to participate in their chosen activity or follow their interests.
• Co-ordinate scheduled activities for the people we support, using personalised rotas, liaising with others and ensuring facilitated activities and appointments are attended.
• Assist with personal care, including bathing, dressing, toileting and grooming, while respecting dignity and privacy, and/or support or prompt service users to undertake their personal care (as appropriate).
• Implement behaviour management strategies when necessary.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment.
• Update and maintain accurate records and take the lead in developing care plans.

The daytime role is contracted for 40 hours per week, with the possibility of overtime. Shifts are typically 12 or 14 hours.

Role requirements

We are seeking someone who has:

• Experience as a support worker in a supported living setting, with particular experience of working with people who have autism and display behaviours that may challenge.
• The ability to remain calm, empathetic and level-headed in all situations, particularly if faced with challenging behaviour.
• Excellent communication and listening skills, as you will be supporting people who use various methods of communication.
• Good basic comprehension of the English language, literacy, numeracy and IT skills.
• Ongoing commitment to your own personal development and training.
• PBS training is desirable but not essential, as we will provide appropriate training once in the role.

Unfortunately, we cannot sponsor visas for these roles, so we can only progress your application if you have the authority to work in the UK without visa sponsorship.

There are many great reasons to join our team!

• Competitive pay of £13.25 per hour.
• A free employee assistance helpline.
• Access to a wellbeing hub, discounts and online training through our employee training platform and eligibility to join the Blue Light Card scheme.
• A gift for your birthday and a long-service reward.
• Support to gain NVQs (while government funding lasts).