Support Worker (Enablement Practitioner) (JWPO75)

RGIT Australia; Lytchett Matravers; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days annual leave

Company pension

Training & induction

Employee recognition

Refer a friend bonus £300

Job summary

PBS4 is seeking dedicated care staff in the United Kingdom to support Josh, a person with autism and learning disabilities, in home-based settings. The role requires confident, calm, and experienced team members able to handle challenging behaviours while ensuring safety and engaging activities.

Shifts run 08:00–20:00 with alternate weekends; driver with access to own vehicle is preferred. Sponsorship is not offered for new applicants.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in supporting people with Learning Disabilities/ Autism and behaviours that challenge is an essential requirement.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Josh's safety by keeping him in line of sight and intervening during risky behaviours.
• Coordinate daily schedules and lead a team of 3 to keep activities on track and consistent.
• Provide calm, confident support to manage Josh's anxiety and support his interests in cooking and activities.

Job description

Full-time Permanent Associate

Posted 14 Aug 2026

Description

Hourly rate: £15.69 per hour

Type of Contract: Permanent

Hours of work: Full time and Part time days.

Shifts times 08.00 to 20.00 - to include working alternate weekends

Driver essential for this role with access to own vehicle.

Whilst PBS4 holds a sponsorship license, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship to any new applicants to PBS4. We wish you all the best with your job search and future career

About the role

Josh is looking for team members who are confident, fun, bubbly, motivated and who are not fazed by physically challenging behaviours. Josh loves being physically active. He really enjoys daily long walks, cycling, swimming so needs his team to keep up with him and enjoy similar interests. Josh wants his team to be fun and supportive but also recognise when he needs time alone. Josh must always be kept in line of sight to ensure his and others safety, and will his team to intervene when he participates in risky behaviours.

Josh is a real foodie and is currently working on his skills development in the kitchen and with food. Josh likes to have a schedule so he can plan everything and keep everyone on track. He is supported by 3 team members at any given time, so he needs to make sure everyone is doing what they are supposed to be doing – this keeps him very busy.

Josh has a diagnosis of Autism and needs confident, calm, and experienced team members who can support and reassure him when he becomes anxious. Previous experience in supporting people with Learning Disabilities/ Autism and behaviours that challenge is an essential requirement of this role, and this is reflected in the rate of pay for this individual. If this sounds like a team you would like to join.

Why work for us?

• Be listened to and have your direct experience and expertise valued
• Have support from an experienced management and clinical team
• Be celebrated for accomplishing goals with the individual you support
• Have training opportunities that enhance your career development

Benefits include: 29 days annual leave (pro rata), rising to 30 days annual leave (pro rata) as of the 1st April, following your 1-year anniversary with PBS4., in-house paid induction training, followed by 12 weeks blended e-learning, coaching, and mentoring. Additional training opportunities following probation, DBS check payment, Legal & General company pension, employee recognition scheme, earned wage access, and access to various other benefits through our enhanced Employee Assistance Programme. Refer a friend and receive £300.00 for every successful person you refer.

About PBS4

PBS4 is a values led social care organisation, providing Neurodisability Services to individuals with Learning Disabilities, Autism and/or behaviours that may challenge. We support people living in their own homes, with their own tenancies, and we utilise Positive Behaviour Support as the framework for the support we provide.

We are a medium-sized organisation supporting people across Hampshire, Dorset, Berkshire, Somerset, and Oxfordshire and with a workforce of around 350 employees.

The people we support overcome huge challenges every day to achieve exciting things. Some may be big, some may be smaller, but we are committed to celebrating all of these! We are committed to leading by example in how 21st Century clinical support for people with learning disabilities should look. We aim to raise the bar of Positive Behaviour Support in social care!

Be the change!

People with learning disabilities should have the same right to an ordinary life as anyone else. They need support from people like you to help them achieve this. If you are passionate about helping people to achieve the life they deserve and thrive of seeing others succeed, then a career with PBS4 is the career for you. We value experience in supporting others, but we warmly welcome people without experience who share our values.

We want to create new ways of working, led by passion and drive for doing what is right, and promote innovation from our teams. Join us on our mission to disrupt social care!

Company Overview

PBS4 provides support to enable people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour to have independent lives and to live in their own home. Our approach is underpinned by Positive Behaviour Support. Positive Behaviour Support is an approach mostly used to support people with learning disabilities whose behaviours challenge others. The goal is to shift the focus away from reducing challenging behaviour to understanding what that behaviour means and supporting people to get what they need better.