Support Worker for Clair

Proud to Care Devon; Honiton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider is seeking empathetic support staff to assist Clair, who has Autism, in her journey towards independence. Candidates should be reliable, flexible, and share similar interests. The role is rewarding, offering full training, strong support, and opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Competitiveness in salaries

Award Winning Pension Scheme

Company sick pay scheme

Excellent annual leave allowance

Critical Illness cover

Life Insurance coverage

Mandatory induction training

Ongoing high-quality training

Career development opportunities

Chance to make a difference

Qualifications

• Mature outlook and good emotional intelligence required.
• Ability to support Clair in her journey towards independence.
• Understanding and empathy for Clair's experiences.

Responsibilities

• Support Clair in her emotional journey and independence.
• Provide personal care and help with daily activities.
• Encourage and participate in activities like dog walking.

Skills

Good communication skills

Patience

Kindness

Reliability

Flexibility

Job description

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

Does the job role include personal care?: Yes

Working Patterns:

Day and night shifts

Essential details:

We are committed to recruiting candidates who share our commitment tosafeguarding, and thereforewe apply robust recruitment and selection proceduresto 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).

After probation salary will be increased to 12.86£/hour

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