Support Worker (FT/PT)

Creative Support; Jarrow; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Support in Jarrow, South Tyneside, seeks a dedicated Support Worker to assist adults with learning disabilities in their daily lives. You will work within a friendly team to promote independence and offer meaningful activities.

Duties include supporting positive behaviour, enabling social engagement inside and outside the home, building trusting relationships with service users and their families, and administering prescribed medications.

Qualifications

• Support adults with learning disabilities in daily life.
• Administer and monitor prescribed medication.

Responsibilities

• Providing positive behaviour support to individuals with learning disabilities, and non-verbal communication requirements
• Encouraging service users to engage in a range of exciting social activities both within and outside their homes
• Developing warm and trusting relationships with service users and their families enabling them to enjoy their time at the service to the fullest
• Administrating and monitoring prescribed medication to service users

Skills

Positive behaviour support

Non-verbal communication

Engaging social activities

Building trust with families

Medication administration

Job description

We are looking for a Support Worker to join our friendly staff team in Jarrow, South Tyneside, supporting adults with learning disabilities with their daily lives. This offers a rewarding opportunity to start or advance your career in social care, within a well-established and friendly team.

Support Worker Duties:

• Providing positive behaviour support to individuals with learning disabilities, and non-verbal communication requirements
• Encouraging service users to engage in a range of exciting social activities both within and outside their homes
• Developing warm and trusting relationships with service users and their families enabling them to enjoy their time at the service to the fullest
• Administrating and monitoring prescribed medication to service users