Male Support Worker - Challenging Behaviour
Please note: If you require a Visa to work in the UK, SeeAbility is currently unable to support any sponsorship requests
Must hold a full UK clean drivers license
Location: Kennington, Oxfordshire, OX1
Salary: £26,325 per year (£13.50 per hour) plus benefits
Hours: Up to 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Sunday on a 12 hours shift rota basis
Employment type: Full-time, Permanent
Do you have a full UK driving license?
Can you keep calm in a crisis and have had exposure to behaviours that challenge?
Do you live in the local area and have the 'Right to Work' full time in the UK?
If you have answered YES to the above, you could be exactly what we are looking for. Come and be part of something extraordinary!
We are on the lookout for Support Workers who are calm, patient, and resilient. You will need to be able to drive and have a consistent approach to assisting the person we support to engage in the interests he loves.
Furthermore, as Support Worker you will be responsible for:
- Daily activities such as personal care; laundry; meal preparation; medication and administration
- Working closely with Positive Behaviour Specialist to ensure we are following the PBS plan
- Getting to know the person you will support and help them to live the life they want to live
- Taking personal responsibility for the quality of care and assistance delivered to the person you will care for
- Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the person you will take care of
- Helping the person you will assist plan towards and achieve both short and long term aims
- Planning and be in favour of activities, such as learning and social engagements always being creative and exploring new opportunities
- Assisting the person, you will assist to manage their personal affairs making, preparing for, and attending any appointments
- Ensuring the person, you will assist and his family is treated with respect, dignity, and equality
- To work in accordance with SeeAbility’s values
We are looking for someone who can devote to 37.5 hours per week and are willing to work on a 12 hours shift rota basis, covering mornings, evenings, and weekends.
About us
Registered as The Royal School for the Blind, SeeAbility is one of the oldest disability charities in the UK and has pioneered specialist support for over 220 years.
We specialise in supporting people who have learning disabilities or autism, who may also have sight loss, to live ambitious lives and achieve things they never thought possible. Whether that is forming more friendships and relationships, enjoying new experiences and activities or finding employment.
*This post is exempt from the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) which provides for the application of a genuine occupational requirement.