Care And Support Worker - Highland

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Care and Support Worker, L'Arche Highland

ABOUT L'ARCHE HIGHLAND

L’Arche Highlandis a Community of around 132 people, including folk with and without learning disabilities, Support Assistants, volunteers, friends and neighbours, based in Inverness. We are part of a global network of communities where people with and without learning disabilities live and share in life together, working for a world where we all belong. We have a workshop and four large shared houses. We also support people to live in their own properties.

We provide supported living opportunities in one of our four shared houses, keeping that original community spirit, or to folk in their own homes, depending upon preference and need. This support ranges from 24/7 one-to-one support to 40 hours per week. This role is to support a person with learning disability living independently in their home in the Holm area of Inverness.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reports to: House Leader

Hours of work: 37.5 hours, working on shift/rota basis 5 days a week with 2 free days including weekends and evenings.

Salary: £12.20 per hour

Place of work: Holm, Inverness

This role is ideal for candidates who already live in Inverness and the Highland

Main purpose of the role:

This is person-centred recruitment. This is what our core member (service user) said about the person for this job:

"We’re certain to get on well if you are cheerful; humorous; patient; intelligent; musical; a good communicator; appreciate routine; appreciate time alone and be comfortable with lone working; able to walk a few miles every day, be detailed orientated; able to foresee impact of actions on others and emotionally intelligent. Ideally experience of working with people with ASD and epilepsy is desirable."

Person Centred Support

You will:

• Provide high quality support to people with learning disabilities in line with L’Arche values, policies

and procedures

Support of people with learning disabilities

• Assist with the personal hygiene, dress and health needs of individuals in their home
• Facilitate individuals to meet their leisure, social, practical and spiritual needs
• Encourage individuals to in their ongoing development of independence

Building an atmosphere of mutual relationships

You will:

• Foster positive relationships with both assistants and people with a learning disability
• Assist in celebrations and Support spiritual life so that there is an atmosphere of welcome and friendship

A full job description and person specification can be found in the Recruitment Pack.

The closing date for applications is 9am on Thursday 9 May.

To apply, please answer the questions on our online application form.

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