Support Worker

Day Support Worker

Location- Abington, Northamptonshire, CB21 6BD

Salary- £11.50 per hour

Hours- Part Time- 20-28hrs per week- Fixed Term Contract until 19th of November 2024

Our client is a leading disability charity. Their vision is a world where disabled people are seen for who they are, and their mission is for disabled people to have equality, choice and independence.

As a Day Support Worker, you will support the effective delivery of services in all aspects of customer experience for adults with profound and multiple disabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Empowering customers to have independence and choices, and to develop meaningful relationships with peers.
• Supporting customers with complex needs to engage in activities in a group or 1:1 session.
• Assisting with personal care and mobility based on a Care and Support plan.
• Using communication skills to enhance communication, inclusion and engagement.
• Helping customers to access and participate in community activities and social events and where required, to do their shopping, cooking and housework.

Embracing our client values in all that you do is really important to succeeding in this role.

The ideal candidate will have or be:

• Experience in adapting support to suit the needs of an adult with profound learning disabilities, and/or additional healthcare and support needs
• Ability to create and adapt engaging activities sessions which enable an individual with complex sensory needs to participate.
• Experienced and confident in communicating with customers using a range of techniques such as picture exchange, objects of reference, social stories, schedules and Makaton.

We provide full training and support and provide great opportunities to progress and gain qualifications.

In return, you’ll get:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Inclusive employee assistance and wellbeing support
• A comprehensive induction, and access to ongoing training and learning and development opportunities, including qualifications.
• Company sick pay
• Pension scheme
• Opportunities to recognise and be recognised and rewarded with our Values in Practice reward and recognition scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• The chance to have your voice heard as part of our employee forum and colleague experience group.

Please be aware that a DBS check is required for this role and will be only carried out following an offer of employment to the successful candidate.

Our client is Disability Confident employer, and we welcome applications from Disabled Candidates.

Click to apply and take the first step toward a rewarding career.

Job Reference: CTNPO4373