Support Worker Complex Needs

6 months ago


Hailsham, United Kingdom South Downs Residential Full time

SDR Care is a growing business with care homes situated on the South Coast. We pride ourselves on investing in our people and we are committed to the UK Living Wage Foundation. We aim to continuously train and develop our staff to enable them to reach their full potential within our collaborative and supportive team.

An exciting opportunity has become available to join our new team of Support Workers at our brand-new home in Hailsham, where you will be working with residents with Complex Needs. The home will specialise in person-centred care for people with learning difficulties and autism.

Applicants will ideally have experience working in a similar environment. We are looking for applicants that are enthusiastic, effective communicators, and have high standards. Applicants should be confident working in a senior capacity with a view to progress to Senior Support worker if you aren’t one already. Applicants will need to be sensitive to the needs of people with learning disabilities.

Ideally, we are looking for someone who could develop their confidence to take on more responsibilities, such as running and managing shifts, while providing high levels of person-centred care.

The house will eventually have several residents at the property. You will, initially, be providing supported living to one individual. They have challenging needs and behaviours; however, full training and support will be provided to enable the team to support them in a proactive way delivering a Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) model which highlights that all challenges are a form of communication.

Working hours are 40 hours per week, on a rotational shift pattern. This will be a varied shift pattern including weekdays and weekends; a flexible approach to work is essential. You will be required to work occasional sleep-in shifts (a minimum of 1 per week) for which we pay £50 per night.

Part-time could be considered for the right applicant, this would be a minimum of 21 hours to ensure consistency for the service user/s.

**Can you**:
Provide a customised, responsive, and high-quality service to a person with Autism and sensory needs?

**Are you**:

- passionate about providing the highest quality of care
- a caring and supportive person
- able to work independently, as well as part of a team
- aspiring to grow your career
- a driver with a Full UK Driving Licence
- resilient and calm

**In return, you can expect**:

- a salary between £25,376 and £26,520 per year (which is reviewed annually)
- sleep in shifts paid at £50 per night (the possibility to earn an additional £2,000 - £4,000 per year depending on the number of sleep ins you can do)
- double pay for working bank holidays (triple for Christmas Day and New Year's Day)
- the opportunity to earn annual bonus, based on company performance
- the equivalent of at least 29 days holiday (including bank holidays)
- a company pension scheme, where eligible
- group life insurance of 2 x salary
- wellbeing benefits
- a collaborative and supportive induction process
- continuing professional development
- support towards achieving your NVQ 4 or 5 in Health and Social Care
- in house specialist Autism and PBS training
- Company sick pay (following a successful probation period, for permanent contracts)
- a £500 bonus each, if you refer a friend (or ex colleague) according to terms and conditions

**We require an applicant with**:

- A full UK license and you must be willing to drive a service user’s own vehicle.
- Experience and/or understanding of supporting individuals with autism and complex needs.
- NVQ Level 3

It is important that we recruit the **RIGHT** team members for this role, and we will be organising a rota primarily to suit the service user. We will be supporting the service user 24/7 and expect the following shift times will apply:
Early 07:45-15:00

Late 14:45-22:00

Sleep in 22:00-08:00 (start at 06:00 to support with personal care).

**Our Values form an integral part of our business and as such we would seek applicants that can demonstrate**:
**Kindness, Dignity & Respect**

Integral to the culture of our Company; treat people with kindness, dignity, and respect then our work will be rewarding and fulfilling.

**Calmness**

Every decision we make is better when made with a calm and composed approach; calmness helps us to manage the challenges and demands we face.

**Creativity**

Embrace creativity to find innovative solutions in our work.

**Responsibility**

Take responsibility for our own actions, attitude, impact, and career development.

Should you be successful, we will contact you to complete an online Disclosure & Barring Service check (DBS) on acceptance of your offer letter.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 24-40 per week

**Salary**: £25,376.00-£26,520.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Free flu jabs
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay

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