Specialist Support Worker
6 months ago
**Salary up to -£30,000**
Pro rata based on 40 hours per week and two sleep in shifts.
**Specialist Support Worker - This is paid at a significantly enhanced rate, commensurate with the workers skills, qualifications and experience.**
Jigsaw aspires to provide services that enable and empower the people it supports and its staff. We are committed to the framework of Positive and Proactive Care and a Positive and Proactive workforce. This supports our agenda of continuous improvement. We want to celebrate our successes and applaud positive and proactive support whilst at the same time radically transform culture, leadership and professional practice to deliver care and support which keeps people safe, and promotes recovery. Jigsaw is committed to this human rights-based framework
**Job Purpose**
Dog friendly This individual we support has dogs, so applicants must like animals
To support a young individual with a complex diagnoses and their partner.
Must have a valid driving licence and access to their own car.
The staff member will be required to work shift patterns, weekends and public holidays.
The staff member will make sure that they fully understand and fulfil their responsibilities in respect of both Health & Safety and Diversity & Inclusion at all times.
This profile is not exhaustive and other activities at a similar level may need to be carried out.
Has focus and commitment to enabling people to live their best lives.
**Essential Skills**
- Experience working with young people with complex diagnoses
- Creative and innovative
- The ability to communicate effectively orally (a minimum of basic counselling skills) and in writing as this is the person's preferred method of communication when upset.
- The ability to lone work and on own initiative without direct supervision
- Maintain a professional manner at all times with regard to confidentiality. Always be mindful of empowerment, enablement, dignity and respect.
- The ability to keep calm in emergency situations
- Flexible manner with a commitment to team work.
- Commitment to rights based and strengths based support.
- Embrace's diversity and shows commitment to equality of opportunity
- Prioritises health and safety and shows a commitment to ensuring a safe working environment.
**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 20-40 per week
**Salary**: Up to £33,000.00 per year
**Benefits**:
- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
Shift:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Reading, Berkshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
**Experience**:
- care: 3 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Drivers Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
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