Weekend Support Worker

7 months ago

Worcester, United Kingdom Gray Healthcare Ltd Full time

Job Introduction
We are looking for an outgoing Support Worker to positively support and pro
- actively engage with a young man with a diagnosis of Autism, Learning Disabilities and Epilepsy on a 2:1 basis with a person-centred approach within the Worcester Area.

It is important to provide inclusion when supporting this individual, to ensure they are included in activities and decisions. Therefore, having a Support Workers who have a focused mindset, and a good understanding in their sensory need’s will be beneficial as it will allow development in gaining more independences.

The individual we support lives in his own home, he enjoys listening to music, watching YouTube Videos, cartoons, and nature programs along with visits with his family who are particularly important to him and visit often. This individual appears very tactile and enjoys watching the staff cook.

This gentleman is also nonverbal, therefore being adaptable to eliminate the communication barrier will be essential in the support being provided.

You must have experience of providing support to a person with complex needs and behaviours that may appear as challenging within the UK and have experience of understanding and implementing detailed care plans and risk assessments.

Gray Healthcare are different to most care providers in that that **we are clinically informed**. That means that there is a team of clinicians including nurses, occupational therapists, and Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) specialists involved in developing the care and approach for each person that we support. This provides more direction to the Support teams; it is an inclusive approach that is proven to work to improve the lives and outcomes of the people that we support.

**Hours**:
We are looking for people to work the following shift patterns:
Saturday and Sunday every weekend 08:00am-20:00pm x 24 a week

**Training**

We don’t expect you to know everything when you join Gray Healthcare We provide an initial week of training which is a combination of online training (company induction, systems, meds etc.) followed by in-person training on PROACT-SCIPr-UK which is a PBS approach to least restrictive practice, a therapeutic and proven alternative to restraint-dominant approaches. You will then complete the person-centred training, specific to the person that you are supporting. This could be PBS, epilepsy, ligature etc. and finally, you’ll complete shadow shifts.

Training continues throughout your time with Gray Healthcare and we encourage you to develop and grow your career with us.

**About You**:
We are looking for a support worker who live within the Worcester area, essentially an individual who is calm, patient, and skilled in non-verbal communication. It would be beneficial if you have experience of providing support with therapeutic and sensory activities, in addition to this the individual we support appears to be responding well to Makaton.
- We are looking for people who have worked in social care previously, ideally with autism experience.
- You must have current Right to Work in the UK and have 6 Months Experience working in the Health Sector in the UK.

**We no longer have any certificates of sponsorships available**

**Recruitment Process**
- Telephone interview with specialist recruiter to go through the role in more detail and find out more about you and why you have applied.
- TEAMS interview with Community Support Manager
- Compliance & Background checks including employment references, Right To Work checks and Enhanced DBS.

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