Male Support Workers

**Male Support Workers** **Male Support Worker** (Internally know as an Enablement Assistant) **Location: Bearwood, Poole** **Rate of Pay: £10.20** **Hours Per Week: 42 hours per week** **Employment Type: Full Time Days or Nights** **About the role** *Jon's family have contributed to the advert below about their son Jon is a 23 year old man, living in the Bearwood area. Jon is a very sociable and engaging man who likes to carry out handyman type duties around the home and outdoor activities such as building or painting and needs team members to support him to stay safe during these activities. He enjoys playing practical jokes and needs team members with a good sense of humour. Jon's hobbies and interests are; collecting washing machines, learning about electrics, bouncy castles, fans and lampshades and likes to spend most of his time talking about these and working on them in his workshop. Jon requires support with most aspects of his day including; cooking and meal preparation, shopping, day to day domestic jobs as well as supporting him during periods of heightened anxiety. Jon has Autism and has been deaf since birth. Jon needs team members who are confident and will be able to reassure him when he is feeling anxious or he is struggling to process the environment around him. Jon needs team members who are patient and someone who will take the time to listen to him. Team members must have the ability to give clear boundaries whilst maintaining a trusting relationship with Jon. Team members will need to be willing to learn Jon's Individual communication style and support him to communicate with those around him. Jon needs team members who are motivated and who will encourage him to go into the community whilst making sure he and others are safe. Jon is supported on a 3 to 1 basis and is looking for a small team of dedicated male team members to support him to achieve his full potential. If this sounds like a team you would like to join please contact us **Why work for us?** - Be listened to and have your direct experience and expertise valued - Have support from an experienced management and clinical team - Be celebrated for accomplishing goals with the individual you support - Have training opportunities that enhance your career development Benefits include: 28 days annual leave (prorota), in-house paid induction training followed by 12 weeks blended e-learning, coaching and mentoring. Additional training opportunities following probation, DBS check payment, Legal & General company pension, employee recognition scheme and access to various other benefits through our Employee Assistance Programme. **About PBS4** We are a not for profit and social enterprise support provider for adults and young adults who have learning disabilities and/or autism. We support people to live in their own homes, with their own tenancies and our model of support is a practice called Positive Behaviour Support. Our CEO Jonathan Beebee is a registered Learning Disabilities Nurse and qualified Behaviour Analyst. We are a medium-sized organisation supporting 35 people across Hampshire, Dorset, Berkshire and Oxfordshire and with a workforce of just over 200. Within PBS4, we call Support Workers 'Enablement Assistants'. As an Enablement Assistant you will have the support of a team of people dedicated to supporting that person. You will also be able to access support from the Enablement Manager, Deputy Enablement Manager and the Positive Behaviour Support Clinician who provide you and the team with management and leadership. Your shift pattern may consist of day shifts, waking nights and sleeps. **Be the change** People with learning disabilities should have the same right to an ordinary life as anyone else. They need support from people like you to help them achieve this. If you are passionate about helping people to achieve the life they deserve and thrive of seeing others succeed then a career with PBS4 is the career for you. We value experience in supporting others, but we warmly welcome people without experience who share our values. We want to create new ways of working, led by passion and drive for doing what is right, and promote innovation from our teams. Join us on our mission to disrupt social care - "Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010"_