Complex Support Assistant- Full Time/part Time

**Support Worker: Weston Super Mare area**

**Full Time/Part Time Positions.**

**Salary**: £14.00 per hour

**Hours**: Mixture of Day Shifts and occasional Sleep-ins.

**Holidays**: 33 Days a year (pro rata)

*Full driving licence required for this role*

**Work for an Outstanding CQC rated provider**

We have a fantastic opportunity to work with an individual who lives within the community who requires support to access services and to be involved in the activities that they enjoy.

This is to support an individual who is moving into supported accommodation and who requires support 24/7.

We are looking to build a team, and as this gentleman is moving to the area, it will be a whole new team, and therefore an opportunity to support a very engaging gentleman from the outset as he settles back into life in the local community.

We are building a team around this individual, and here is an outline description of C.
- C is moving back to the area in the very near future and he is looking to build a team of people who can support him as he gets to know the local area again
- C is described as a sweet natured, captivating and humorous man, described as a ‘top bloke’ He will seek to have a laugh and a joke with familiar people and loves to make other people hot drinks as a practical way to engage with others.
- He speaks with a strong somerset accent symbolising his roots in the area.
- C has a lot of happy memories from previous community placements and will tell these stories to familiar people.
- C’s diagnosis is Bi-polar disorder with Psychosis. Most recently professionals have highlighted the need for more support surrounding his ADHD diagnosis.
- C requires support with prompting with personal care, support with shopping, cleaning his property and coordinating his daily activities, following the principles of ‘Just enough support’.
- To best connect with C regarding his Autistic thinking, each staff member will need to have a specific role or purpose for him to fully engage and connect.
- He has been described as functional in his engagement compared to reciprocal meaning he will often only engage with staff when he has a need.
- C’s speech pattern is described as ‘chaotic’ he will insert words within his sentences that seem to have little meaning to the overall conversation.
- Reflective listening will be a required skill of any staff that is engaging with C.
- C struggles with interruption and does not like to be asked directed questions as he can easily lose his train of thought.
- C is mostly functional in his speech and conversation; he will need staff who are patient and willing to work within his communication styles. The slow introduction of staff in a transition period will provide a purpose for C to develop relationships and allow for his team to learn his communication styles and how best to engage with him.

**The goal is to support C to have -**
- Loving and caring relationships
- Ability to make my own decisions and have some autonomy
- Relative economic security (enough money to obtain my essentials and have things to look forward to)
- Opportunity to contribute to society
- Earn respect of others and develop own self-esteem
- A home of my own (My own personal sanctuary)
- Feeling safe and secure

As this is a new package of support, we have a variety of shifts available through the day, and there is also the requirement for a waking night shift.

If you feel that you would enjoy a role like this, and that you would be able to support in what would be a very rewarding role, then we would love to hear from you

**Benefits/Package**
- Industry and bespoke training plan - tailored to meet the needs of the individuals you support
- Career Development Opportunities
- Full Support and Supervision
- Mileage reimbursement
- Flexible work patterns - no weekend working for this specific role
- Rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to an individual’s life
- Working for an outstanding CQC rated provider

**The refer a friend scheme is worth £200 in total. This is split £100 after the person has worked 100 hours and then another £100 when they have passed probation (6 months usually).**

For this position you must have a background in care and support, and you will be able to work on your own initiative and also have an engaging personality,

**Company description**

CJP Outreach Services Ltd is an organisation borne out of personal experience and a desire to follow a different, fresh approach to the provision of Outreach Services for people with learning disabilities and/or physical disabilities / complex and multiple needs.

We have vast first-hand experience of what living with, assisting, and supporting someone with disabilities is about and we understand what is important for the individual and also their family.

Our Ethos is based on “The wealth of personal, hands-on experience will stand us in good stead, and I feel that our approach, which is to be one of always