Support Worker

Salary: £26,000 per year

Support Workers

Central Northampton

£19,181 – £21,026 (£26,000 per year) + enhancements for night work

I am looking for experienced Support Workers to work with adults with complex learning disabilities/autism, challenging behaviour and associated mental health conditions in supported living in Central Northampton. You will be required to help them integrate and live independently in the community.

Duties will include:

• Supporting residents to express themselves and make informed choices and decisions about their lives in a way that respects their dignity and rights
• Helping residents to live independently, this could including making friends, socialising, learning new skills and hobbies to helping cook and clean
• Following and reviewing care and/or support plans with residents user and recording progress of plans
• Enabling residents to make informed choices
• Administering and recording day-to-day financial transactions
• Maintaining Health and Safety records and responding to health and safety issues

The successful Support Worker will have the following:

• Experience of working with people in a care/support setting
• A willingness to deliver personal care
• The ability to deal with challenging behaviour
• An empathetic and compassionate personality
• The ability to work shifts, including waking nights (15% bonus for waking nights)
• A willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS check