Future Home Care

Support Worker

Southampton, Hampshire, South East

£6.79 to £7.20 per Hour

As a support worker you will support adults with learning disabilities and complex needs within a supported living environment, providing individually designed support ensuring that the service users receive the highest standard of support/care; appropriate to their individual needs.

Key Responsibilities:

-Promoting and following the philosophy and practices of supported living; which seeks to protect, promote and respect the rights of the service users to lead an independent lifestyle.
-To ensure that support provided to the service user follows the agreed plan of care that focused on their individual needs.
-Assisting in the development and promotion of a variety of activities for the service users within the community.
-Supporting the service user in maintaining their property.

People that use our service have a wide variety of needs and interests and we aim to attract support workers from varied backgrounds, with varied skills, interests and experience.

Future Home Care is committed to the promotion and progression of its staff and further training and staff development is actively encouraged.

We are currently offering all staff a Learning Disability Qualification Level III once the probation period is successfully completed.

If you are an enthusiastic, committed individual with a passion for quality and would like to join our growing organisation then we would love to hear from you.

Essential candidate specifications:

-Relevant experience in a caring/supporting role in an employed, voluntary or personal capacity.
-The ability to work towards a Level 3 Certificate in Learning Disabilities.
- Experience with Autism

Desirable candidate specifications:

-NVQ Level II or III in Health & Social Care or equivalent qualification
-Full Clean Driving Licence
-Makaton Trained

This is a 20.0 hour contract, working a two week rolling rota, working every other weekend only.

Position Type: Permanent (Part Time)
Contact: Kim Heritage
Job Ref: SW - Totton
Job Posted: 31/07/2012
Job Start: Immediate
Application Close: On Going

	05 Support Worker JD & PS Combined (Jan 2012).doc (151kB)
	01 New FHC Application Form Southampton.pdf (229kB)