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.

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

Applicants need to have at least 2 years experience working with adults with learning disabilities and complex needs.

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.

This position is working 37.5 hours per week, you will be given 4 weeks rotas in advance, to be flexible across 7 days, including days, nights, sleep-ins and waking nights. You will work evey other weekend only.
Additional Benefits: Sleep-in Allowances

Position Type: Permanent (Full Time)
Contact: Kim Heritage
Job Ref: SW Peripatetic
Job Posted: 29/06/2012
Job Start: Immediate
Application Close: On Going