Support Worker (known internally as Enablement Assistant)
Salary: £12.50 per hour
Location: Southampton
Hours per week: Part time days and sleeps shifts available.
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About the role
The person you will be supporting is a 42-year-old female who lives in her own home in Southampton and is supported on a 1:1/2:1 support ratio 24 hours per day.
Sarah has a diagnosis of autism, learning disabilities, and mental health needs and is a type 2 Diabetic.
She has an amazing sense of humour and really enjoys developing relationships with her team members. She enjoys physical contact.
Sarah is very active and will go for long walks to the beach, park, and pub; it is therefore essential that her team members enjoy walking and being outside for long periods of time.
She also enjoys music, attending the theatre, and going to the cinema to watch new releases. Sarah really likes animals and attends a local farm; she especially likes dogs.
Sarah needs support with personal care, medication, meal preparation, shopping, cooking, and being encouraged to try new things. She would like people to be patient and help develop her life skills and support her to live her best life.
Sarah can struggle with her emotions and can get upset and confused very easily. It is essential to have team members who are able to identify when she needs extra support and be kind, patient, and empathic, with a positive approach during these times.
Why work for us
1. Be listened to and have your direct experience and expertise valued
2. Have support from an experienced management and clinical team
3. Be celebrated for accomplishing goals with the individual you support
4. Have training opportunities that enhance your career development
Benefits include: 29 days annual leave (pro rata), rising to 30 days annual leave (pro rata) as of the 1st of April, following your 1-year anniversary with PBS4, 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. Refer a friend and receive £300.00 for every successful person you refer.
About PBS4
We are a values-led social care provider that provides Neurodisability services to individuals with Autism, Learning Disabilities, and/or Behaviours that may challenge. 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 37 people across Hampshire, Dorset, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, and Somerset, with a workforce of circa 300 employees.
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 on 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.
Role Type
Pay Rate
12.49 GBP – 12.5 GBP (Hour)
Company Overview
PBS4 provides support to enable people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour to have independent lives and to live in their own home. Our approach is underpinned by Positive Behaviour Support. Positive Behaviour Support is an approach mostly used to support people with learning disabilities whose behaviours challenge others. The goal is to shift the focus away from reducing challenging behaviour to understanding what that behaviour means and supporting people to get what they need better.
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