Role Description
Support Worker - Autism and Learning Difficulties
Please note: If you require a Visa to work in the UK, SeeAbility is currently unable to support any sponsorship requests.
1. Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire
2. Salary: £12.00 per hour plus benefits, Paid Induction, Additional £1200 per year based on 2 sleeping nights per month, Overtime pay above 37.5 contracted hours
3. Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Sunday on a shift rota basis
4. Shift Patterns: 7.00 am – 3.00 pm, 2.00 pm – 10.00 pm
5. Employment Type: Full time, Permanent
Do you have experience supporting people with Autism, challenging behaviour, and learning disabilities? Do you drive and hold a UK Licence? Do you live in the local area and have the Right to Work in the UK? If you have answered YES to the above, you could be exactly what we are looking for. Come and be part of something extraordinary!
We are on the lookout for Support Workers who are calm, patient, and resilient. You will need to be able to drive and have a consistent approach to assisting the people we support to engage in the interests they love.
As a support worker, you will be part of an experienced staff team working within a busy and vibrant service where no two days are the same.
Support worker duties include:
6. Daily activities such as cooking meals, basic cleaning tasks, medication administration (after completing relevant training), food shopping with the people we support.
7. Providing support for offsite activities such as swimming, cinema or even theme parks, going away on holiday with the people we support, helping them to live their best life!
8. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people you will take care of.
9. Helping the people you will assist plan towards and achieve both short and long term aims.
10. Ensuring the people, you will assist and their families, are treated with respect, dignity, and equality.
11. To work in accordance with SeeAbility’s values
We are looking for someone who can devote to 37.5 per week and are willing to work on a shift rota basis, covering mornings, evenings, and weekends.
You will work closely with the registered manager, deputy manager and your seniors to ensure that we are delivering the best person-centred care, ensuring outstanding delivery of support in line with our vision; inclusive communities where people with dementia, autism, and learning disabilities and physical disabilities participate as equal citizens.
As a support worker you’ll be part of a team that includes support from a positive behaviour support consultant. Your day-to-day management will come from an experienced, passionate leader who will work alongside you. This will assist you with your own leadership and interactions that will in turn enable people to move forward in their lives creating connections, friends, hobbies, interests, and work. Being passionate, creative and values led will really help you in achieving the small and bigger goals and outcomes that we all see as part of a safe, happy, healthy and empowering life. You will be driving the person we support their car, so full UK clean drivers license is preferable for this role.
Who will you be supporting?
John* Has his own mobility car and enjoys getting out as much as possible. He attends the theatre regularly and enjoys concerts, music, and dancing. He is fluent in Italian and English and enjoys a good party.
Jack* is one of cheekiest people we support. He has a great sense of humour and a cheeky laugh to go with it and can be very affectionate asking for head massages and scratches, he loves sensory interaction.
James* Likes to refer to his bungalow as his NBC studio, he is the chief presenter, and some staff have their roles as writers and news readers. He enjoys ordering take away and going on holidays with our colleagues!
Jake* Is a very independent person who leads a busy lifestyle. He is very spiritual and enjoys regular sessions of Pilates and Yoga. He is a very sociable individual and is often making plans with his neighbours and planning events with staff.
Jeffery* loves being out and about and goes out almost every day. He has regular activity days where he enjoys going to the cinema, swimming, and on the odd occasion trampolining. He enjoys music, having a good boogie! He loves eating out and having stories read to him.
Joseph* is a very quiet individual who always likes peace and quiet. He spends his days in his room watching the birds in his garden. He lives a very simple, tranquil life.
About us
Registered as The Royal School for the Blind, SeeAbility is one of the oldest disability charities in the UK and has pioneered specialist support for over 220 years.
We specialise in supporting people who have learning disabilities or autism, who may also have sight loss, to live ambitious lives and achieve things they never thought possible. Whether that is forming more friendships and relationships, enjoying new experiences and activities or finding employment. Safer Recruitment and Diversity SeeAbility safeguards and promotes the welfare of the young people and adults we support. Therefore, we work with successful candidates to complete appropriate vetting checks prior to joining.
SeeAbility is committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion among our workforce. We want our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and the people we support.
Our Benefits
Your rewards
Our colleagues at SeeAbility are extremely valued, and so everyone has access to a fantastic package of benefits.
Your extraordinary opportunities
12. Leadership development academy and talent programme for the next steps in your career
13. Fully paid essential training
14. Funded professional qualifications – Care Certificate, QCF levels 2-5 available
15. Annual excellence awards
16. Long service awards and recognition
17. Quarterly 1:1s : Opportunity to discuss your progress and your future
18. We are a Living Wage Employer
19. Free Winter Breakfast Club – January to March
Your work-life balance
20. 28 days holiday (incl. bank holidays), increasing to 36 days with long service (1 extra day for each year of service)
21. Life events - Time off when you need it most
22. Flexible working - We are up for anything that works for your team and the wider organisation
Your money goes further
23. Discounts and cashback at hundreds of shops, restaurants, and activities
24. Eligible for Blue Light Card discounts
25. Save 10% on monthly bus travel
26. Pay reviews and commitment to pay competitive rates
27. Employer contributory pension scheme - Support and tools to help you make the right decisions about your future
28. Refer a friend and receive £600 (Support Workers to Deputy only)
29. Paid DBS and renewals
30. Season ticket loans
31. Cycle to Work Scheme
32. Discounted mobile phone options
Your wellbeing counts
33. Life assurance of 2x annual salary
34. Organisational Sick Pay Scheme after 6 months service starting at 2 weeks and increases with service up to 12 weeks at 3 years' service
35. Free 24/7 employee assistance programme for advice and support
36. Free eye care vouchers
37. Discounted gym membership
Training and Development
At SeeAbility, we fully support your training and development. You will start with an extensive Induction programme and throughout your probationary period you have face-to-face training, e-learning, and guidance to support you whilst in your new role.
Your continued development is important to us, therefore, SeeAbility offer the means to progress your career, your way! You will learn and have support in your role, and have the opportunity achieve professional qualifications - Care Certificate, QCF levels 2-5, which are funded by SeeAbility!
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