Support Worker ( Enablement Practitioner)- Location : Fleet, Hampshire Hours per week: Full-time days or waking nights Time of shifts 08.00am - 20.00pm or 20.00pm – 08:00am Hourly rate : £15.08 per hour Employment Type: 6-month temporary vacancy Driver required for this role About the role This role is seeking a Support Worker to work with Jenny, a 17-year-old female with a diagnosis of Autism, dyspraxia, PTSD and Epilesy. She currently lives in her family home with her parents in Fleet and is supported on a 2:1 support ratio during the day, and 1:1 during the night. We are looking for team members to support Jenny initially over the next 6 months, both in and outside of the family home. You will need to have a minimal of two years’ experience in supporting individuals who have a mental health illness, autism, and epilepsy, and be empathetic, patient, and resilient in your approach. Team members will need to be experienced in supporting individuals who can present with behaviours than can challenge and that can't always be predicted. Jenny loves to take part in activities that she enjoys, and also be given the opportunity to try new things. She would like team members who enjoy outdoor activities and who are energetic and active, but also a calming influence. Jenny especially enjoys rowing and fresh cold-water swimming; therefore, you must be able to swim. Jenny is very creative and enjoys spending her time being artistic with a mixture of activities, e.g. drawing, painting, making items and building Lego. She has an and arts crafts room in her home, where she will spend time with her team members and also by herself. Jenny really wants to feel valued and supported by her team and be given the chance to develop trusting relationships. If you feel you could make a diiference in Jenny's life and have expeience and skills, please apply today Why work for us • Work for a social care provider where the focus is the people we support • Be listened to and have your direct experience and expertise valued • Have support from an experienced management and clinical team • Be celebrated for accomplishing goals with the individual you support • 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 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 get £300 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 supportin 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 of 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 HGH