Role Description

Support Worker - Autism and Learning Disabilities

Please note : If you require a Visa to work in the UK, SeeAbility is currently unable to support any sponsorship requests You must hold a full UK manual driving licence to apply for this role

• Location : Bicester, Oxfordshire
• Salary :  £12.00 per hour (£23,400 per annum) plus benefits : p aid induction; o vertime paid over 37.5 contracted hours
• Hours :   37.5 hours per week, Monday to Sunday on a shift rota basis
• Shift Patterns : 7.00 am – 3.00 pm, 2.00 pm – 10.00 pm (please note, the shifts may vary due to the need of the people we support)
• Employment Type : Full time, Permanent

Do you have experience supporting people with autism, challenging behaviour, and learning disabilities? Do you drive and hold a manual full UK drivers licence? Do you live in the local area and have the 'Right to Work' full time 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 home where no two days are the same.

Support worker duties include :

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 and occasional sleep-ins.

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 community 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 manual drivers license is essential  for this role.

Who will you be supporting?

John

Josh

Jess

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

Your work-life balance

Your money goes further

Your wellbeing counts

Training and Development

At SeeAbility, we fully support our Support Workers training and development. You will start with an extensive Induction programme and throughout your probationary period you will be equipped with 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 be supported in your role, and have the opportunity achieve professional qualifications - Care Certificate, QCF levels 2-5, which are funded by SeeAbility!

Please note we reserve the right to close this advert early if we have received a sufficient number of applications, so don't delay, apply today.

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