Support Worker
(Internally know as an Enablement Assistant)
Hourly Rate: £11.00 per hour
Location: Southampton
Type of Contract: Full-Time – 42 hours
Hours of work: Waking Nights
Drivers essential for this role
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About the Role
PBS4 is looking to recruit Support Workers to work alongside Harry, who has Learning Disability and Autism. Harry needs support to help him with tasks and activities that others take for granted such as day to life skills and decision making.
Harry enjoys ​listening to music and dancing, so be prepared to boogie and see if you can keep up! Harry also loves to be active and really wants to get back into fun things such as trampolining, football, cycling and going to the cinema.
Harry has a great family network, and he sees them on a regular basis. His family are extremely important to him and are very much involved in his life.
Harry has 2:1 support and he would like a fun collaborative team who are happy to engage in his interests so that he can live his life as he chooses.
Why work for us?
* Work for a small not for profit organisation 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 receive £300.00 for every successful person you refer.
About PBS4
We are a not for profit and social enterprise support provider for adults and young adults who have learning disabilities and/or autism. 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 35 people across Hampshire, Dorset, Berkshire and Oxfordshire and with a workforce of just over 200.
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 Leader, the 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.
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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!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £11.00 per hour
Schedule:
* 12 hour shift
Work Location: One location