Positive Behaviour Support Worker Taunton

Job Description

Realise is an award-winning support service and you could have a bespoke career and development pathway whilst helping people to realise their full potential, living independently with choice and dignity. We are looking to recruit a new team to support 21 year old twins (brother and sister) who have autism and severe learning disabilities, in their family home in Taunton. They enjoy a range of activities both within the home and in the community. You will also support them in educational activities and independent life skills. You will need to provide personal care and support high levels of anxiety and challenging behaviour. We are looking for individuals who are calm, gentle, proactive, flexible and resilient with experience of working with people with Autism/severe learning disabilities or those with limited communication skills. BSL level 1 would be desirable but training will be provided for the right people. We are looking for staff committed to working with these young people in the long term, who are team players and used to working with open and honest lines of communication. These roles are likely to be challenging yet incredibly rewarding and will involve shift work including days, evenings, weekends and nights. Weekday Payrate: £10.68 Weekend payrate: £11.88 A little about the brother…. X is a young man with a learning disability and who will display some challenging behaviours, living in his family home who is looking for support to access the community and enjoy being active. He loves to go for walks in the countryside, go to the seaside and spend time on the beach in the fresh air, go swimming or try new energetic activities. He does not like household tasks, cooking or craft activities finding these boring. Are you an outdoor person who likes the fresh air come rain or shine, enjoys getting wet in the rain and can work as a team member to support X to get out and about A little about the sister…..Y is a young lady with a learning disability who is currently living at home with her family. She loves all animals and anything to do with animals especially dogs, cats and horses. Enjoys helping out around the home doing household chores with support, likes planning meals and then cooking them for the family, again with support. Y would like a support team who could support her to find outlets for her interests learn new skills and see new sites. At times Y can become very anxious often turning her anxieties upon herself and at these times Y needs staff who are able to remain calm, supportive and in control to help Y return to the task or activity at hand. As you can see X and Y have very different needs and require a different approach in the support they receive. We are looking to recruit a team based on their individual needs however there is an expectation for you to work with both X and Y so it is vital you have a good understanding of both siblings. You will be given full training and support right from the outset. We can offer you so much more than a career, we offer the chance to gain qualifications whilst working, progression opportunities and many other fantastic benefits of working for a large care company. All we ask is that you are passionate about helping others. We believe in the financial wellness of our employees and as such we are pleased to announce that we have partnered with Wagestream so you can now access your earned wages into your bank account before payday if needed, please ask the Recruitment Team for more information on this. Somerset Care, so much more rewarding. Do more than a job, change a life………