Positive Behaviour Support Worker Waking Nights Taunton

Job Description

Are you ready to REALISE your potential, transforming care for people with learning disabilities Are you an experienced Support Worker ready for a new opportunity Then this Positive Behaviour role could be perfect for you! Realise South West, is our specialist learning disabilities service providing essential LD care to those that need our support with daily living routines in their own homes. We’re looking to expand our team of Full Time Positive Behaviour Support Workers in the Taunton area. As a Support Worker you’ll be joining a fantastic team committed to empowering those with challenging behaviours and/or mental illness. It’s so important for us to make a difference to peoples lives, support and encourage their independence and enable them to lead fulfilling lifestyles. It’s what we do best. Often our customers require two to one care, so you will work alongside your colleagues to provide continuity in care that supports their overall wellbeing. As a Support Worker you’ll be joining a fantastic team committed to empowering those with challenging behaviours and/or mental illness. It’s so important for us to make a difference to peoples lives, support and encourage their independence and enable them to lead fulfilling lifestyles. It’s what we do best. Often our customers require two to one care, so you will work alongside your colleagues to provide continuity in care that supports their overall wellbeing. This Positive Behaviour Support Worker role will assist a 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. 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. 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. This is a waking nights position meaning you’ll be required to provide care throughout the night between the hours of 10pm and 7am, typically with two or three 10 hours shifts per week, although additional hours can be discussed and are available, including the option of Sleep In shifts. We run our rotas over a three week period and will include working alternate weekends. If you’ve got flexibility in your working week then we can discuss various shift patterns with you so please do give us a call. About you Experience with Learning Disabilities or Mental Health support for adults or children, either through employment or your own personal experiences is required for this role. Recognised care certificates such as NVQ or CQF are desirable but not essential as we can offer training from day one and fantastic career pathways to develop you to gain these qualifications. Behaviour is often a way of communicating, so one of your most successful skills will be the ability to engage, listen and communicate with people successfully in a variety of ways.. Importantly you’ll understand the complexity of working with challenging behaviours and understand the need to be highly flexible, adaptable and resilient, which in return will unlock and incredibly rewarding career for you. You’ll be warm hearted, friendly and have a natural desire to help. You’ll be a real ‘people person’, able to build lasting relationships and of course work well in a team. Being a Carer isn’t a job, it’s naturally who you are. Your instinct to care, offer compassion and show kindness is inherent within you. You will love caring for vulnerable people and appreciate the priceless impact your assistance has on those you help. What you’ll get from us: At Somerset Care, our values and culture is what makes us different. It is the culmination of all the things we do that makes us a very special company to work for. We really value our employees, actively support career development and progression and can offer you so much more than a job. Guaranteed contracted hours Enhanced pay for weekend working (plus £1.20 per hour) and Bank Holidays (Time and a half or Double Time) and Travel expenses Free DBS check and Company Pension Annual Holiday which increases with length of service Full company induction and training to get you started and confid