Support Worker Location: Belfast Care type: Disabilities, Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Complex Needs.
Salary/Hourly Rate: £13.89 per hour- £15.85 (Enhanced rate for additional hours) Hours of Work: Full Time Position-Permanent.
Shifts are on a rotational basis and are typically 8am-8pm, 3 days per week, with one full weekend off in three.
Benefits: Annual Leave: 5.6 weeks in each leave year (inclusive of public and bank holidays), increasing with length of service, up to 33 days per year.
Paid breaks.
Recognition & Reward scheme available to all staff in the course of their work.
Paid annual NISCC registration fees.
Investor in People Champion with commitment to the development of employees through paid training and learning opportunities, including RQF Level 3 diploma.
Enhanced rate of pay for working on bank holidays.
Auto-enrolment pension scheme, 5% employee contribution and 4% employer contribution.
Occupational Sick Pay (2 weeks full pay, 2 weeks half pay after 6 months service).
Cycle to work scheme.
Employee Assistance Programme, including access to 24/7 Doctors support.
Health Cashback Scheme.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: Ensure all work is service user-focused, upholding respect, privacy, dignity, fulfilment, independence, and choice.
Orientate new service users to the residential scheme and the local community.
Deliver individual support programs, including social and domestic guidance, personal hygiene, and community living skills.
Assist senior staff with the assessment of service users' needs.
Report any changes or concerns about service users to the line manager.
Participate in monitoring and reviewing service users' skills and needs.
Establish goals with service users to ensure effective use of their resources.
Support the physical and personal needs of service users.
Ensure medication is managed via Medication Policy.
Ensure service users' opinions and suggestions are heard and their personal problems addressed sensitively.
Essential Criteria Effective verbal and written communication to include numeracy skills 1 year caring experience Working knowledge of the needs of people with learning disabilities A good understanding and knowledge on behaviours that challenge Please note This role does not offer Sponsorship For more information please contact: Staffline @ Hannah Hollywood Harry Email: T; )M; Skills: Autism Challenging Behavior Support Care