Relief Support Workers

Recruiter
CREATIVE SUPPORT
Location
Durham
Salary
Competitive
Posted
14 Apr 2017
Closes
03 May 2017
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Creative Support is a non-profit organisation which provides high quality person centred social care.

We are looking for confident and calm individuals in the Durham region to provide person centred support to service users who have a learning disability, an autistic spectrum condition and/or mental health conditions so that they can experience a wide range of opportunities for personal development while living in their own home.

You will need patience and the ability to adapt to each of the Service Users who have varied support needs. The services are provided over 24hrs, you must therefore, be willing and capable of covering a range of shift patterns inclusive of, weekends; evenings and bank holidays.

You will have skills in positive communication and engagement and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for the people we support. You will have the maturity to be able to work within a positive behaviour support framework, to accept responsibility and to grow in confidence as a skilled practitioner. You must be able to follow agreed guidelines and to work positively within a consistent, mutually supportive team ethos.

These are supported living services based in Consett supporting people living in 6 individual flats. Experience is essential.

We do not accept CV's as a form of application, applicants must submit a completed Creative Support application form which can be requested or downloaded via the listed methods. An enhanced DBS check is required for which we pay for. Creative Support is not a recruitment sourcing agency, all employees are directly employed by our organisation. We do not accept cold calls or sales/marketing contact from recruitment candidate sourcing/advertising agencies. Upon receipt of your application we will email you a confirmation of receipt. If you do not receive this confirmation email please contact us via telephone or email. Contact information can be found on our company website.

Closing Date: 04 May 2017