Senior Support Worker
- Recruiter
- CREATIVE SUPPORT
- Location
- Durham
- Salary
- 16844.00 GBP Annual + pa based on experience
- Posted
- 09 Aug 2017
- Closes
- 19 Aug 2017
- Sectors
- Education & Teaching, Support
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Senior Support Worker to provide individualised personalised support to 4 people with learning disabilities who are Tenants in our supported living accommodation in the Norton area. To provide outcome focused support which enables service users to lead fulfilling and valued lives, maintain their tenancies, participate in their local community, develop independent living skills and achieve their personal goals and desired outcomes. This service operates a 24/7 rota with sleeps.
This is an opportunity for personal and career development as we offer good conditions of service and a supportive, hands-on management culture. You will have the opportunity to work with our positive behaviour support practitioner team in order that we continue to deliver innovative and specialised services. You will encourage staff to take responsibility for upholding positive workplace values and building great working relationships.
You must have skills in positive communication and engagement and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for the people we support. You will also have skills in the assessment of needs along with positive and proactive risk management so that support planning for individuals demonstrates an active and fulfilling life with an emphasis on a 'can do' approach.
As well as providing direct support you will manage and deploy staff effectively to meet the needs of service users, taking into account their personalised schedules and activity plans.
We do not accept CVs 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. 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.