Learning Disabilties Support Worker South Tyneside

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Sunderland Home Care Associates 20/20 Ltd is an award-winning employee-owned company with the ethos ‘People Before Profit’. We began in 1994 with a team of 20 people providing support, we now employ nearly 400 staff.

Benefits of a learning disability support worker.

• Receive a £500 joining bonus (conditions apply)
• £10.50 per hour.
• Full or part time hours available.
• Free company shares (once you have been with the company for 6 months)
• Bonus scheme (usually summer and Christmas time)
• No experience necessary as all staff will receive a comprehensive induction.
• 5.6 weeks paid holidays.
• Employee referral bonus scheme available.

Knowledge skills and experience required:

• Mature, honest, reliable, caring personality with a common-sense approach
• Previous experience of working with people with learning disabilities would be an advantage
• Ability to use own initiative and make decisions within remits of the role
• Ability to respond to situations in the absence of senior staff
• Ability to communicate appropriately, both verbally and in writing and to respect confidentiality
• Ability to keep accurate financial records
• Commitment to deliver 24hour care/support
• Flexibility to work unsociable hours/sleep ins/night duty (additional pay for sleep ins)
• Ability to motivate oneself and others, working as part of a team
• Basic awareness of health and safety issues, including COSHH, moving and handling, food hygiene, fire prevention
• Able to work toward and achieve the safe handling of medicines certificate
• Knowledge of the protection of vulnerable adults is desirable
• Commitment to work towards and achieve NVQ Level 2 Care (if not already achieved)
• Demonstrate the ability to plan and prioritise own time to meet the needs of service users and follow scheduled and pre planned activities or appointments for the day
• Supporting people with a learning disability to maintain relationships and social networks.
• Encourage individuals we support to make healthy lifestyle choices.
• Ensuring the people we support, do not experience avoidable physical health conditions.
• Follow Intervention plans, including Positive Behaviour Support plans.
• Car driver is desirable with the willingness to drive service user cars.

You must be flexible to work week days, evenings, nights, sleep ins and weekends.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Salary: £10.50 per hour

Shift:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Night shift

COVID-19 considerations:
All PPE supplied

Shift availability:

• Day shift (preferred)
• Night shift (preferred)
• Overnight shift (preferred)

Work Location: On the road

Reference ID: STLD