Support Worker (Enablement Practitioner)
Hourly rate: £15.08 per hour on a 42 hour contract, with 1 x sleep in per week paid @ £90, and an additional 3 hours per week )
Location: Lytchett Matravers
Type of Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: Full-time
*Driver essential for this role with access to own vehicle.
About the role
Josh is looking for team members who are confident, fun, bubbly, motivated and who are not fazed by physically challenging behaviours. Josh loves being physically active. He really enjoys daily long walks, cycling, swimming so needs his team to keep up with him and enjoy similar interests. Josh wants his team to be fun and supportive but also recognise when he needs time alone. Josh must always be kept in line of sight to ensure his and others safety, and will his team to intervene when he participates in risky behaviours.
Josh is a real foodie and is currently working on his skills development in the kitchen and with food. Josh likes to have a schedule so he can plan everything and keep everyone on track. He is supported by 3 team members at any given time, so he needs to make sure everyone is doing what they are supposed to be doing – this keeps him very busy.
Josh has a diagnosis of Autism and needs confident, calm, and experienced team members who can support and reassure him when he becomes anxious. Previous experience in supporting people with Learning Disabilities/ Autism and behaviours that challenge is an essential requirement of this role, and this is reflected in the rate of pay for this individual. If this sounds like a team you would like to join, please contact us.
Why work for us
- Work for a small not for profit organisation where the focus is the people we support
- Be listened to and have your direct experience and expertise valued
- Have support from an experienced management and clinical team
- Be celebrated for accomplishing goals with the individual you support
- Have training opportunities that enhance your career development
Benefits include: 29 days annual leave (pro rata), rising to 30 days annual leave (pro rata) as of the 1st April, following your 1 year anniversary with PBS4, in-house paid induction training followed by 12 weeks blended e-learning, coaching, and mentoring. Additional training opportunities following probation, DBS check payment, Legal & General company pension, employee recognition scheme and access to various other benefits through our Employee Assistance Programme. Refer a friend and receive £300.00 for every successful person you refer.
About PBS4
We are a values led social care provider that provides Neurodisability services to individuals with Autism, Learning Disabilities and/or Behaviours that may challenge. We support people to live in their own homes, with their own tenancies and our model of support is a practice called Positive Behaviour Support. Our CEO Jonathan Beebee is a registered Learning Disabilities Nurse and qualified Behaviour Analyst. We are a medium-sized organisation supporting 37 people across Hampshire, Dorset, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Somerset, with a workforce of circa 300 employees.
Within PBS4, we call Support Workers ‘Enablement Assistants’. As an Enablement Assistant you will have the support of a team of people dedicated to supporting that person. You will also be able to access support from the Enablement Manager, Deputy Enablement Manager and the Positive Behaviour Support Clinician who provide you and the team with management and leadership. Your shift pattern may consist of day shifts, waking nights and sleeps.
Be the change!
People with learning disabilities should have the same right to an ordinary life as anyone else. They need support from people like you to help them achieve this. If you are passionate about helping people to achieve the life they deserve and thrive of seeing others succeed then a career with PBS4 is the career for you. We value experience in supporting others, but we warmly welcome people without experience who share our values.
We want to create new ways of working, led by passion and drive for doing what is right, and promote innovation from our teams. Join us on our mission to disrupt social care!
* “Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010”
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