Support Worker (Internally know as an Enablement Associate)
Hourly Rate: £ 13.00 per hour
Location: Littlemore in Oxford
Type of Contract: Part time hours/Full time hours( Alternate weekends)
Hours of work: 07.00am to 22.00 pm shifts and sleep in shifts.
About the role
The person you will be supporting is 34-year-old Lee, who loves to socialise, meeting and talking with new people whenever he can. Lee likes to be active and do a variety of interesting things, even if he doesn’t always admit to it. Lee likes to have his days planned out in advance, which is something to be mindful of.
He also enjoys going out for bike rides, he loves a trip to Nando’s and is always up for a having fun.
Lee has a diagnosis of a mild-moderate Learning Disability, Autistic Traits, and an unspecified eating disorder. Sometimes Lee needs help with some aspects of his day to day living, but this is mostly prompting, and he will happily help with most things. He may at times need help understanding things and would need to have them explained a few times until he has grasped it.
Lee needs someone to support him that is active, fun and upbeat. If you have enough energy, he will buy in to you and try new tasks/activities he is presented with. Lee can sometimes say he doesn’t want to do anything, when he really does, so he needs someone who can encourage him to get moving and make the first step, doing so with positivity.
Why work for us?
• 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, earned wage access, and access to various other benefits through our enhanced Employee Assistance Programme. Refer a friend and receive £300.00 for every successful person you refer.
About PBS4
PBS4 is a values led social care organisation, providing Neurodisability Services to individuals with Learning Disabilities, Autism and/or behaviours that may challenge. We support people living in their own homes, with their own tenancies, and we utilise Positive Behaviour Support as the framework for the support we provide.
We are a medium-sized organisation supporting people across Hampshire, Dorset, Berkshire, Somerset, and Oxfordshire and with a workforce of around 350 employees.
The people we support overcome huge challenges every day to achieve exciting things. Some may be big, some may be smaller, but we are committed to celebrating all of these! We are committed to leading by example in how 21st Century clinical support for people with learning disabilities should look. We aim to raise the bar of Positive Behaviour Support in social care!
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!
