Learning Disability Support Worker Swansea, Wales
Job description
Do you have an interest in supporting young people with learning disabilities to enable them to lead a more independent life? Are you enthusiastic, resilient, and driven to enrich and make a difference in the lives of these people?
We are actively seeking experienced Learning Disability Support Workers to work within an award-winning service located in Swansea. The service is a bespoke specialist service for people with spectrum conditions & associated complex needs. You will be assisting individuals through a care pathway to help them live as independently as possible.
PLEASE NOTE: PBM or TEAM TEACH are ESSENTIAL for this role
Overview:
● Title: Learning Disability Support Worker
● Location: Swansea
● Job Type: Flexible agency work and block bookings
● Shifts: Flexible pattern available, pick and choose the shifts you want ● Pay: £11.09 (including holiday pay)
● Immediate starts available
Benefits:
● Excellent Rates of pay, weekly pay, and no payroll charges
● Variety of work in different social care and healthcare settings
● Mobile Booking App for communicating shift availability
● Support from a specialist consultant
● Free online training and subsidised practical training (TMVA,PMVA,PBM) ● Agency worker of the month prize £50
● Entry into our Golden Ticket draw to win £500 every quarter
● 24-hour registration - register from the comfort of your own home
● Holiday pay- paid weekly or accumulated in a holiday pot
● Contributed pension
The role:
What you’ll be doing as a Learning Disability Support Worker
You will provide therapeutic care and support to individuals with autistic spectrum conditions and associated complex needs which include observing, monitoring, and keeping a record of their conditions, treating each person with dignity, compassion, and honesty. You will be helping with their Progression through a care pathway to live as independently as possible. You will have the full support of a team of multi-disciplinary professionals.
The candidate:
What you’ll need to be successful as a Learning Disability Support Worker
● A desire to create positive outcomes for young people with Learning disabilities ● Driver with access to own vehicle is desirable
● Empathetic, caring and resilient nature
● At least 6 months experience of working within a social care setting ● Hold a current Enhanced DBS on the update service or are willing to obtain one ● The right to work in the UK
Interested? If you think you’re right for this Learning Disability Support Worker role, then click the ‘apply’ button below
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary contract, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months
Part-time hours: 20-48 per week
Salary: From £11.09 per hour
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Day range:
- Every weekend
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
- Weekends only
Physical setting:
- Care home
- Residential home
Shift:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Swansea, Swansea: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: G7765DD8
