Part-Time Support Worker

☞ Advance.

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Update day: 07-05-2024

Location: Banbury South East

Category: Consulting / Customer Service IT - Software Part-time

Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management Individual & Family Services Hospital & Health Care

Position: Entry level

Job type: Part-time

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About The Role

We are exited for two experienced Support Workers to join our team in Banbury, Oxfordshire to work with customers with Learning Disabilities and Autism to provide practical assistance and emotional support to enable them to live secure and happy, independent lives. Some of our customers have challenging behaviours and/or forensic history so any previous experience in this field would be and advantage.

The successful candidates will be working in an environment which encourages a person-centred approach to enable customers to realise their hopes, dreams and aspirations

Duties May Include (but Is Not Limited To)

Providing support to individuals to meet their particular needs as identified within their support plan enabling them to make informed choices while promoting their privacy and dignity.
  • Personal care
  • Laundry and housework
  • Food preparation and cooking
  • Budgeting and shopping
  • Monitoring and/or administering medications
  • Being active in the community (employment, study, volunteering and/or leisure activities)
  • Maintaining relationships with family and friends
  • Social activities
  • Accompanying customers to appointments and/or on excursions
  • Working in partnership with other agencies and organisations
About The Candidate

The attributes you possess as part of your personality are just as important to the role as the skills needed to fulfil the Job requirements above. Advance and its customers are keen to employ people who:
  • Are flexible, reliable and proactive
  • Have experience working with people with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism
  • Are supportive of the customers’ goals to live the lifestyle of their choosing
  • Are willing to learn new skills
  • Work with a person centred approach
Please note due to the needs of our customers we require the successful candidate to have some experience in working with people with Autism and challenging behaviour.

For more information or an informal chat about this vacancy please contact Service Manager Julie on 07710 730 920.

Benefits Of Working For Advance

We’re a national, charitable organisation, supporting thousands of people across the U.K. We value our staff and the difference they make to the lives of our customers, which is why we offer the following benefits:
  • Flexible hours to fit around you and the needs of our customers
  • Paid mileage and travel time between appointments
  • Paid holiday
  • Full, professional training and the opportunity to work towards care qualifications
  • Free DBS check
  • Support from an experienced team leader
  • Excellent opportunities to progress your career within Advance
  • Enrolment in a pension scheme with matched contributions above the statutory minimum (if you work enough hours to meet the threshold for enrolment)
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Deadline: 21-06-2024

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