To provide individualised person centred support to people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health living in their own homes; to enable them to enjoy a fulfilling and valued life, to participate in the community and to develop their abilities as fully as possible. To coach and supervise staff to provide a reliable, personalised service. To act as a key worker and to coordinate a person centred and innovative support for our service users. To oversee and coordinate day to day delivery of the service and to help support with staff personal development.
Responsibilities:
To help develop and sustain warm and trusting relationships with service users and their families. Help promote the self-esteem, happiness and emotional health of service users. Respect the person’s right to privacy and to ensure that their dignity is maintained at all times. Encourage and support service users in expressing their needs, views and concerns. To help enable service users to make choices and decisions and to participate as fully as possible in planning and decision-making processes. Respect and promote the rights and entitlements of people with learning disabilities and to enable them to participate as fully as possible in their communities. Help develop person centred plans and support plans with service users which identify the ways in which they prefer to be supported and their chosen activities and goals. Respond flexibly to the changing needs and choices of individuals. Provide respectful personal care whilst enabling service users to maintain their dignity
To enable service users to become as independent as possible and to grow in confidence, competence and personal effectiveness in the following areas:
Social skills/relationships
Personal care and hygiene
Daily living skills
Using community resources and facilities
Social, leisure and work activities
Self organisation and coping abilities
Personal safety
Experience Required:
Ability to demonstrate a warm, person centred and affirmative approach to people with learning disabilities
Good verbal communication skills and ability to listen sensitively
Ability to engage with service users, to develop and sustain warm and trusting relationships
Ability to demonstrate significant understanding of the needs of people with learning disabilities and physical/sensory disabilities
Good written communication skills
Ability to work constructively and co-operatively as part of a consistent team approach
Ability to work safely and responsibly without direct supervision in service users homes
Ability to demonstrate initiative, motivation and a resourceful, well organised approach
Ability to liaise in a professional manner with other agencies and to work in a positive way with the families and friends of service users
Understanding of the person centred aims and principles of Creative Support and ability to put these into practice
Ability to demonstrate respect for difference and diversity
Ability to provide emotional and practical support to service users
A non-judgmental, accepting approach to working with people who may be challenging and the ability to cope in a mature way with conflict, distress and challenging behaviours
Ability to work in a calm, patient and tolerant manner at a pace appropriate to the needs of the individual
Ability to enable people to enjoy developmental opportunities without being exposed to unacceptable risks
Ability to support and supervise junior staff and provide on the job coaching
Knowledge of helpful approaches, strategies and interventions in working with people with learning disabilities and physical/sensory disabilities
Ability to use a range of helpful communication techniques
The ability to supervise staff and to deputise for the Team Manager
Experience of supporting people with learning disabilities/Autism and mental health
Experience of supporting people with physical/sensory disabilities
Life experience and confidence in relating to people from a variety of backgrounds
Possession of NVQ2/3 or other relevant social care qualification
Good standard of general education
Willingness to work flexible hours according to needs of agency and service users
Willingness to attend training courses and events
Willing to accept feedback and guidance and to be accountable to colleagues
Willingness to work sleep-ins, evenings and weekends as required
Hours of Work: Full time (37.5 hours per week). Due to the nature of the service there is a need to work flexibly depending on service user needs.
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