Are you a compassionate and resilient person?
Do you work in a care/support role and want to work for an organisation that works in line with the Transforming Care Agenda?
Are you looking for a support worker role with flexibility?
We have pool/bank Advanced Support Worker opportunities available at our complex supported living services in Coventry!
We do have permanent support worker positions available, which you can see advertised on our website, but if you’re looking for a flexible role, without contracted hours, this may be the perfect opportunity for you!
Our Advanced Support Workers provide person-centred support to empower adults with learning disabilities and autism. These individuals may display behaviours that challenge and have complex needs. You will support them to live a fulfilled and independent life back into the community.
As part of your role, you will work alongside our dedicated Therapeutic Support Team, who will support you through weekly team meetings, during which time you can reflect on the person-centred support being provided and have an active input into an individual’s development.
You will receive training around autism, forensic risk, trauma-informed support and positive behavioural support. We will enable you to gain your essential skills certificate. You will have regular supervision meetings with your team leader to support your development.
At Millennium Support, we specialise in supporting adults with learning disabilities, autism, and complex trauma on their journeys through life and in the community. We support a person no matter their situation and fulfil lives wherever we are.
We are looking for people who can support individuals in line with our core values :
- With Not For - Supporting people to be empowered by doing things with them, and not for them.
- Inclusive - Ensure the people you are supporting are included in everything they do.
- Developing Potential - Supporting people to learn new skills.
- Responsive - Being person-centred and aware of the needs of the People We Support.
- Making a difference - Whatever you do, every day, always strive to make a difference.
What we will provide
- £13.53 per hour, plus additional sleep rate of £65.15.
- Full or Part Time contracts available.
- Significant investment in developing your potential and career progression.
- Continuous development including NVQs.
- Commitment to your work-life balance and job satisfaction.
- Recognition and reward schemes including additional holidays for long-serving Millies.
- £200 when you refer a friend.
- Life Assurance Benefit.
- Access to pension, health cash plan, and cycle to work scheme.
- Assistance to an Employee Assistance Programme including 24/7 support, free counselling, and CBT.
What we are looking for
- Someone who is resilient in challenging situations.
- Experience of supporting someone with complex needs and behaviours that challenge - this can be in a working capacity or from your personal life.
- A commitment to empowering people and supporting them to become more independent.
- Someone who can support individuals in line with our core values.
What the job involves day to day
- Support individuals with complex needs and histories in a sensitive/person-centred way to integrate people back into the community to live a fulfilled life.
- Provide a minimum of 2:1 support to individuals with complex needs and various mental health diagnoses.
- Play an integral role in the therapeutic team and contribute to updating the Support plans.
- Work as part of a team in a challenging environment.
- Be responsible for administering medication.
- Document and maintain accurate records of support provided.
- Support individuals to get involved in different activities in and around their local areas, in line with their hobbies and interests.
- Empower people to gain life skills; maintaining their own home, shopping, cooking, cleaning, managing their own finances, and other aspects of their life.
- Work in line with Millennium Support core values to achieve positive outcomes.
We look forward to hearing from you!
We welcome applications from a very diverse range of people who have the right to work in the UK. We are not able to offer sponsorship to candidates at this time.
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