Male Support Worker (Enablement Practitioner)- (JWP070)

Support Worker (Enablement Practitioner)

Salary: £15.69 per hour

Location: Bournemouth, Dorset

Type of Contract: Permanent

Hours of work: Full time wake nights and Days

Whilst PBS4 holds a sponsorship license, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship to any new applicants to PBS4. We wish you all the best with your job search and future career

About the role

Henry is 35 and lives in the Bournemouth area, supported on a 3 -1 ratio. He has a with a diagnosis of Learning disabilities, autism and diabetes.

Henry is a gentleman who enjoys watching football, movies, and soaps such as Eastenders & Emmerdale. He also loves going to the shops, walking and painting.

We are looking for team members who are patient and can take the time to listen to Henry. You will need to be confident and able to reassure him when he is feeling anxious, especially around his diabetes, as this can cause him great anxiety, if he feels that staff are not leading on this to help him feel safe.

Team members must have the ability to give clear boundaries whilst maintaining a trusting relationship with Henry.

Henry requires support with some aspects of his day including cooking and meal preparation, shopping, day to day domestic jobs as well as supporting him during periods of heightened anxiety.

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 of 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 and access to various other benefits through our Employee Assistance Programme. Refer a friend and receive £300.00 for every successful person you refer.

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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 450 employees and rapidly growing.

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

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