Support Worker Complex Needs Birmingham
£14.50 per hour Permanent hours per week
Are you an experienced Support Worker who can remain calm under pressure and provide consistent, compassionate care?
RTC Resources is recruiting on behalf of a specialist care provider in Birmingham. You will support individuals with complex needs, emotional regulation difficulties and behaviours that challenge, working within an enhanced staffing team that may include 3:1, 4:1 or 5:1 support.
The role
- Build trusting relationships while promoting dignity, choice and independence.
- Follow individual care plans, risk assessments and behavioural support strategies.
- Identify early signs of distress and use positive, non-confrontational de-escalation.
- Assist with personal care, daily living, medication and meaningful activities as required.
- Record care delivery and incidents accurately, escalating concerns promptly.
- Follow least restrictive practice and participate in physical interventions only when authorised, necessary and within current training.
Essential experience
- Previous UK care/support experience involving complex needs and behaviours that challenge.
- Enhanced staffing experience, such as 3:1, 4:1 or 5:1, or a comparable intensive support setting.
- Practical experience responding to physical aggression and behavioural escalation.
- Confidence following detailed support plans and working consistently within a team.
- Sound safeguarding awareness and professional boundaries.
DMI/Dynamis training is highly desirable. PMVA or other recognised physical intervention training may be accepted following review, with further training and competency assessments where required.
What s offered
- Paid annual leave
- pension contributions
- free in-house DMI training
- free mandatory training
- ongoing development
All applicants must have UK care/support experience and the right to work in the UK. No sponsorship will be provided.
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