Male Support Worker – Day Services
Location: Wakefield, WF4 3JL
Salary: £23,353.20 per annum
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 8:30am - 16:30pm
Are you caring, compassionate and willing to go that extra mile?
Would you like to support our clients young adults with learning disabilities, mental health and challenging behaviours?
The organisation is a specialist college for young people with special educational needs and disabilities. They are a safe, caring and thriving learning site, with a focus on individual learning and ensuring all their students achieve their aspirations and potential. Their services include: post-19. Day Services (social care after leaving education)
The Role
They are looking to expand their team of Day Services Support Workers with an additional male support worker. This service provides meaningful activities inside and outside of college including life skills, garden activities, small animals, pottery and textiles.
This position is open to Male applicants only. They are an equal opportunities employer and believe that this is a general occupational requirement within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010
Key Responsibilities:
- You will follow and act upon Behaviour Management guidelines and all relevant support & care plans, advice, and programmes.
- You will provide the service users with encouragement, reassurance, and comfort, and when necessary to help in the management of those service users who may display challenging behaviour, in accordance with skills and training.
- Always Supporting the long-term aim for the service user’s independence by encouraging the growth of these skills, but to nonetheless assist with, when appropriate, with the physical and personal care of the service users.
- Support Service users attending sessions to meet their individual needs, recording and monitoring their outcomes.
- Support Service Users in gaining self-confidence and independence, through encouragement and reassurance, and by using therapeutic strategies.
Skills and Qualifications
- Experience of working with young people in a social care setting.
- Ability to support individuals with personal care needs.
- Knowledge of the SEND code of Practice.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Caring and compassionate nature.
Benefits
- Opportunities for professional development and training.
- Supportive and collaborative work environment.
- Free on-site Parking.
- Discounted lunch / food onsite.
- Company Pension Scheme.
- Simply Health benefit, FREE Online 24/7 GP service for you AND your family + 24/7 Advice and counselling services.
- Simply Rewards – 100+ amazing rewards available to all members making it easier to keep your mind and body healthy.
- Free Enhanced DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service).
- Death in Service benefit – AIG Registered Group Life Insurance.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
Closing date: Thursday 29th August 2024
For you to be successful in applying for the above position you should be eligible to work in the UK or hold a relevant work visa. Safeguarding, quality and integrity are at the heart of what they do.
This post is subject to the enhanced level DBS check because of the nature of its work with vulnerable adults