Support Worker

Full Job Description

Do you have experience in supporting adults with autism? Are you confident in your approach with a good sense of humour?

We are recruiting a support team for Ayla who is getting ready to move to her new home in the Brighton area.

Why join our team?

We believe it is vital to look after our employees just as much as we do the people we support. You will always be able to speak to someone who will coach you and provide a space for reflection. You will join a team of professionals who look out for each other and ultimately, work together creatively to achieve the same goals.

• Salary £14.00 per hour
• Full time and part time contracts available
• Flexible shift pattern of day and waking night shifts
• Annual Leave 28 days per year
• Company pension
• Full induction and ongoing paid training
• Access to discounts with a variety of retailers
• Access to Medical cashback plan (after successful probation)
• Membership to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Ongoing professional and personal development
• Career progression

About us

We support adults and young people with Learning Disabilities, Autism and Mental Health difficulties to live in their own homes and be part of their community. Weare a friendly and compassionate, person-centred company with significant experience in developing individual packages of support.

We believe:

• Everyone should have deep, caring and meaningful relationships in their life
• Everyone has the right to develop and grow
• Everyone has the right to a safe place to live that they can call home
• A service should be designed around the person
• Creativity and thinking outside of the box is paramount to developing bespoke services for people

About Ayla

Ayla is an intelligent and determined young lady who is transitioning from the hospital into her own home. Ayla has a bubbly, lively personality with a sarcastic, outrageous, funny sense of humour.Aylas biggest passion is being a voice for the autistic community. Ayla is a trainer delivering autism training across West Sussex and Brighton and Hove. Ayla is dedicated to using her lived experience as a trainer to embrace neurodiversity and speak up for those who face injustice.

Ayla enjoys studying and learning about the latest research and thinking around autism.

In Aylas spare time, she enjoys music, trampolining and fashion. Ayla is in a band and writes her own lyrics and poetry about politics as well as playing electric and bass guitar and the drums.Ayla likes going out for drives and getting out and about to explore new areas. Ayla would like to go on holidays and have people supporting her who would enjoy this too.

Its important to gain a true connection with Ayla and for the staff that develop an instant emotional connection with her its a bonus. Its important to go with Aylas flow to get an understanding of her and her needs as well as gain her respect before learning the right way to support her. Ayla requires someone who is willing to approach things this way and takes the time to learn from her as she is the expert on herself.

Ayla is autistic and has moderate Learning Disability, heightened anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and pathological demand avoidance which at times can lead to challenging behaviour as a result of distress. Ayla is also diagnosed with a sleep disorder, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and Raynauds. Ayla has interactable epilepsy which is well controlled by medication.Ayla requires a confident staff team who uses a humanistic approach to engage, listen and empower her to make choices.

About you

You will:

• Put Ayla first and see her for the amazing lady she is
• Be willing to work through tough times and stand by Ayla
• Be able to assess different situations
• Have a UK manual Licence preferred
• Be resilient
• Have patience
• Be empathetic and understanding
• Have a lively personality
• Be happy
• Be kind and have caringnature
• Be friendly and genuine
• Have a funny, sarcastic, outrageous sense of humour
• Be trustworthy, loyal and upfront
• Be boundaried but without placing demands on Ayla
• Be structuredand follow routines
• Be a good listenerand good communicator
• Be flexibleand creative
• Be reliableand helpful
• Be able to have a joke and play pranks

Full training will be provided through Seco Supports induction programme and online learning.

Full referencing and a full enhanced check of the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) will be required for this position.

If you want to join Aylas journey and be part of his team, please complete an application form. We look forward to hearing from you.