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We are recruiting Support Workers for Craig in his new home in Swindon.
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
Flexible shift pattern of day and nights
Annual Leave 28 days per year
- Experience of managing medication (although full training will be given for the right person)
- Experience of supporting people who may express their feelings through behaviour that some people find challenging.
- Company pension
- Full induction and on-going 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 in the community. We are 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 Craig
Craig is a 22 year old male who wants to be supported by a team of young and physically fit support staff who share our commitment to support Craig to live his best life in his local community. Craigs family live locally to him and supporting Craig to have a positive relationship with his family is important..
Craig has diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Moderate Learning disability with challenging behaviour, ADHD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Epilepsy. Craig needs his support team to support him to live a safe and active life in his local community.
Craig likes to build trusting relationships with his team so he can safely enjoy activities he likes such as listening to music, watching music videos on youtube and dancing, drawing and painting. Craig likes to spend time on IPad and spending time outside riding his bike and his scooter, and swimming. Craig wants people around him to share his love of food, baking, cooking and the occasional take away!
Craig has a great sense of humour and want people in his life that are committed to him and that he can trust. Craig needs to be be active in his home and community and needs the company of positive people with a can do attitude are able to support hi to work through his worries and respects his unique skills and abilities.
About you
You will:
- Put Craig first and see him for the amazing resilient and confident person he is
- Be willing to work through tough times and stand by Craig if things get tough.
- Have lots of energy and enjoying having fun
- Be resilient
- Have patience
- Be empathetic
- Have a positive personality
- Be happy
- Be kind and caring
- Be friendly and genuine
- Have a funny sense of humour
- Be honest and transparent
- Be structured and follow routines
- Be a good listener
- Be flexible
- Be reliable
- Be willing to have training on Craigs individual needs.
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 Craigs journey and be part of his team, please complete an application. We look forward to hearing from you.
