Support Worker – Enablement Associate

PBS4; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A social care organization in Bournemouth is seeking a Female Support Worker to assist a 27-year-old woman with autism and learning disabilities. This role involves supporting her daily activities, encouraging social engagements, and assisting with personal care. Candidates should have experience with learning disabilities, strong swimming skills, and a valid UK driver's license. The role offers a competitive hourly rate and various benefits, including annual leave and training opportunities.

Benefits

29 days annual leave

In-house paid induction training

Employee assistance programme

Earned wage access

Qualifications

• Experience supporting individuals with learning disabilities and sensory processing difficulties.
• Ability to swim confidently and go out of depth.
• Competent driver with a full UK driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Support Jane with daily activities and interests.
• Assist with personal care tasks including bathing and applying creams.
• Encourage and support social activities like swimming and outings.

Skills

Experience with autism

Swimming ability

Clear communication

Job description

Female Support Worker (Internally known as an Enablement Associate)

Location: Bournemouth, Dorset.

Hourly Rate: £13.84 per hour

Driver required with full UK Driver's Licence (The person we support has her own automatic car that you will use when going out together)

While 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

Jane is a 27-year old female with autism, learning disability and sensory processing disorder. She is due to move into her own home early next year, within the BH21 post code, and PBS4 Team members will work with her family to support and encourage her through this transition.

Jane is very active and is a fun individual who is a joy to be around. She is happy, interactive and has a wicked sense of humour!

She loves visiting local areas including the New Forest and the beach and has regular access to leisure activities including bowling & golf at the weekends.

She also enjoys listening to music, watching Disney and thoroughly enjoys food!

There is personal care duties required within this position including helping with bathing and hair washing and applying creams, etc.

Clear structure, routine and full support with accessing a varied activity schedule is required to help her respond well.

Her communication style is using objects of reference, certain key words, sign along and her iPad.

The support ratio is 1:1 at all times and cab involve helping her use public transport with her own bus pass.

She really enjoys swimming, walking and trampolining every week and requires team members to share her interests especially the love of being outdoors.

Some of her favourite past times include going out to coffee shops, along with going out for lunch to KFC/McDonalds.

Janes week also includes going to a day service 2 days per week and attending the working farm 3 days per week.

She also has a small job which is currently supported by her parents that she does every month delivering magazines in her local area, which enables her to earn some money.

About You

Experience in supporting people with autism/learning disability and sensory processing difficulties within a supported living setting.

Confident swimmer and able to go out of your depth.

Enjoys the outdoors and spending time on a farm.

Competent driver with a full UK driver’s licence

Clear communicator as the person you are supporting has a communication disorder.

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

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 350 employees.

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 and thrive by seeing others succeed. If you are passionate about helping people to achieve the life they deserve, 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!

“Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010”

Role Type

Pay Rate

13.83 GBP – 13.84 GBP (Hour)

Company Overview

PBS4 provides support to enable people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour to have independent lives and to live in their own home. Our approach is underpinned by Positive Behaviour Support. Positive Behaviour Support is an approach mostly used to support people with learning disabilities whose behaviours challenge others. The goal is to shift the focus away from reducing challenging behaviour to understanding what that behaviour means and supporting people to get what they need better.