Support Worker, 27 hours per week, perm - Huyton, Merseyside, Driver Essential, Temporary for 12 months

Alternative Futures Group is the North West’s largest Mental Health and Learning Disability charity.

With a strong track record over 30 years, we work locally in the community and through our Treatment and Recovery Centres to provide a wide range of innovative and bespoke care services.

We have a vision to create a world where people control their lives.  Here at AFG, we pride ourselves on helping the people we support to design, develop and ‘own’ the support they receive by planning this with them; we support people to make informed choices and increase their own independence; and we support people to maintain their own health, wellbeing and living environment.  These principles are really important to us.

As a ‘values based’ employer, the people that work for us genuinely care about the people they support, and we are seeking likeminded people to join our AFG family.  If you are passionate about working in Health and Social Care and have a real desire to make a positive difference to the lives of the people we support then we would love to hear from you.

At AFG we also recognise the contribution and value that our staff make.  We would not be able to provide the life changing support that we do without people like you! 

In return for your contribution we will support you throughout your career and we provide a wide range of employee benefits, career development and lifestyle support services to ensure that you too feel supported, fulfilled and valued from day one of your employment with us.

More about this vacancy...
We asked the Team Leader to tell us more about this role and the amazing person that we need to work here.

Where is this vacancy based?
This vacancy is based in Huyton - Liverpool.

Who do you support?
The person you will be supporting is a gentleman with learning disabilities he can have difficulties with communication and has mobility needs.

Where do they live?
This vacancy is based in the Huyton area, supporting 1 x male who lives in his own home to which we provide support.

What would a typical shift be like?
He requires support with finances / household chores cooking and cleaning/ managing a tenancy / health and hygiene needs / full personal care, lifestyle skills / medication management. Use of his wheelchair.

What activities do the people that we support at this property like to do?
He likes to be as independent as possible he is very enthusiastic and likes to be active engaging with other people in the local community. He likes socialising going to disco’s/ social events, he also likes going for a pint. He attends a day centre 2x a week where uses computers he also has his own computer and printer that he enjoys using at home he will require staff support with printing.

Are there any skills or interests that a candidate could have that would be great to use to support this service?
• Lively and bubbly personalities with a good sense of humour.

• Driver with a Full UK license.

• Lively and bubbly personalities with a good sense of humour

• Knowledge of computer systems i.e. basic knowledge of Microsoft word and support to print documents at home for his work at his day centre.

What daily tasks to the people we support need help with?

Daily finances and banking

Household chores including food preparation

Managing a tenancy; reporting property issues to the landlord

Health & hygiene needs

Personal care

Building social & lifestyle skills

Medication management

Use of Wheelchair

What are your shift patterns?
work across a rota of Day/night shifts over a 7 day period.

We hope this has given you more insight into this role and we hope to see your application soon.

Please note our Support Workers are contracted by area therefore flexibility is essential to work in other services where required.