Female Waking Night Support Worker

We have an exciting opportunity for a Female Waking night Support Worker to join our residential service based in Wallasey. 

What we offer:

We will ensure you are rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• £12.00 per hour.
• 30 hours per week.
• An extra day paid holiday for your Birthday.
• Contributory pension scheme
• Confidential, supportive Employee Assistance Programme, accessible 24/7.
• Paid comprehensive learning and development opportunities so we can invest in your future – including internal leadership competency sessions and recognised qualifications (level 2 to level 5 NVQ in Health & Social Care).
• Access to attractive and exclusive employee benefits including savings on shopping, leisure, and household expenses.
• A generous referral scheme.

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting adults with learning disabilities, Autism and challenging behaviours on a 1-1 basis.
• Encouraging the People We Support to take part in activities or hobbies they enjoy.
• Ensuring they maintain and develop their community links, as well as accessing community and leisure pursuits to support their independent living and life skills.
• Promote positive health and well-being of the people that you support, enabling them to have a meaningful life.
• Promote our value of “do with” and no “do for”.
• Adhere to the role of keyworker, completing care plan reviews, risk assessment reviews and monthly keyworker and 1-2-1 summaries.
• Support the service with the completion of quality audits.
• Attend mandatory eLearning training and face to face training.

Who you are:

• Experience essential around autism, challenging behaviours, differing communication needs, and working in children services.
• Resilient, fun & friendly.
• Flexible to do a range of different shifts, including Waking nights when required.  
• Positive, motivated and passionate.
• Demonstrate empathetic, compassionate approach to the People We Support.
• Be self-motivated and committed to the role.
• You will be trustworthy, reliable with the ability to communicate effectively.
• You will have a positive outlook, recognising and respecting differences and encouraging growth.
• You will embrace continuous improvement, sharing best practice with an open mind to learning.
• You will treat people equally, remove barriers end empower the People We Support and Support Workers to have their best lives.
• You are professional, with the ability to motivate others.
• You are people centric, supportive, and compassionate.
• Drivers preferred but not essential 
• Must be available for immediate start pending suitable DBS a reference checks. Preferably on the update service.
• Females only due to service requirements 

Who we are:

We are a national provider of health, social and education services with over 30 years’ experience. Our employees are the driving force behind the fantastic care and support being delivered to hundreds of adults and children across the UK. Our teams are purposeful, positive, and progressive. They work hard to empower the people we support to have a voice, achieve their goals, and change their lives. We are always looking for committed, pro-active and passionate people to join us and create even more opportunities for the people we support. Join our team and have the satisfaction of knowing you’ve changed someone’s life and, in return for your hard work and passion we can give you real meaning and purpose in your work.

Safeguarding

Potens is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of the people we support throughout our facilities. All applicants will be subject to robust pre-employment checks prior to appointment; including but not exhaustive; enhanced DBS, and a minimum of two satisfactory references. Our checks will be service and role specific and can be discussed pre application if required. To view our policy on recruitment of ex-offenders please see full details Potens-Recruitment-Ex-Offenders-Policy.doc (live.com)

Diversity

We champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our teams representing the communities and people we support. Here at Potens, you’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live independently, healthier, happier lives and doing our part to make a better working environment where all feel welcome and supported.

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