Support Worker - Ambient Support : Job Details

Care Support Worker

Service: Holly Drive - Bourne, PE10 9SP

Salary: £11.44 per hour

Hours: Full Time + Sleep ins included

Female required due to service needs.

Do you want to make a positive difference to people’s lives, enabling them to gain greater independence and improve their well-being? If the answer is yes, then read on!

Who are Ambient Support?

Ambient Support a registered UK charity with over 25 years’ experience in providing care and support services for older people, people with mental health needs and people with learning disabilities.

Our Holly Drive service is located in Bourne, Lincolnshire, at this supported living service we have 3 individuals we support, with complex learning disabilities. Our supported living services enable people to live as independently as possible in a home of their own. This usually means a small group of people sharing a house with their own secure tenancy, with care and support tailored to meet their individual needs.

One of our priorities is to make sure each person we support is matched with staff they can relate to, so we involve them in the selection process in a way they feel comfortable. This ranges from being part of a recruitment panel to meeting potential staff over a coffee in an informal environment.

The role of our Care Support Workers:

• Providing social and emotional support, either at home and/or in their local community
• Supporting residents with their personal care including personal hygiene needs if required.
• Support with their shopping and assisting with budgeting.
• Building/maintaining relationship with friends and family of our residents
• Household tasks including cooking, cleaning and laundry.
• Going out for walks, meals and other activities that supported individuals may want to experience.

Skills and attributes of our Care Support Workers:

• Ideally you will have experience supporting adults with Learning Disabilities including Autism. However, please do still apply even if you have limited experience in these areas as full training will be provided.
• You need to be a very calm, caring individual with a positive outlook.
• Empathy, caring and sensitivity to the needs of others.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Computer Literate

Becoming part of the Ambient family brings benefits too!

• Flexible working, enabling work-life balance.
• National Living Wage paid regardless of age, including under 25s.
• Training and development
• 'Refer a Friend’ bonus scheme.
• 'Season Ticket’ loan & 'Bike to Work’ schemes.
• Paid holiday with minimum of 28 days holiday, including BH (pro-rata for part time staff)
• Membership of Health Service Discounts scheme
• Free access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

We positively welcome diversity of background, ethnicity, skills, talents, and contributions from everyone.

We are committed to Safeguarding. An enhanced DBS clearance is required for this post. References will also be obtained for all roles.

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