Full Time Active Support Workers job at North London Full Time

Hourly Rate: £14.80 per hour

Hours: Day shifts, evenings, weekends, sleep ins

Contract type – Permanent

Location: North London

Centre 404 does not offer Sponsorship

Centre 404 is a friendly, prominent, and thriving charity with an excellent reputation for providing high quality support and services to people with learning disabilities and their families across 9 London Boroughs.

As a Support Worker, you will provide support to service users to ensure their safety, health and wellbeing. Duties will include support with day-to-day aspects such as shopping, meals, personal care, and attending appointments, as well as with leisure, social and physical activities, hobbies and personal interests with an emphasis on helping develop skills, confidence and relationships.

The ethos behind all our services is to offer support that is empowering, person-centred, promoting choice and integration, as well as reducing isolation. We are always looking for friendly, energetic people to join us in achieving this valuable purpose and to promote and maintain the health and wellbeing of those we support.

Person specification

· Flexible and able to carry out a variety of shifts throughout the week, including evenings and weekends

· Willing and able to offer physical support to service users, including moving and handling safely

· Understanding of and sensitivity to the discrimination experienced by members of vulnerable and/or minority groups

· Strong interpersonal skills

· Able to manage time and workload effectively

· Able to work on own initiative, proactively resolving issues

· Able to maintain professional boundaries and handle confidential information appropriately

· Committed to enabling choice, independence, and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities and/or Autism

· Ability to engage people with learning disabilities in challenging, stimulating and enjoyable activities

Centre 404 is dedicated to staff development and supervision and we will provide a detailed induction and on-going training and support. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and we are looking to recruit people who share these values. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS check, proof of eligibility to work in the UK and two satisfactory references.

Centre 404 is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Please note, we do not offer sponsorship.

Pay: £14.80 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Referral programme
• Store discount

Ability to commute/relocate:

• North London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Are you comfortable with carrying out Personal Care and Manual Handling?

Work Location: In person