Full Time Support Worker job at North London Full Time NEW

Full Time Support Workers required!

Salary: £28,475.20 per annum (£14.80 per hour) 23 days paid annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Location: North London (Islington/Camden)

Hours: Full-time – 37 hours per week

Please note evenings, weekend and bank holiday work may be required.

Centre 404 is a friendly, local and thriving charity with an excellent reputation for providing high quality support and services to adults with learning disabilities and their families across 8 London Boroughs.

If you would like to make a meaningful and lasting difference, then start today and join Centre 404 as a Support Worker! You will get to see the direct impact you are making by offering people with learning disabilities the support they need to enjoy the same rights, freedom, responsibilities, choices and quality of life as others within the wider community.

As a Support Worker, you will provide support to service users to ensure their safety, health and wellbeing as well as:

· To ensure service users integration and participation in their local community

· Assist with developing a range of friendships and relationships

· To ensure service users have informed personal choice

· Assist service users to maximise their range of skills and competencies

· Boost service users confidence and self-esteem

· Offer person centred support to service users in line with their individual and cultural preferences, day to day and long-term needs; including but not limited to social and leisure activities, health needs and appointments, personal care and domestic duties.

· Include service users in day-to-day and long-term decision making

· Work within a multidisciplinary team

· Act as a keyworker to individual service users.

· Keep accurate and up to date records and reports in relation to service users, in line with the systems and procedures in place at the project.

· Take responsibility for shift leading as and when needed.

Personal specification:

· Willing and able to offer physical support to service users including personal care and manual handling

· Aware of issues affecting people with learning disabilities

· Excellent oral and written communication skills

· The ability to work and contribute within a team

· The ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative

· Enthusiastic and motivated

· Preferred: PBS (Positive Behaviour Support) experience

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.

How to apply: Please submit a CV, ideally with a cover statement, which addresses the following:

“Tell us more about why you are interested in this role and what you would bring to this post in terms of your knowledge, skills and experience”.

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. We do not offer sponsorship.

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

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £14.80 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Referral programme
• Store discount

Ability to commute/relocate:

• North London N7: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Application question(s):

• Personal care and manual handling are essential in the role. Please confirm you are happy to do this?

Work Location: In person