Learning Difficulties Support Worker

Male Learning Difficulties Support Worker
LOCATION:           Gravesend, Kent
SALARY:                  £14.59 Basic
DURATION:              Temp to Perm / Permanent   
HOURS:                     37.5 or 22.5 hours per week available
                               (Including evenings and weekends | 7am-3pm | 2pm-10pm)
Job summary: Specialist Behaviour Support Workers are responsible for supporting people with learning disabilities and behavioural needs to live full lives, develop skills, and maintain their wellbeing. You will be providing support to one customer in her own home in Hemel Hempstead. The customer is currently living in a hospital setting and we are looking to build a new team to support her make a successful move to her new home. This team must have an excellent value base to support the customer to build their new life and develop their skills and passions as an independent person.
 Daily Duties
Supporting the customer to undertake a full timetable of preferred activities including sport and leisure activities, attending community groups, visiting local amenities, and introducing them to new activities to expand their horizons and networks.
Developing the customer’s independent living skills and involving them in all aspects of maintaining and developing their home, including cooking, shopping, cleaning and decorating.
Enabling the customer to keep up with the important people in their life and to meet new people with shared interests.
Supporting the customer to communicate their wants and needs and communicating with them in a person-centred way.
Supporting the customer to manage their anxieties and frustrations, using Positive Behaviour Support and Autism-specific approaches.
Collating a range of behavioural data and essential paperwork to be analysed within our local management structure.
Driving the customer to activities using the customer’s vehicle, in rotation with the wider team.
Communicating with family members and a range of other key stakeholders including social work, psychology and commissioning teams.
Consistently reviewing the customer’s life goals and their progress towards achieving them, in partnership with them and those important to them.
Supporting the customer with personal care.
Reporting any observations relating to customer welfare.
Maintaining records as required at the project.
Participating in team meetings/reviews, support planning, risk management and the general development of the service.  
Essential requirements
DBS within the last 12 months (must have original copy)
Extensive knowledge around safeguarding
Minimum 2 years of experience working with customers with Autism/Challenging Behaviour/learning disabilities and supporting them in line with a PBS framework.
Driving licence and ability to drive a manual. For more information on this role please contact Emily Rex on (phone number removed)