Adults Learning Disability Support Worker

Do you have an interest in supporting adults with learning disabilities to enable them to lead a more independent life? Are you enthusiastic, resilient, and driven to enrich and make a difference in the lives of these people?

Vetro Social Care are actively seeking experienced Learning Disabilities Support Workers to work within an award-winning service located in the outskirts of Penarth. The service is a bespoke specialist service for up to 12 people who are aged 18 and upwards with autistic spectrum conditions and associated complex needs. You will be assisting residents through a care pathway to help them live as independently as possible.

This service is across a series of beautiful converted stone barns that provide a range of interior-designed living environments including sole occupancy self-contained apartments and 2, 3, and 4-bed communal living areas.

Overview:

• Title: Learning Disabilities Support Worker
• Location: Penarth
• Job Type: Flexible agency work and block bookings
• Shifts: Flexible pattern available, pick and choose the shifts you want every week 8:00AM - 8:30PM / 8:00PM - 8:30AM
• Pay: £13.38 per hour (including holiday pay)
• Immediate starts available

Benefits:

• Excellent rates of pay, weekly pay, and no payroll charges
• Variety of work in different social care and healthcare settings
• Vetro Mobile Booking App for communicating shift availability
• Support from a specialist consultant
• Free online training and subsidised practical training (TMVA, PMVA, PBM)
• Agency worker of the month prize £50
• Entry into our Golden Ticket draw to win £500 every quarter
• 24-hour registration - register from the comfort of your own home
• Holiday pay - paid weekly or accumulated in a holiday pot
• Vetro contributed pension

The Role:

What you'll be doing as a Learning Disabilities Support Worker - You will provide therapeutic care and support to patients with autistic spectrum conditions and associated complex needs, which includes observing, monitoring, and keeping a record of patient conditions, treating each person with dignity, compassion, and honesty. You will be helping with their progression through a care pathway to live as independently as possible. You will have the support of a team of multi-professionals.

The Candidate:

What you'll need to be successful as a Adults Learning Disability Support Worker -

• A desire to create positive outcomes for adults with learning disabilities
• Empathetic, caring, and resilient nature
• At least 6 months experience of working within a social care setting
• Hold a current Enhanced DBS on the update service or willing to obtain one
• The right to work in the UK
• TMVA certificate - If you do not have the required training it is mandatory that you attend our specialist 3-day PMVA training course. This course usually costs £250 or more. We are able to offer this to you at a highly discounted price of £75! (We pay the remainder).
• Full UK manual license

Interested? If you think you're right for this Adults Learning Disability Support Worker role, then click the 'apply' button below.

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