Job | Full Time

Support Assistant (Days)

Cedar Foundation

37.00

At Cedar we believe that the people we support have the right to have their needs recognised and responded to in a respectful, positive, person centred and professional manner.

 

The Cedar Foundation is seeking to recruit the following staff members:

 

Job Title: Support Assistant (Days)                              Ref:      17/103/SW-JW/WEB

 

At Cedar we believe that the people we support have the right to have their needs recognised and responded to in a respectful, positive, person centred and professional manner.

We are delivering Supported Living Services, providing an enabling environment and Positive Behaviour Support. As part of service development we wish to recruit Support Assistants for our service in the North Lisburn area.

 

The Support Assistant is part of the team whose function is to meet the practical, physical, social and emotional needs of individuals who have learning disabilities and associated needs receiving services within the Supported Living Scheme.

The Support Assistant will provide the highest standard of person centred support and care to people who live at Johnston Way and will deliver Cedar’s mission of providing quality support, care and accommodation to service users by upholding the organisation’s values of commitment, excellence, diversity, accountability and respect.

The Support Assistant will ensure their own actions and behaviour complies with Cedar’s policies and procedures in addition to statutory regulations and quality standards.

 

Position

 

Hours:              37 hours per week

 

Salary:             £7.65 per hour

 

Contract:          Permanent

 

Location:          Johnston Way - Lisburn

 

Essential:        

  • English GCSE at Grade C or above (or equivalent).

  • Registered or agreeable to applying for registration with the N. Ireland Social Care Council.

  • Demonstrable evidence of 6 months experience of providing care / support for individuals within the last 2 years.

Desirable:        

  • NVQ 2 (Health & Social Care) or equivalent.

  • Numeracy & literacy (English language) skills.

  • Can demonstrate previous experience of supporting people with learning disabilities.

  • Can demonstrate previous experience of supporting people who have displayed behaviours that significantly challenge.

  • Can demonstrate previous experience of working in a Supported Living context.

 

The benefits:

Our company benefits include an initial holiday allowance of 20 days per annum pro rata (which increases with service), along with recognising statutory days, organisation pension scheme on completion of probationary period, organisational sick pay scheme and family friendly policies including childcare vouchers, flexible working etc.

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Closing date: Tuesday 23rd June 2017 at 4pm

 

Apply online at

www.cedar-foundation.org

THE CEDAR FOUNDATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

 

Closing Date

Friday / 23 June 2017
1:00pm

Contact Details

Human Resources

31 Ulsterville Avenue
Belfast
BT9 7AS
United Kingdom