Senior Support Worker, Portavogie
Positive Futures
• Do you believe that people with disabilities have the same rights as everybody else?
• Do you believe they should have the same choices?
• Do you want a job where you can really make a difference?
We have the following vacancies at our Ards Peninsula Supported Living Service in Portavogie
Senior Support Worker
37.5 hours per week
£16, 320 - £18, 360 per annum
You will
• Support people to live the lives they want in their own homes
• Work in a team to deliver support on a 24 hour shift schedule
• Take part in Person Centred Supervision and Appraisal with Line Manager and carry these out with Support Workers.
• Take responsibility as “Shift Leader” offering advice / guidance to other staff as required.
You will have
• At least 2 years’ experience of supporting people within a social care setting
• A full, valid driving licence and access to a car insured for business purpose* in order to transport the people we support
• Experience of:
-assessment, development and implementation of Person Centred Care / Support Plans
-using behaviour management strategies
-assessing/managing risk
* This criteria is waived for candidates unable to meet it due to disability.
Please join us for an Information Evening on Monday 18 December, from 4 – 5pm, with a presentation about Supported Living taking place at 4.15pm - at 2 Coastguard Cottages, Harbour Road, Portavogie, BT22 1EA. Meet the team, find out about the service and get help with your application.
Apply now via our website: www.positive-futures.net
Closing date: Monday 1 January at 23:59
Interview date: Tuesday 9 January
Tel: 028 9147 5736
Registered with The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (NIC101385)
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer
Closing Date
11:59pm
Contact Details
Shona Bogues
2b Park Drive
Bangor
BT20 4JZ
United Kingdom