Senior Support Workers, Portavogie

• 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 Workers

37.5 hours per week

£17, 206- £19, 263 per annum increasing to £17, 852- £19,909 from 1 April 2018

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

• Experience of:

-assessment, development and implementation of Person Centred Care / Support Plans

-using behaviour management strategies

-assessing/managing risk

• A full, valid driving* in order to transport the people we support

* This criteria is waived for candidates unable to meet it due to disability.

Please join us for an Information Evening on Monday 5 February, 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: Sunday 18 February at 23:59

Interview date: Monday 26 February

Tel: 028 9147 5736

Registered with The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (NIC101385)

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer