Life Skills Practitioner - Rowanlea Adult Service (Full-Time), Peterculter

VSA's Rowanlea House Adult Service, situated on the Linn Moor Campus near Peterculter, provides an intensive housing support and care at home service for young adults with complex learning and behavioural difficulties and autism that focuses on the development of meaningful life skills and personal fulfilment.
VSA believe that young adults with complex needs should continue to learn after they leave formal education.
To that end, we engage our tenants in programmes aimed at developing personal, domestic and community skills.
Our dedicated and enthusiastic team of Support Workers (Life Skills Practitioners - Adult Service), provide the necessary support and care to ensure this happens, and we would be interested in hearing from you if you want to join our team.
We are looking to recruit people that will both support and work with the adults within their home to help them to develop these life skills further, as well as expand their horizons. We also want people that can be innovative and help us to embed our approach in practice within this service.
You will be expected to work on a rolling rota, which will include early, late shifts and weekend working (shifts are: 7.30am – 3.30pm and 2pm – 10.15pm)
It is important that you have experience of working with children/adults with autism, complex needs and behavioural challenges, as well as being confident in working alongside them and as part of a staff team.
We will however provide full training and support.

Hours: 39 hours per week
Rota: 4 week rolling rota where you will be required to work a variety of shifts including early/evening and weekend shifts.
Salary: £11.44 p.h (unqualified) up to £12.68 p.h (qualified)
We offer our Support Workers fantastic benefits including:- Competitive Salary
- Generous Holidays
- Sick Pay Scheme
- Transport to and from city centre to campus available
- NEST Pension Scheme
- Refer a friend scheme
- Ongoing professional development
Main Duties/Responsibilities:
Identifying
ways of communicating effectively on difficult, complex and sensitive issues.
Supporting Tenants appropriately in the communication process, especially
where specific communication needs have been identified.
Promoting,
monitoring and maintaining health, safety and security including
medication administration. Minimise risks arising from emergency and
ensure Tenants, colleagues and self are safe and secure in the Tenancy and
to follow, at all times, the policy and guidance on adult protection and
supporting Tenants to maximise self-care skills.
Promoting
the wellbeing and protection of the Tenants, working with them in ways
which promote their rights and responsibilities, supporting them to
express their views and preferences about their health and wellbeing.
Ensuring
that the Tenants’ physical environment is clean and comfortable, guiding
and actively supporting Tenants in Housing with Support tasks while they
re-learn or maintain skills necessary for remaining in their Tenancy.
Supporting
service users as Tenants in their daily living through identified ‘Care at
Home’ tasks.
Contributing
to the prevention and management of challenging behaviour in Tenants,
negotiating boundaries, identifying goals to promote acceptable levels of
behaviour, as well as working positively and consistently with care plans
and risk assessments to support and enable access to the wider community.
Participating
in the maintenance of accurate recording systems and reports (both manual
and computerised) to meet agreed standards in line with administrative,
regulatory and management purposes
Complying
with and having a sound working knowledge of necessary legislative
requirements as laid down through the care standards and recognising the
impact of following these standards on the overall provision of service.
Developing
one’s knowledge and practice continuously through participation in
training and development activities.
Carrying
out any other tasks from time to time, provided they are reasonable and
within the postholder’s capabilities.
Having
awareness and work within internal control systems in your area to
facilitate improvement in the quality of service provided.
Key Skills/Aptitudes:
Essential:
Ability
to communicate well verbally with individuals
Ability
to work with individuals who may display challenging behaviour.
Ability
maintain accurate records
Basic
I.T. skills (e.g. – e-mails)
Record
keeping
Problem
solving
Using
initiative
Organisational
Skills
Good
interpersonal skills
Personal Qualities:
Essential:
Approachable
Evidence
of ability to manage challenging behaviour.
Willingness
and ability to carry out physical care tasks e.g. toileting
Ethical
Flexible
Team-worker
(working in a small team)
Other Job Requirements:
To comply with the registration and qualification requirements as laid down by the Scottish Social Service Council (SSSC) and to strictly adhere to the SSSC Codes of Practice.
Ability to work in an environment with service users who demonstrate challenging behaviour as well as being able to respond effectively to this, using and training in Behavioural Support Strategies (BSS) following VSA standards and procedures.
Implementation of communication and learning strategies such as TEACCH, PECS etc
**In order to facilitate the transport of staff to and from our Linn Moor campus, VSA operates a staff bus in the morning, afternoon and evenings to cover all applicable staff shifts**
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