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 is actively seeking an experienced Learning Disabilities Support Worker to work within an award-winning service located in the outskirts of Llanwit Major. The service is a bespoke specialist service for up to 12 people who are aged from 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 beautifully converted stone barns that provides 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: Llanwit Major
• Job Type: Flexible agency work and block bookings
• Shifts: Flexible pattern available, pick and choose the shifts you want every week (10-hour shifts, 12-hour shifts, 8-hour shifts, days, nights and sleep shifts available)
• 12 service users
• Pay: £12.22 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).

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