Support Worker - Adults with Learning Difficulties

Who are we?

You & Me Supported Living is a Supported Living provider for adults with a variety of learning difficulties. We have 8 houses in Banbury and Chipping Norton, with 3-4 adults living in each house. Staff provide care in our houses 24/7, and work with our housemates to enable them to live fulfilling, independent lives.

Due to the growth of our business, we are opening a new house in Witney, and we have plans to open a second house later in 2023. The successful candidate will be working in these two new houses, supporting our new housemates as they move into their new homes. This is a very exciting opportunity to be fully involved in the setting up and running of new Supported Living houses. You will be working closely with housemates, their families, our Registered Manager, Social Workers, Adult Social Care and our existing team to ensure that the new houses are run in a way that aligns with our values, enables our housemates to live as independently as possible and that the new houses feel part of the wider You and Me Supported Living community.

Visit our website below or take a look at our Instagram account for more information about our houses and our clients.

You and Me Supported Living (@youandmesupportedliving)

You & Me Supported Living Limited (youandmesupportedliving.co.uk)

We have houses in both Banbury and Chipping Norton and successful candidates could be expected to be able to work in both locations.

The role

You will be working with our housemates to support them with their day to day activities - this includes everything from cooking and cleaning, to visiting friends, going to the cinema, going shopping, attending college or work or even going on holiday.

You will build good relationships with both housemates and their families so that you can understand what is important for our housemates. All our housemates have support plans which detail the care that they need, you will use these support plans to provide appropriate care to each individual housemate.

You will be assisting housemates on a 1:1 basis to engage in an activity or complete a task they have chosen eg cooking, cleaning, day trips, trips to the gym, shopping or meals out.

Our housemates like to be supported by people who are enthusiastic about their work, they would like you to have a good sense of humour and be fun to be with.

Full training for the role will be given, this will include online training modules, job shadowing and the chance to study for formal qualifications through our apprenticeship program.

You will be working 40 hours and 2 responsive night shifts each week. You are likely to work every other weekend in this role.

Who are you?

You are flexible and enthusiastic with good written and verbal communication skills

You are independent and able to work alone using your own initiative

You may have previous care experience, but if not, full training will be given

You are likely to hold a full driving license and be able to drive housemates to activities of their choosing.

You care about supporting people to live fulfilling and independent lives

You have empathy and can support people in sensitive or challenging situations

You are happy to participate in a variety of activities to support our housemates

The role benefits

• 28 days paid holiday based on full time hours
• Company Pension
• £28,000 per year based on full time hours

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £28,860.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension

Shift:

• Day shift
• Night shift

COVID-19 considerations:
All current Covid rules are followed.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Witney: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Are you able to work at weekends?
• Do you require visa sponsorship to work in the UK?

Experience:

• working with adults with learning disabilities: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Shift availability:

• Day shift (required)
• Night shift (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: PAYE PA