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Due to growth and development within our services we have several opportunities to welcome experienced health and social care professionals to our supported living services in Carlisle. We are looking for capable and resilient support workers who are open to variety and new challenges, who can work positively with individuals to mitigate risk and readmission to hospital, enabling individuals to take positive risks, promote community inclusion and take an active role in their life. The service in Carlisle is a supported living service for 6 individuals, each with their own self-contained apartment and core team. Alongside a primary diagnosis of severe autism, the individuals we support may also have: Learning disabilities; Personality Disorder; Schizophrenia.
Job Responsibility:
Enable individuals to meet their personal goals, develop life and coping skills, form and maintain relationships and manage all aspects of daily life including personal care and medication
Follow PBS plans, care plans and risk assessments
Work as part of a dedicated team
Mitigate risk and readmission to hospital
Enable individuals to take positive risks
Promote community inclusion
Requirements:
Have the confidence to facilitate and implement individualised PBS strategies
Follow and understand person-centred care plans and risk assessments
Have the resilience to provide ongoing support when an individual struggles with daily life and to regulate their emotions
Promote active support approaches
Understand severe autism and how to support people with severe autism
Have experience supporting individuals with complex needs: severe autism, learning disabilities and mental health conditions
Be able to develop positive relationships, set boundaries and standards