Support Worker for Joe

Joe is registered blind however that does not hold him back. He loves the outdoors and enjoys walking over rough terrain, cycling, kayaking and swimming it is important for his emotional and physical wellbeing. Joe lives in his own home in Plymouth with a very well established team, he has full support around his daily lifestyle and managing his home and health.

Joe’s family are close by and they are very important to him, it is essential you work to maintain and support these relationships. Joe is looking for someone who can use initiative, think on their feet, be enthusiastic and motivated to enable Joes busy active lifestyle. As a support worker you will need to be able to work alone and as part of a team, you will need to use initiative to ensure Joes immediate needs are met. In addition to the great days you may also face some more challenging days as Joe struggles with his communication, at times this will be displayed with physical behaviour that may challenge.

You must be open to learning, ongoing training and personal development. In return, we will provide you with regular reflective support and supervision, ongoing training that will support your personal and professional development and the chance to work in an organisation that is outstanding in its field.

Ideally you will:

• Have the ability to use initiative
• Have interests that are similar to Joe’s
• Be flexible and reliable
• Be interested in your own development
• Have a good sense of humour
• Want to make a real difference to Joe’s life
• Be open minded and super motivated
• Value the principles of inclusion
• Be physically fit in order to keep up with Joe during his activities

Benefits:

• We reward our staff with competitive salaries
• We offer an Award Winning Pension Scheme
• We have a company sick pay scheme
• Excellent annual leave allowance, including top up pay
• Critical Illness cover, reassurance when you need it the most
• Life Insurance, reassurance for your family when they need it the most
• A really good mandatory induction
• Ongoing high quality training
• Career development opportunities
• A real chance to make a difference to someone’s life

Does the job role include personal care?: Yes

Working Patterns:

Day and night shifts

Including weekends and bank holidays

15-20h per week

Essential details:

Must hold a full UK driving licence in addition must enjoy and can participate in outdoor pursuits and able to swim.

We are committed to recruiting candidates who share our commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment, including obtaining references and DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) clearance. A DBS check will be requested in the event of the individual being offered a position with Beyond Limits, the cost of which will be to the employee, however, this will be returned after successful completion of probation period (6 months).