YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING INDIVIDUALS:

• Provide direct support to individuals who exhibit complex and challenging behaviour,
• Provide companionship, emotional support to help individuals use techniques for managing their anxieties and behaviour through coping strategies
• Manage the behaviour and to enable them to participate in a wide range of therapeutic and social activities.
• Be involved in the assessment and management of risk and follow risk assessments consistently.
• Use positive behaviour to identify the cause of distress and respond in line with PBS plan
• Have active listening skills and the ability to use positive, calm and clear communication.
• Record all incidents and contribute to team discussions around incident analysis and strategies.
• Work positively with other agencies, parents, Support Workers, and other services to ensure a quality provision of care for individuals.
• Maintain appropriate records relating to good practice, health, safety and statutory requirements.
• Support individuals with their personal finance arrangements and ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and company Policies and Procedures.
• Encourage health promotion, such as regular health checks, dentist and doctor’s appointments and health screening checks.
• Promote independence with daily activities, such as personal care, cooking, finance management where appropriate, and general housekeeping.
• Support individuals build and maintain confidence

ADDITIONAL DUTIES:

It is the nature of the service we provide that tasks and responsibilities are in many circumstances variable and unpredictable. All staff are therefore expected to work flexibly when the need arises, so that tasks that may not be covered in this job description are undertaken. These additional duties will normally be to cover unforeseen circumstances or changes in work and they will normally be compatible with the regular type of work. Also, individuals supported may display challenging behaviours, in which case training will be provided to minimise these behaviours.