ABOUT THE ROLE

Reports to: Service Coordinators (House Leaders)

Hours of work: Variable (Dependent on availability. Flexible hours. Evening and Weekend hours)

Salary: £13.04 per hour

Place of work: L'Arche London Community Houses, London. You may be required to work at any L'Arche London support service, determined by the needs of the community.

Contract type: Relief

Closing date: open-ended

Notes: This position does not offer sponsorship and is best suited for candidates already located in the London area.

Are you enthusiastic about enabling adults with learning disabilities to live their life as independently as possible, providing excellent care and support? As a Relief Care and Support Worker, you will support people with learning disabilities in a variety of settings, in line with agreed support and care plans, in all aspects of their everyday lives. You will deliver practical, physical and emotional support to people with learning disabilities, whilst proactively promoting choice, independence and self-determination.

Main purpose of the role:

As a Relief Care and Support Worker you will:

Support people with learning disabilities in a variety of settings in line with agreed support plans in all aspects of their daily lives.
Promote and enable choice, independence, self determination to people with a learning disability through practical, physical and emotional support
Contribute to creating a sense of community as a place of mutuality and belonging.

Support of people with learning disabilities

• Provide high quality support to people with learning disabilities in line with L’Arche values, policies and procedures

• Assist with the personal hygiene, dress and health needs of individuals in their home.

• Facilitate individuals to meet their leisure, social, practical and spiritual needs

• Encourage individuals to in their ongoing development of independence

Building an atmosphere of mutual relationships

• Foster positive relationships with both assistants and people with a learning disability

• Assist in celebrations and support spiritual life so that there is an atmosphere of welcome and friendship

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Relief Care and Support Worker