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Imagine now needs Senior Specialist Support Workers who will provide support to individuals with a variety of different needs and conditions. This may include learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorders, complex behaviour, mental health conditions, and acquired brain injuries, physical disabilities, and neurological impairments, psychiatric and clinical needs. This is a great time to join, as we continue to expand our services across the north-west of England and beyond. The role of support worker includes an expectation to support individuals with all their daily living requirements including support with personal care. If you have patience, compassion and willingness to make a difference in someone's life then we would like to hear from you. For an initial chat, please call Jen Cottrell on or Donna Irving on ., Senior Specialist Support Workers will take a leading role within the staff team to provide support to individuals with a variety of different needs and conditions which may include mental health conditions, learning disabilities, acquired brain injuries, physical disabilities, autistic spectrum disorders, neurological impairments, psychiatric and clinical needs, complex behaviour and other needs. The level of support will vary according to the agreed level of support required. You will assist people to live as tenants and citizens in the local community; provide personalised support in line with the individual's person-centred plan and their rights, choices and responsibilities.
You will provide a young lady with person centred support so she is able to feel connected to her community, feel safe in a homely environment and receive the care and support she need's in all aspects of her life whilst promoting independence.
The young lady lives in her own bungalow with a staff team on a 2:1 basis 24 hours a day including evenings, weekends, sleep in and waking night duties. She has a diagnosis of severe learning disabilities, Autism and can present with behaviours which challenge. The young lady requires staff to maintain boundaries and keep to a routine which is important to her. The young lady has sensory needs and requires consistent support. She has access to her own mobility car so a driver would be essential. She enjoys Disney, drives out in the car, spending time on her own within her home and spending time with her staff which helps her to feel safe.
At times the young lady does require additional support when she becomes anxious and support with personal care is needed.
The young lady appreciates staff who are fun and not afraid to sing and dance, good sense of humour, calm, friendly, consistent committed to her and are able to maintain boundaries to make her feel safe.
Senior support workers will provide guidance, mentoring/coaching, supervision to specialist support workers as directed by the service manager.
To facilitate and participate in Team meetings and MDT meetings.
To develop relationships with families and professionals.
To devise, review and implement personalised support plans, risk management plans and PBS plans.
Imagine is a values-based recruiter and so it will be seeking to ensure that the successful candidate will align with the following:

• Meaningful Living: Using empathy to bring together diverse people and resources, to put the everyday within reach of everyone.


• Nurturing Individuality: Creating conditions that support people to be true to themselves and express their truth.


• Focused Dedication: Showing up each day hungry to do our best to learn and develop. We never give up on people.


• Challenging Ideas: Keeping our efforts real and centred on what matters most, we do not settle for the ordinary when better is possible.


• Generous Sharing: Giving of ourselves, our experiences and knowledge, to promote and provide a great service.
  
  Imagine Independence is a leading third sector organisation, passionate about supporting people with mental illness, neurodiversity, learning disabilities, and behaviours that challenge to live as part of their community. Imagine exists to challenge the stigma that having a mental illness or learning disability still brings. Imagine supports people to live meaningfully by nurturing their individuality and recognising the power of small steps.

Do you want to become part of this amazing organisation?

Salary: £27,789.07 (Plus on call requirement £30 per day on a rota basis)
Based in: Brierfield, East Lancashire
Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays, employer's contributory pension scheme, EAP scheme and other generous benefits
The role will include time on and off rota to support the Service Manager to deliver the service