Support Worker
Support Worker
As a Support Worker, you’ll be at the heart of this mission, providing essential support and making a real impact.
At Positive Futures, we support people with learning disabilities, acquired brain injuries, and autism, helping them live fulfilling and independent lives.
As a Support Worker, you’ll be at the heart of this mission, providing essential support and making a real impact.
What You’ll Be Doing
✅ Providing Person Centered Support
✅ Supporting people to be safe and healthy
✅ Supporting independence, social and communication skills
✅ Supporting people to develop and maintain key skills
What We’re Looking For
We want to hear from people who share our passion! To be successful in this role, you’ll need:
Essential Criteria
Minimum 6 months experience providing paid or voluntary care or support for someone. You can meet this criteria if you:
Have worked for at least 6 months in a paid care/ support role
OR:
You have at least 6 months voluntary experience e.g. can tell us about caring or supporting a child, family member, relation or friend, OR volunteering or completing a work placement where you provided care or support.
- Full, valid driving licence or an ability to travel independently to meet the requirements of the post.
Desirable Criteria
- Previous experience of supporting someone with autism
- Recognised Level 5 award relevant to the role
- Relevant third level qualification at degree level i.e. social work, psychology, and/or allied health.
- Post-graduate qualification relevant to the role
- Proficiency in using standard office IT applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.