Specialist Support Worker
Salary: £20 per hour
Hours: Up to 45 hours per month working each week on a Thursday–Monday pattern. View for this to increase to a potential of 90 hours over the same period.
Contract Type: Temporary 6 Months with the view to extend with funding
Job Overview
As a Specialist Support Worker, you will provide 1:1 high-quality, person-centred care to an individual requiring additional support, offering respite to their family and primary caregivers. The role involves supporting the individual with daily activities, promoting independence, ensuring safety, and enhancing overall wellbeing in a home or community setting.
You will work with adults who may be autistic, have ADHD, OCD, high sensory needs and experience of trauma.
Consistency, emotional safety, and a neurodiversity-affirming approach are essential.
Duties
- Provide dedicated one-to-one support tailored to the individual’s needs, preferences, and care plan.
- Assist with daily living activities such as personal care, meal preparation, and medication (where required and trained)
- Support individuals to access community activities, appointments, and social opportunities
- Promote independence, dignity, and choice at all times
- Monitor and respond to physical and emotional needs
- Maintain a safe and supportive environment, following safeguarding and health & safety procedures
- Communicate effectively with families, carers, and other professionals
- Keep accurate records of care provided and any changes in condition or behaviour
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications and Experience:
- Experience working within a similar role e.g. support work, respite services, trauma informed practice.
- Relevant qualifications or training e.g. Safeguarding, Health & Social Care
Skills:
- Be compassionate, patient and reliable.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and use initiative.
- Understanding of safeguarding and health and safety procedures.
Expectations
To always work in line with the values of GMT, ensuring that the standard of support provided to families is the best it can be, and all staff operate in an understanding and non-judgemental way.
To ensure that all documentation and correspondence produced by the staff at GMT is of the highest standard, and relationships with professionals are positive and balanced even where there may need to be professionally challenge.
GMT are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the commitment. Appointments will be subject to Safer Recruitment Procedures and an enhanced DBS check.
Pay: £20.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
