Specialist Support Worker Driver

Specialist Support Worker – 36 hours per week – Driver Essential

Join Alternative Futures Group as a Specialist Support Worker. This role requires full driving ability.

• To support a young person with Autism who requires 24‑hour support and may exhibit behaviours deemed challenging. You will be supporting them in a newly developed state‑of‑the‑art home, fully tech‑equipped to meet their needs.
• Provide all health‑related and social support to people with diagnoses such as Learning Disability, Autism and Mental Health.
• Support people who present with behaviours that challenge by using appropriate techniques and strategies.
• Provide safe medication and pain management to the people we support in line with their medication care plan.
• Manage medical equipment and supplies, monitor depletion and reorder as necessary to ensure nothing runs low.
• Attend all clinical mandatory and specialist training sessions, face‑to‑face and online, to remain competent in delivering care.
• Ensure all incidents that could cause harm are reported and recorded timely, in line with AFG policies and procedures.
• Support people to design, develop and own the support they receive, contributing effectively to Personalised Planning.
• Support people to make informed choices and increase their independence, following the principles of the Mental Capacity Act when needed.
• Support people to exercise their cultural beliefs and practices.
• Enable people to form and maintain relationships of their choice.
• Support people to maintain their home/living environment.
• Promote and increase independence for the people we support.
• Support people to access their community.
• Enable the people we support to take positive risks in their lives.
• Ensure the people we support are not abused, neglected or ill‑treated.
• Stop any such poor treatment, make the situation safe and report concerns to line management, the On‑Call Manager or through Whistleblowing procedures.
• Actively participate in helping the people we support achieve their outcomes as per their agreed Personalised Plan.
• Support people to develop and maintain relationships identified in their Personalised Plan and facilitate the development of new relationships.
• Support people to make informed choices around a healthy lifestyle.
• Support people to meet their leisure, work, social, emotional and spiritual needs.
• Support people to connect with their community in accordance with their wishes.

• Participate fully in training and development in accordance with the Alternative Futures Group development programme and any external training as required.
• Attend and actively participate in supervision sessions and performance reviews.
• Attend and actively participate in team meetings.
• Develop and share skills to aid in the provision and improvement of support.

• Evidence of embracing, demonstrating and applying AFG’s values.
• Ability to support people in ways consistent with their rights, choices and responsibilities.
• Positive attitude towards people with complex physical, learning disabilities and/or mental health problems.
• Ability to provide sympathetic, emotional and practical support to others.
• Ability to support others to make informed choices within their daily lives.
• Good verbal communication skills and ability to listen sensitively to others.
• Written English skills, with an ability to contribute accurately to record keeping.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in a Health & Social Care paid or unpaid role.
• Willingness to attend all clinical mandatory and specialist training courses and events.
• Ability and willingness to work flexible hours, covering 24 hours/7 days.

Sleep‑in shifts are paid at £12.60 per hour.

Being a Support Worker at AFG is a hugely rewarding role and could be your first step on a long and happy career in Health & Social Care.

We value the people that work with us and support you throughout your career. We provide a wide range of employee benefits, career development opportunities and lifestyle support services to ensure that you feel supported, fulfilled and valued from day one.