Relief Specialist Support Worker

Purpose of Role To provide high quality support to people to enable them to live independently and to have choice and control over all aspects of their life in order to deliver our Mission.

Provide high quality support at all times to every person we support. This means giving each person the individual support they need, as outlined in the individual’s Person Centred Portfolio and their Behaviour Support Plan, to live the life they want. Learn about the person and share that knowledge with others who are also supporting the person.

Assist in the development, implementation and evaluation of Person Centred Portfolios (PCPs). Support people to use alternative communication systems which enable them to make choices and have control over all aspects of their lives. Support people to understand their rights and responsibilities in relation to decision making and lifestyle choices.

Enable people to participate in, and contribute to, their local community as active citizens (e.g. involvement in social, leisure and community-based activities, engagement in volunteering, training, and work experience opportunities as desired). Access NI: An Enhanced Access NI Disclosure Check will be required for this position.

A criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from obtaining the position. Positive Futures adheres to the Access NI Code of Practice, a copy of which can be made available upon request. Positive Futures also have a Policy and procedure on Recruitment of Ex-Offenders and Storage & Handling copies of which can be made available upon request We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of religious belief; political opinion; sex; sexual orientation; marital or civil partnership status; racial group; age; disability