- Supporting the customer to undertake a full timetable of preferred activities including sport and leisure activities, attending community groups, visiting local amenities, and introducing them to new activities to expand their horizons and networks.
- Developing the customer’s independent living skills and involving them in all aspects of maintaining and developing their home, including cooking, shopping, cleaning and decorating.
- Enabling the customer to keep up with the important people in their life and to meet new people with shared interests.
- Supporting the customer to communicate their wants and needs and communicating with them in a person-centred way.
- Supporting the customer to manage their anxieties and frustrations, using Positive Behaviour Support and Autism-specific approaches.
- Collating a range of behavioural data and essential paperwork to be analysed within our local management structure.
- Driving the customer to activities using the customer’s vehicle, in rotation with the wider team.
- Communicating with family members and a range of other key stakeholders including social work, psychology and commissioning teams.
- Consistently reviewing the customer’s life goals and their progress towards achieving them, in partnership with them and those important to them.
- Supporting the customer with personal care.
- Reporting any observations relating to customer welfare.
- Maintaining records as required at the project.
- Participating in team meetings/reviews, support planning, risk management and the general development of the service.
- DBS within the last 12 months (must have original copy)
- Extensive knowledge around safeguarding
- Minimum 2 years of experience working with customers with Autism/Challenging Behaviour/learning disabilities and supporting them in line with a PBS framework.
- Driving licence and ability to drive a manual.