Learning Disability Support Worker Jobs at Thornbury Community Services (TCS)

Learn more about our TCS learning disability support worker jobs

Our learning disability support worker jobs are ideal for passionate and dedicated support workers who strive to deliver person-centred care that is tailored to the needs of each individual we care for, empowering them to lead the lives they want and promote personal choice. 

If you’re interested in joining our team, keep reading to find out more about our learning disability support worker jobs.  

Job description of a learning disability support worker at TCS

When you join TCS as a learning disability support worker, you will become a part of our team and play an integral role in helping us to achieve our vision, outstanding world-class care. In your day-to-day job, you will deliver care and support in a person-centred manner to ensure the client’s needs are at the centre of their care.  

You will be an advocate of your client, enabling them to achieve personal milestones, learn new skills and grow independence. A key part of your role will focus on building a strong professional relationship with the client and their loved ones to ensure their care is tailored to every aspect of their life. 

Responsibilities of TCS learning disability support workers

In your learning disability support worker job, you can expect to carry out the following responsibilities on a daily basis: 

• Administration of medication
• Monitoring and supporting psychological/emotional wellbeing of our clients
• Supporting with aspects of the client’s personal care
• Developing structured routines and activities within the home and community to encourage therapeutic relationship development and engagement in hobbies, activities and tasks and linking in with allocated professionals
• Using safe holding techniques (where prescribed) as a last resort should this be required to ensure safety
• Assessing and monitoring behavioural presentation in conjunction with the PBS plan which has been devised
• Completion of the following documentation and assessment tools:
  - Daily notes
  - Incident forms
  - Body Map
  - Fluid and diet forms
  - Handover sheets
  - MARS charts
  - Medication stock document
  - Scatter plot document for recording of behaviours

What experience do learning disability support worker jobs require?

In a TCS learning disability support worker role, we require you to have the following experience:  

• A minimum of 12 months of UK based paid care experience caring for individuals with learning disabilities, autism and/or mental health conditions.
• Experience and confidence in carrying out physical interventions in the past two years. 

How much do TCS learning disability support workers earn?

At TCS, we believe in recognising and rewarding our learning disability support workers for consistently delivering person-centered care to our clients in the community. In return, we offer exceptional rates of pay alongside an extensive benefits package. Take a look at our learning disability support worker pay rates below. 

Learning disability support worker TCS benefits

We have created a bespoke benefits package for our learning disability support workers to ensure they feel valued, can achieve the support worker careers they want and truly make a difference in the lives of our clients. Once you join us, you will gain complete access to our comprehensive benefits package, which includes: 

• Access to ipoint, our shift app so you can manage your learning disability support worker shifts to give you the flexibility you need
• Refer a support worker bonus
• 24/7 support from our clinical and operational teams
• Mileage and travel expenses in some instances
• Short-term and full-time shift patterns to make your learning disability support worker job work for you and your lifestyle
• 24/7 access to our Wellbeing and Support Hub and information hub, Compass
• Supervisions and appraisals with our expert team
• Continual professional development (CPD) opportunities to develop your support worker career
• Confidential wellbeing calls 
• Expert support from our nurse clinical leads with risk assessments and care plans

Discover our latest learning disability support worker jobs with Thornbury Community Services

We have a range of learning disability support worker jobs available for skilled and passionate support workers looking to deliver person-centered community care to our clients. Complete the form below to keep up to date with our latest learning disability support worker jobs in your area. 

Or speak with our Resourcing Recruitment Team about the requirements of our learning disability support workers jobs and what to expect working in the community using the contact details below.

Phone: 0333 034 1135

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