Support Worker / Relief Support Worker - Mid Ulster

Positive Futures is the leading charity for people with a learning disability, acquired brain injury or autistic spectrum condition and their families.

• Do you believe that people with disabilities have the same rights and choices as everybody else?
• Are you caring, kind, compassionate and patient?
• Would you like to help people achieve their dreams?

We have opportunities in our Mid Ulster Supported Living Service covering Cookstown, Dungannon and Magherafelt:

Support Workers

Full and part time hours available

Relief Support Workers

Hours allocated on an as and when required basis

All vacancies consist of varied shift patterns which could include evenings, weekends, waking nights and sleepovers. Shift patterns can be discussed further at interview

Essential

• Experience providing care or support for someone*
• Basic IT skills such as accessing email
• A full driving licence and access to a car insured for business purposes** to transport people supported OR A full valid driving licence** in order to meet the requirement to drive service cars (ie 2 years' experience)

* This does not need to be formal experience and is not limited to experience supporting someone with a learning disability. This criteria is met if the applicant can demonstrate experience such as caring or supporting a child, family member or friend, volunteering or completing a work placement which included care or support.

** Consideration will be given to those applicants unable to meet this criteria due to disability  

Registered with The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (NIC101385)

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer

Positive Futures operates a Smoke Free workplace