Relief Support Worker - Aylesbury

We are looking to recruit passionate Relief Support Workers to join our dedicated team of Support Workers in the Aylesbury Area.   
Do you want to make a positive difference to people’s lives?  For some people, Support Work is something they would love to do but life makes it difficult to commit to a full or part time position. That's where the role of a Relief Support Worker comes in! It gives you the flexibility to choose the shifts you want to work, based on your availability and the needs of the service. 
About our Service This is a hugely rewarding role! Together, you will be building new friendships, activities and opportunities within the local community, and beyond. You will be seeking out their hobbies, interests and passions, and creating some fantastic memories along the way.
In this service you will be supporting adults who have profound and multiple learning disabilities.
We are looking for people with a 'can-do' attitude who are strongly motivated, outgoing, caring and have a calm demeanour wen needed. As well as our award winning induction programme, you will receive additional bespoke training for this service, covering a number of other skills, such as; Peg feeding, Epilepsy, Dysphagia, in addition to specialist training for specific interventions. Mencap are hugely committed to the ongoing personal and professional development of their staff and will support you every step of the way.
Supporting someone with their daily life is not a 9-5 job. This service will be requiring staff to cover shifts across a 24/7 pattern. You will need to be able to work flexibly across a range of different shift patterns, including various day shifts, evenings and weekends, as well as sleep in duties. We will be recruiting a separate team for the Waking Night shifts, so if you are interested in working nights, we would love to hear from you too.
We realise that your quality time is important too, so your rota will be prepared well in advance - get a request, something special going on? Your manager will certainly try to help you meet it. Please note that the role will involve manual handling and supporting people with all aspects of their personal care.
You don't need previous experience! As long as you have a positive attitude and want to improve the lives of those with a learning disability, we will support you with progression opportunities throughout your career with us.
 What does a Relief Support Worker do?  As a Relief Support Worker, you will be expected to provide an outstanding level of support that will enormously contribute to the people we support, living a more comfortable, dignified, liberated and happy life.

• Supporting people to live independently – budget management, paying bills, housework, organising appointments and cooking delicious healthy meals.
• Relationship building – supporting the people we support to understand the world around them and promoting positive relationships.
• Community & Social Inclusion - supporting individuals to access and participate in their local community and social events to promote life skills and individuality.  
• Personal care - helping people to get ready for the day.  This may include prompting the people we support to take their medication and assisting with bathing, showering and using the bathroom.  Not all Support Worker roles include high levels of personal care. 

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives. 

We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carer’s. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in. 

At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues. 

Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere. 

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies. 

We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.