To effectively meet the needs of the individuals we support, we would like to connect with the following professionals:
- PBS practitioners and Behaviour specialists
- Support Workers
- Team leaders and Senior support workers
- Service managers
- Office Administrators
How we value our staff
We recognise that in order to deliver high quality care and value for money we need to attract and retain the highest quality staff..
We acknowledge that there is a national shortage of suitably qualified healthcare professionals and seek to overcome this via our recruitment and retention strategy.
Our Recruitment and Retention Strategy key areas are as follows;
- To offer market competitive salaries and above market competitive salaries for key hard to fill roles
- To provide specialist training to all new starters so they can meet the needs of the service user group and prioritise personal development
- The opportunity to progress their career within a small but growing organisation with ease of access to the senior management team
- A personalised induction programme that ensures close supervision, appraisal and informal guidance is offered by a more experienced member of staff
- To create a variety of ‘Champion Roles’ where staff can receive specialized training tailored to each position
- To develop a number of ‘Champion Roles’ where staff can receive additional specialist training relevant to the role
- An employee reward scheme that promotes ‘going the extra mile’ for their colleagues and service users
- A social events calendar to foster a supportive community atmosphere
We highly value the skills necessary for our staff to provide exceptional care. Therefore, all of our care staff are trained in the following areas:
- Service User Specific Behaviour Support Plans & Workshops
- The Oliver McGowan Training on Learning Disability & Autism
- Positive Behaviour Support
- First Aid
- Understanding Autism
- Sensory Needs
- Spectrum STAR Outcome Tool
- Communication Skills
- Care Planning
- Basic Life Support
- Safeguarding
- The Care Certificate
- Conflict Management
- COSHH
- Data Protection
- MCA & DoLs
- Documentation & Record Keeping
- Medication Competency
We also offer staff the opportunity to pursue further training in areas of personal interest that align with their professional goals and contribute positively to our service, such as:
- NVQ Health & Social Care level 5
- Advanced Epilepsy Management Train the Trainer
- Medication Administration Competency Train the Trainer
- Registered behaviour Technician
- BCBA
- EBMA Level 5 Advanced Diploma in Business Administration
- NVQ Level 2 in Data Protection
- Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression