We have 3 separate buildings 3 of us live in one building and 2 of us live in another our age range is between 35 and 54.
We have different needs some of us have a learning disability and mental health and there are some physical needs also. One of us that has a diagnosis of mental health can also prevent with self-injurious behaviours although this is rare.
Our team are trained for all the mandatory training and safety interventions, and Epilepsy awareness.
Some of us have regular over night or weekends where we stay with our family.
We like to watch TV and one of us as a big interest in astronomy, whilst another one of us likes to do knitting this is something that is important.
What you’ll be doing
We can go out on our own but mostly we like to go out with staff or our family members there are some local shops that we like to visit and where we do our weekly shopping, we decide what we want to do on a day-to-day basis.
We need you to be committed and flexible, we need you to be engaging and prepared to support us to do the things that we enjoy, we want to know that you will listen to us and take any concerns we have seriously.
We need you to take time to get to know us and complete all the training that you need to be able to support us the best that you can so that we are happy and living our best lives.
The shift pattern varies day to day but generally there are 7am – 2.30pm and 2.30pm – 10pm and then a sleep-in shift there is additional 1:1 hours but this shift can vary depending on the day.