ABOUT US OUR SERVICES OUR VALUES FOR CARERS WORK WITH US PRETTY LITTLE CUPCAKES OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM OUR CQC RATINGS CONTACT US Residential and supported living We support people with learning disabilities in small shared houses with 24-hour staffing. These can be registered care homes or supported living settings. We work with adults of all ages, supporting young people leaving home, people with complex health and care needs, people with challenging behaviours and pre-independence training towards increased independence. We’re experienced in working with people with learning disabilities who develop dementia and we provide end-of-life care, working in partnership with palliative care teams. Several of our houses are adapted for use by people with physical disabilities. Other services are expert in supporting adults with autistic spectrum conditions. In all services, we support people to develop skills and achieve their full potential. We offer support to develop employment skills, including supported employment in Pretty Little Cupcakes, a social enterprise operating from a coffee and cake shop in Penge High Street and support to access open employment. People also attend our popular cupcakes workshops where they are supported to make and decorate cakes. We also offer ipad workshops for people with learning disabilities where people can learn about the range of things they can do on a tablet computer. DAY SERVICES PLUS provides daytime outreach support to families who are caring for someone with a learning disability and works within three Lewisham Council day centres to provide fulfilling activities and new challenges. ACTIVITY PLUS Our supported leisure services encourage involvement in the local community through employment and leisure opportunities, these include gardening, keeping-fit, arts and crafts and social group activities such as bowling and rambling. Short breaks and supported day trips are organised for groups or for individuals. Our aim is to provide a tailored service, flexible enough to develop over time as needs change. We recognise the trust placed in us in looking after those who are close to you. This is a positive and enabling environment for the service user to achieve optimal results. WHAT DO WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT? WHAT CAN A NEWCOMER TO PLUS EXPECT? WHAT CAN WE DELIVER? INTERESTED IN GETTING A SERVICE FROM US? WHAT IS DIRECT PAYMENT? Support Workers for Adults with Learning Disabilities Salary: (£21,460pa / £10.86ph) plus enhancements DOWNLOAD OUR JOB PACK We are proud of the support we provide to adults with learning disabilities, bringing greater independence and involvement in community activities. We believe in providing support in an individualized way that focuses on the abilities of each person, looking to find the positives and finding out what they can achieve rather than what they cannot. If you feel you can support adults who have learning disabilities – and may have some physical and/or mental health needs – then PLUS could be the place for you. You will be based in our services in Lewisham, Southwark, Greenwich or Sutton and will work to support service users to live as independently as possible. Duties include promoting & safeguarding the well-being of service users; supporting them to achieve their maximum degree of independence through an increase in skills in a range of areas. This includes supporting education, social, leisure and employment activities appropriate to the age of the service user; encouraging them in all activities including personal care & hygiene, including bathing, grooming etc as well as administering medication. There is even the chance to support them whilst on holiday!! We are looking primarily for full time staff who can work a 38 hour week on a shift basis, which includes weekends and bank holidays and a requirement to sleep in at the service at least once a week. This is not just a job, so you must be able to demonstrate a real commitment to supporting vulnerable adults as well as being physically capable of pushing wheelchairs and supporting service users who may be physically dependent. Whilst previous relevant experience and a Diploma in Health & Social Care would be desirable, it is more important to have a supportive attitude and be willing to help each individual to maximise their lives. In return we offer opportunities for professional development and real job satisfaction. We can help you to develop your professional skills and knowledge and progress toward recognised qualifications whilst providing a truly worthwhile service. Training & Development Service users are at the heart of PLUS, and Training and Development is driven by their needs. PLUS Training and Development supports the operation of a Person Centred Planning (PCP) approach. In supporting adults with learning disabilities to tell us what they want, we ask certain questions: Who is the service user – what are they like as people, what are their skills, characteristics? What is important to the service user – what are they telling us is important to them through their words/manner/behaviour/actions? How does this service user want to be supported? We aim to support and empower our teams to deliver the best care for service users. We do this because we believe this enables better communication between service users and supporters and encourages a deeper commitment to care. PLUS encourages support workers to achieve practical experience of techniques and communication skills, involving the service user, their family and friends. This helps provide a much richer picture of the service user, their life and aspirations and the best ways to support them. PLUS supports and funds Pretty Little Cupcakes, a social enterprise shop and coffee bar in Penge High Street which offers the best in cupcakes and coffee to the public. The shop is the core of PLUS’s employment training service and offers employment training for adults with learning disabilities to make and decorate cakes and to serve the public. Pretty Little Cupcakes provides part-time paid employment for people who have come through our training placements. Cake making workshops are also run on the premises and these are highly popular. PLUS provides a basic level of staff support and some people bring their own support staff to help them get the most out of the sessions. Why not pay us a visit? Pretty Little Cupcakes 23 High Street, Penge, London SE20 7HJ 020 8778 5504 | Facebook Our Board of Trustees Our Board members are all volunteers. They have overall responsibility for the organisation, its finances and service delivery. They are professionals in care, law, finance, and marketing and some are relatives of people with learning disabilities. The Board’s officers are: DAVID DANNREUTHER Chair SARAH BROAD Treasurer SALLY PENNINGTON Company Secretary Strategic Management Team SALLY PENNINGTON Chief Executive COLIN TURNBULL Deputy Chief Executive RON DEMPSTER Head of Service HAYLEY GILHAM Head of Service ROB AGRAWAL Head of Service If you would like to get in touch with us, please contact our head office at: 6 Belmont Hill, Lewisham, London, SE13 5BD | Tel: 020 8297 1250 All of our services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (www.cqc.org.uk). You may view the inspection reports for any of our services by clicking the links below: Gaywood Street CQC overall rating Good 20 July 2017 See the report Holmbury Dene (Respite) CQC overall rating Good 1 January 2019 See the report Montbelle Road CQC overall rating Good 11 March 2021 See the report Springbank Road CQC overall rating Good 4 March 2020 See the report Elwis House CQC overall rating Requires improvement 4 August 2021 See the report Domiciliary Services CQC overall rating Good 6 April 2018 See the report Contact Us Leave us your information and we will get back to you as soon as possible. REGISTERED CHARITY Registered Charity No. 1031595 Providence LINC United Services (PLUS) is a Company Limited by Guarantee, registered with Companies House No. 2782712 PRIVACY NOTICE At PLUS, we want you to trust us with your information. We will under no circumstance sell or rent your personal information. For detail of how your information is used please refer to our Data and Privacy Policy OUR CQC RATINGS Gaywood Street: Good Holmbury Dene: Good Montbelle Road: Good Springbank Road: Good Domiciliary Care Services: Good Elwis House: Needs Improvement