🌟 Support Worker – Make a Real Impact! 🌟
🔑 Key Information
💷 Pay Rate: £12.89-£13.40/hour
🕒 Hours: Flexible part-time or full-time shifts available
📅 Weekend Work: Weekend availability required (flexible rota)
💡 Why Work With Us?
- Company pension scheme
- Access to an Employee Assistance & Benefits Programme
- 5.6 weeks annual leave (pro rata)
- Comprehensive induction and ongoing training (including PBS and complex needs)
- Clear career progression and development opportunities
- Supportive management and mentoring
💙 What You'll Be Doing
As a Support Worker, you will support individuals to achieve their personal goals and live as independently as possible. Responsibilities will vary depending on the individual you are supporting and may include:
- Supporting healthy lifestyles, including activities, nutrition, and hydration
- Encouraging community involvement, such as work, education, social groups, and leisure activities
- Supporting individuals to go on holiday and attend events
- Promoting safety and wellbeing at home and in the community
- Supporting individuals to build and maintain positive relationships
- Managing and reducing risks while promoting positive risk-taking
- Supporting emotional regulation and responding appropriately on challenging days
- Implementing support strategies for behaviours that may challenge, in line with Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) plans
- Assisting with daily living skills, including shopping, budgeting, and money management
👀 Who We're Looking For
- Have experience supporting individuals with complex needs and behaviours that may challenge
- Previous experience providing high-quality personal care, always promoting dignity, choice, and independence.
- The enthusiasm to motivate and empower individuals to try new experiences, develop life skills, build confidence, and maintain an active lifestyle.
- A sound understanding of person-centred care and the ability to work in accordance with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) Fundamental Standards, delivering safe, effective, caring, responsive, and well-led support.
- Knowledge of safeguarding, moving and handling, infection prevention and control, and health and safety.
- Are confident, calm, and consistent in their approach
- Are resilient, optimistic, and positive
- Are creative and flexible in how they provide support
- Value teamwork and reflective practice
- Experience within supported living, learning disability, autism, or mental health services is highly desirable.
- A full UK driving licence is essential, as the role involves transporting and supporting individuals to attend appointments, access the local community, and enjoy a wide range of activities.
- Full Right to Work in the UK
📲 Apply Today!
👉 Apply now and join our friendly, supportive care team!
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