Bank Specialist Support Worker - Adult Supported Living

Swanton Community Services; Ferryhill; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend bonus £400

Long service awards

Cycle to work scheme

Pension scheme (auto enrol)

Job summary

Swanton Care & Community Ltd is seeking a Bank Specialist Support Worker in Durham (DL17). This role is 0 hours with full flexibility to work mornings, afternoons, and weekends. It requires female staff to support a person in her own home and includes sleep-in shifts and long shifts as part of 2.1 support.

Training provided and safeguarding of dignity are core values. The team focuses on empowering individuals to live independently, with emphasis on empathy, responsibility, and integrity, within

Qualifications

• You will need to be adaptable and flexible with excellent communication skills.
• Experience of challenging behaviour and/or Autism preferred but all training will be provided.
• This position is to support a female in her own home. Due to the individuals needs they require to be supported by female staff only.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower the people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting individuality and enabling choices.
• Promote health, well-being, and cultural and spiritual beliefs in an inclusive way.
• Facilitate social, educational or work activities such as visiting family, walks, shopping and other recreation.
• General housekeeping duties including shopping and domestic tasks, including supporting with cats and home skills.
• Complete records and documents using electronic systems.

Skills

Communication skills

Adaptable

Teamwork

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for Bank Specialist Support Workers who care about making every moment matter for the people we support, regardless of qualifications or experience.

Position: Bank Specialist Support Worker

Location:– Durham (DL17)

Hours:0 hour contract - fully flexible to work mornings, afternoons and weekends

Job type:Bank

WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP

About you

Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed to supporting people in a way which respects their dignity?

Here at Swanton, we are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are five key words, these underpin the PRIDE we take in our services.

‘Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy’

• You will need to be adaptable and flexible with excellent communication skills and able to work as part of our team.
• Experience of challenging behaviour and/or Autism preferred but all training will be provided.
• This position is to support a female in her own home. Due to the individuals needs they require to be supported by female staff only.
• The shifts include 24 hour sleep in shift, and a 10 hour shift as part of 2.1 support.

The role

• To provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower the people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they wish, in line with their individual support plans whilst accepting that they may make unwise decisions.
• Promote the health, well-being, physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual beliefs of the people we support and ensure they are met in an inclusive way.
• Facilitating social, educational or work activities such as visiting family and, walks, shopping and other recreational activities of their choice.
• General housekeeping duties that can include shopping, domestic duties, including supporting with cats and helping to build skills around the home.
• As part of the role, you will need to be able to complete a range of records and documents using electronic systems.
• Be a resilient person and support in managing challenging behaviour in a proactive manner and in line with support plans and risk assessments.
• Provide support around personal care as well as emotional support.
• Support with attending, recording and following up on medical appointments

What we can offer:

• Refer a friend scheme we know that you will know fantastic people who will be make a great contribution, you will receive £400 each time a successful referral is made *
• Above and beyond we recognise that our staff teams do amazing things for the people we support and their teams. We award contributions for those who go the extra mile and for good inspection feedback with vouchers for high street shops and other surprises!
• Long service awards we recognize your contribution to the team and celebrate long service
• Employee benefits app stay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities.
• Cycle to work you can save money and get fit with our salary sacrifice scheme
• Pension we will auto enrol you into our salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Life cover you will be entitled to the death in service benefit.
• Funded qualifications earn whilst you learn! we aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton *
• Career pathways we invest in our people and offer apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level 3). Earn whilst you learn has never been easier!
• Swanton Educates we have our own training qualification centre which can further support your development
• Trained mental health first aiders available to support you when you need someone to talk to
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) free confidential access to 24hr assistance program for counselling, advice and support
• Employee Voicewe hold regular events throughout the year to listen to your feedback about working with us

About The Service

Supporting people in their own homes to live an independent life within their community.