Bank Support Worker - Adult Residential

Swanton Care; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend scheme

Vouchers for good inspection feedback

Employee benefits app

Cycle to work

Pension auto enrolment

Life cover

Funded qualifications

Career pathways

Swanton Educates

Mental health first aiders

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Voice

Job summary

Swanton Care is seeking Bank Support Workers in Wales West to empower people with autism and learning difficulties to live independently within community-based settings.

You will provide person-centred support, promoting dignity and choice, and help residents engage in social, educational and recreational activities while respecting individual plans.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and compassionate with a commitment to dignity and independence.
• Adaptable, flexible and able to work as part of a team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to empower people to achieve goals and aspirations respecting their individuality.
• Promote health, well-being and beliefs of the people supported in an inclusive way.
• Facilitate social, educational or work activities and assist in their chosen routines.
• Complete a range of records and documents to reflect care and activities.

Skills

Empathy

Communication skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Job description

About The Role

We specialise in residential care, supported living and outreach services supporting people with autism and learning difficulties. We constantly strive to provide homes with a relaxed atmosphere that promotes individuality, giving each person we support the right to dignity, choice, privacy and independence.

Championing the integration of people into the community, by using local facilities such as shops, cafes, libraries, public houses and leisure centres – drawing on public and private transport for outings or holidays.

We are seeking Bank Support Workers to join our team in Wales West.

Position

Bank Support Worker

Location

Wales West

Hours

Flexible bank

Shifts

Evenings, nights, weekends

About you

Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed to supporting people in a way which respects their personal choice, promotes their access to the community and their engagement in a wide range of activities?

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.

The Role

To provide 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.

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.

Support Nurses with the delivery of complex health support.

To facilitate social, educational or work activities such as visiting family and friends, supported employment, walks, shopping and other recreational activities of their choice.

As part of the role, you will need to be able to complete a range of records and documents.

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!
• 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 Voice we hold regular events throughout the year to listen to your feedback about working with us
• *subject to eligibility & criteria

Candidates will require a full reference check and an enhanced DBS. We are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offers Act.

About The Service

We provide person centred support to people 24 hours a day within a community based residential home.