Bank Support Worker - Harrow area

Norwood Ravenswood; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading charity as a Bank Support Worker, helping adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Enjoy flexible part-time hours covering various shifts while making a meaningful impact. Your role will involve supporting individuals' independence and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives across multiple locations.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with people with neurodevelopmental disabilities is essential.
• Must be a car driver with access to a car.
• Ability to commit to multiple locations.

Responsibilities

• Guide and support individuals in day-to-day activities.
• Assist with personal care and administering medication if needed.
• Teach essential life skills like budgeting and shopping.

Skills

Compassion

Physical Fitness

Energy

Kindness

Respect

Empowerment

Education

Valid Moving and Positioning Certificate

Job description

Hours: Flexible, part time shift options available covering days or nights to suit your circumstances

Contract type: Bank, meaning you get paid for the hours you choose to work

Are you a car driver, looking for a flexible and highly rewarding part time role that gives you a huge sense of purpose? Join Our Team as a Bank Support Worker, covering 7 homes in the Harrow area!

In order to be considered, you must be a car driver with access to a car and be comfortable working shifts at 7 Norwood homes across:

• Harrow
• Edgware
• Borehamwood

Norwood is on the lookout for passionate individuals to join us as Bank Support Workers for adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Use your experience and personal qualities to make an impact on peoples’ lives and enable them to fulfil their potential. If you're dedicated, compassionate, and ready to make a positive impact, read on!

About Norwood:

Founded in 1795, Norwood is the oldest Jewish charity in the UK, and has been privileged to receive Royal Patronage since 1815. We support and empower neurodiverse children and their families and people with neurodevelopmental disabilities to live their best lives.

Norwood works with local authorities, to deliver wide-ranging services including residential and supported living accommodation and short-breaks facilities, as well as a range of support groups aimed at the whole family, not just the individual.

Click here to find out more aboutNorwood .

OurNorwood Values and Behaviours underpin everything we do as we continue to support and empower neurodiverse children, their families and people with neurodevelopmental disabilities to live their best lives:

About the homes:

As a Bank Support Worker and depending on needs, you will be expected to cover 7 homes in the Harrow area - Old Church Lane (Harrow), Sarah Ronson House (Harrow), Carlton Avenue (Kenton), Woodcock Dell (Kenton), Cardinal Avenue (Borehamwood), Highview Gardens (Edgware) and Somers Court (Edgware). Some homes provide residential services and others provide supported living services.

Your Role at Norwood:

As a Support Worker, you will play a crucial role in empowering individuals with learning disabilities and autism to lead independent and fulfilling lives. Your responsibilities will include:

• Guiding and supporting individuals in their day-to-day activities.

• Encouraging the development of personal skills through hobbies and interests.

• Accompanying individuals to routine appointments.

• Teaching essential life skills like budgeting, shopping, and managing bills.

• Assisting with personal care and, if required, administering medication.

• Contributing to household tasks such as cleaning and cooking.

As a Support Worker, you will provide day to day support including:

• Helping the people we support to be independent and live a fulfilling life

• Supporting & encouraging the development of personal skills through hobbies and interests

• Accompanying the people we support to routine appointments

• Teaching life skills such as budgeting, shopping and paying bills

• Assisting with personal care and administrating medication (if required)

• Assisting with household tasks such as cleaning & cooking

• You must be able to commit to all 7 locations as required, so a car driver is essential

• Valid Moving and Positioning Certificate

• Experience of working with people with neurodevelopmental disabilities

• High-energy with a good level of physical fitness

• Desire to make a difference

• Evidence of Norwood’s Values: Kindness, Respect, Belonging, Empowerment

Induction information:

We run mandatory 3-4-day induction training which will need to be fully completed prior to you starting in the role which you will be paid for, as per the hourly rate of £13. The induction would be a blend of online training as well as classroom based training at our Head Office in Stanmore and must be completed prior to shifts being offered.

If you have can do attitude, lots of energy and want to make a difference in someone’s life, then our Recruitment Team would love to hear from you.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

We actively celebrate everyone's' different abilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Everyone is welcome and supported in their development at all stages in their journey with us.

We are a kind and compassionate community. Empowerment and respect are at the heart of everything we do and believe in at Norwood.

If you are positive and resilient and a force for good, we are for you!

We strive for excellence and to make a real difference to the lives of the people we support. Our team is one of our biggest assets.

We nurture a supportive environment for our people, with tailored training and career development at all levels.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

We actively celebrate everyones different abilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender.

Everyone is welcome and supported in their development at all stages in their journey with us.