Bank Support Worker - Respite Service

Making Space Charity; Dodworth; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Electric Car Scheme

Pension scheme

28 days holiday

Sick leave

Career progression

Learning portal

Travel expenses

Job summary

Making Space is hiring a Bank Support Worker for Silver Street Respite Service in Barnsley. Salary £13.12 per hour. Role involves personal care, medication administration and assisting with domestic tasks for service users with learning disabilities and complex needs.

No prior industry experience or specific qualifications are required; full on-the-job training is provided, with opportunities for professional qualifications as needed for the role.

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications required; on-the-job training provided.
• Experience in health or social care is not mandatory.
• Ability to provide care with empathy and dignity to service users.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care to service users.
• Administer medications as directed.
• Assist with domestic tasks and daily activities.
• Support service users with complex needs and behaviours that challenge.

Skills

Personal care

Medication administration

Compassionate approach

Job description

We have an opportunity available for a Bank Support Worker to join the team at Silver Street Respite Service based in Barnsley, S75 3NP.

Salary £13.12 per hour

Hours Bank

At Making Space we are driven by a strong set of values that guide us in our mission to make a positive impact on the lives of the people who draw on our support.

We live and breathe our values; Kind Hearts, Tailor Making, Dreaming Big, Having Courage and Being Ready, every day and are looking for like-minded people to join us in making a meaningful difference in our community.

As a Support Worker, you will have the incredible opportunity to embody our core values of kind hearts, tailor-making, dreaming big, having courage, and being ready. Your role will involve providing exceptional care and unwavering support to service users, particularly those with learning disabilities, complex needs, and behaviour that challenges.

You will provide personal care, administer medication and assist with domestic tasks. With your kind and compassionate heart, you will create an environment of warmth and care that will make service users feel seen and valued.

As a tailor-made supporter, you will have the opportunity to adjust your approach to each individual's unique needs, ensuring they receive the highest level of care possible. With courage in your heart, you will tackle any challenges that may arise with unwavering determination, knowing that your presence alone brings comfort to those who need it most.

It's important to note that you do not need prior industry experience or any specific qualifications to be considered for this role. On joining Making Space you will be supported step by step with on-the-job training as well as the opportunity to undertake professional qualifications if desired and required for your role.

We are seeking individuals who can showcase that their personal values align ours here at Making Space.

We are constantly reviewing our benefits packages to ensure our employees are receiving the very best company perks and we are always seeking out further additions.

Our current benefits include

• Stream - Access up to 30% of your wages as you earn
• Electric Car Scheme (subject to salary sacrifice & National Minimum Wage regulations)
• Lifestyle benefits through Bravo Benefits and Health service discounts
• Up to 28 days holidays per year including bank holidays (pro rata for part time)
• We pay double time for Xmas day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day
• Our employees can buy and sell up to 2 weeks holiday - statutory limits apply
• Access to our library of learning through our e-portal
• Want to upskill? We will invest in you and provide you with qualifications in level 2-6 in Health and Social Care, Management, Admin plus other continuous professional development should you wish to further your career within Social Care.
• We invest heavily in your career progression; did you know at least half of our senior posts are filled internally through promotion.
• Travel schemes including cycle to work, car maintenance and 55p per mile travel expenses.
• We run a colleague engagement hub with monthly and annual colleague awards
• Pension Scheme 3% employer contribution as a minimum
• Paid Sick leave

Successful applicants will be subject to employment checks, including DBS and references checks and provided with safeguarding training. Making Space is an equal opportunities employer. We can only accept applications from those who are legally entitled to live and work within the United Kingdom.