Complex Needs Support Worker

Turning Point UK; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading health and social care provider as a Support Worker, dedicated to empowering individuals with complex needs in Carlisle. Enjoy a rewarding role with varied responsibilities that enhance the lives of those you support, all within a supportive and flexible working environment.

Benefits

29 days’ paid holiday, increasing with service

Option to buy additional holidays

Total reward package

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience supporting individuals with complex needs.
• Flexibility to manage various shift patterns.

Responsibilities

• Promote independence and support daily activities.
• Assist with personal care and medication management.
• Develop residents' life skills and interests.

Skills

Caring

Enthusiasm

Flexibility

Teamwork

Education

Experience in support worker care role

Job description

This position does not meet the requirements for sponsorship under current UK immigration guidelines

Do you have a caring nature? Are you looking to make a difference to people's lives? Do you want to work in an environment where no two days are the same? Are you flexible with your working hours? Can you see yourself providing care to adults who need your support?

If you have answered a big YES to these questions we would love to hear from you.

At Turning Point, we support people with Learning Disabilities across England.

As a Support Worker, you will make a real difference to residents' lives as you improve their daily living skills. Passionate about people, you will enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress with us.

Where will I be working?

You will be working atour Manor Road service inCarlisle.

You will form part of a team, providing 24 hour support to one our services users, with complex needs, learning disability and physical disability.

The Support Worker role is varied and the team is committed to enabling people to live a full life. The nature of people’s needs can extend to fully supporting people with all aspects of daily living; personal care, cooking, medication, cleaning and budgeting, to enabling people to go shopping, access employment and education, attending regular social events, with the people we support encouraged to try new experiences. We tailor our services to enable people to be as independent as possible.

Staff will empower people to have a wide range of experiences and to get the best out of all that they do to enjoy life.

We use a digital social care record system, to support daily recording, which will make your day-to-day tasks easier and allows you to spend more time with the People We Support.

Shift Patterns

This is a 24 hour service, therefore flexibility is essential. You will be working a range of shifts from 7:00am to 2:00/3:00pm and 2:00/3:00 pm to 9:00/10:00pm, sleep ins or waking nights, some weekends.

Please note that the shifts may vary.

Role Responsibility

What will I be doing?

This is a hands-on job in which no two days are the same. Your duties will include:

• promoting the independence of people we support
• supporting a full range of daily activities including cleaning and cooking, days out or going away on holiday
• arranging activities in the home and in the local community
• developing residents' life skills and personal interests
• helping residents stay safe and healthy
• assisting with personal care needs
• supporting people with medication
• ensuring record keeping is maintained to the required standard at all times and contributing to service monitoring requirements.

The Ideal Candidate

What skills and qualities do I need to have?

• passionate, caring and enthusiastic
• Previous experience with complex needs, in a support worker or care role
• flexible, patient and non-judgemental
• a great team player with lots of energy
• able to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling where needed

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package.

You will get 29days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 31days. Plus the option to buyadditional holidays and spread the cost.

Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following the link below to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.

Salary £24,310 based on 37 hours, £12.60 per hour