Female Support Worker

Turning Point; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and social care provider is seeking a compassionate and enthusiastic Support Worker to make a difference in people's lives in Barnsley. Your role will involve promoting independence, supporting daily activities, and assisting with personal care needs. Flexibility and strong communication skills are vital for this hands-on role. With a focus on providing high-quality care, you will be able to enhance your skills and career within a rewarding environment. Comprehensive benefits and opportunities for personal development are included.

Benefits

29 days paid holiday

Option to buy additional holidays

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Passionate, caring, and enthusiastic personality.
• Flexible and non-judgemental approach.
• Ability to complete physical aspects such as manual handling.

Responsibilities

• Promote the independence of people we support.
• Support daily activities including cleaning and cooking.
• Develop residents' life skills and interests.
• Assist with personal care needs.
• Maintain record keeping to required standards.

Skills

Caring nature

Good communication skills

Team player

Flexibility

Energy

Job description

Job Introduction

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.

As a Support Worker, you will make a real difference to people's 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 in one of our supported living facilities in Barnsley or supporting people with mental health needs in their own home or local community. Our services offer support for adults with Learning Disabilities and individuals with mental health needs. We tailor our support to enable people to be as independent as possible.

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.

The service offers support to individuals living in their own homes in local communities therefore you will have a base. Support workers need to be outgoing, be able to use their own initiative and work as part of a team. The job is very rewarding enabling individuals to reach their full potential.

Shift Patterns

What are we looking for in a Support worker? We would like you to have a flexible approach to the role, be able to work a full range of shift patterns including 7am starts till 5pm then a 5pm sleep in till between 7am and 10am the next morning.

Please note that working hours may vary from service to service.

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
• Manual handling
• 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?

Whilst knowledge of learning disabilities and complex needs would be beneficial, it isn't essential. What is essential is that you are :

• Passionate, caring and enthusiastic
• Flexible, patient and non-judgemental
• A great team player with lots of energy
• Able to demonstrate good communication skills
• 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.

Turning Point Benefits

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.

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