Female Support Worker

Creative Support; Bromley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused support organization is seeking compassionate individuals to provide person-centered support for people with physical and learning disabilities. You will support clients in maintaining their wellbeing, focusing on personal care and community engagement. A variety of opportunities for personal development and extensive benefits are offered, including annual leave, training, and pension contributions. Candidates must be located in the UK and eligible to work within the country.

Benefits

20 days plus 8 statutory days annual leave

Extensive free training

Free life assurance

Pension scheme with the People’s Pension

Probationary bonus

Opportunities for personal development

Qualifications

• Must be willing to provide personal care and domestic support.
• Ability to engage individuals in community and social opportunities.
• Embrace the personal skills and interests to support individuals.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in maintaining mental and physical wellbeing.
• Empower individuals to achieve personal life goals.
• Assist with social opportunities and community access.

Skills

Emotional support

Personal care

Community engagement

Cooking

Creative arts

Job description

Creative Support is a not-for-profit organisation which provides high quality, person-centred support to people with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health needs and dementia. The support we offer is tailored to the individual client’s needs and encourages independence and community engagement.

You will support people to maintain a healthy state of wellbeing, mentally, physically and emotionally. You will (alongside members of the person’s circle of support) empower individuals to be happy, healthy, and successful in achieving their life goals.

You must be willing to embrace all aspects of the role including, but not limited to, providing support with personal care and domestic tasks, and supporting individuals to access the community and engage in social opportunities. We value the personal skills and interests you bring to the role and to the lives of the people we support, such as, sports and outdoor pursuits, creative arts, music, and cooking to name but a few.

We offer a choice of weekly or monthly pay.

Creative Support offers a great range of benefits for its staff, which include :

• 20 days plus 8 statutory days annual leave,
• Extensive free training and enrolment on Level 2 or 3 Health and Social Care Diploma
• Access to the staff benefits scheme where you can access a range of benefits including discounted prices and two for one offers at theme parks, shops, restaurants and various on-line stores
• Free life assurance which provides a lump sum equal to two times annual salary
• Access to a special scheme which enables membership of the Hospital Saturday Fund on preferential rates. There are a choice of packages offering different levels of service.
• Auto-enrolment in a pension scheme with the People’s Pension.
• 24 / 7 Management support through our on call services and Head Office
• Opportunities for personal development and career progression

‘Gender is considered to be an occupational requirement – Equality Act 2010’

Vacancy Reference Number : 78906

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number

Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK. – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme