Female Support Worker

Tamfol; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days' paid holiday

Job summary

Turning Point in Cheltenham is recruiting for a full-time day-shift support worker to help people with learning disabilities and autism. You will work in supported living services in Cheltenham (GL51/GL52), delivering person-centred care and enabling independence through daily activities and community engagement.

The role includes promoting safety, assisting with personal care and medication, and maintaining clear records as part of a not-for-profit provider focused on improving lives.

Qualifications

• Passionate, caring and enthusiastic personality is essential.
• Flexible, patient and non-judgemental approach is required.
• Great teamwork and energy to support others.

Responsibilities

• Promoting the independence of people we support.
• Supporting daily activities including cleaning, cooking, and outings.
• Arranging activities in home and local community.
• Developing residents' life skills and personal interests.
• Helping residents stay safe and healthy.
• Assisting with personal care needs.
• Supporting people with medication.
• Maintaining records to the required standard.

Skills

Passionate

Caring

Flexible

Team player

Manual handling

Anxiety support

Job description

Everything we do is aimed at providing the very best quality and person-centred support in the right location at the right time, making a real difference for the people and communities we support.

Turning Point support individuals across the country and we are currently recruiting support workers for supported living locations across Cheltenham in Woodmancote and Hatherley.

Where will I be working?

You will be working at one of our supported living services in Cheltenham - GL51 or GL52. We offer 24 hour support to people with LD (learning disabilities) and Autism. The level of care required will vary across our services. Some of the people we support have a profound and multiple learning disability and complex health needs others need assistance with daily activities, personal care, medication and mobility as well as daily living tasks.

We endeavour to create positive family relationships offering a good circle of support. There is a strong focus on supporting individuals' lives in a person centred way which includes various activities, shopping, managing own budgets and cooking. We tailor our services to enable people to be as independent as possible.

Shift Patterns

This is a full time days position.

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?

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 complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling where needed
• transferable experience of helping people to manage anxiety

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 29 days' paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 31 days. (Pro rata for part-time)

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