Female Support Worker

Creative Support; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A national not-for-profit organization in Alvaston, Derby, is seeking a Female Support Worker to provide person-centered support to individuals with learning disabilities and mental health needs. The ideal candidate will offer personal care, assist with domestic tasks, and accompany service users in the community. Full training is provided, along with benefits such as a probationary bonus and pension contributions.

Benefits

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

28 days annual leave

Company paid enhanced DBS

Qualifications

• Previous care experience is desirable but not essential as training is provided.
• Demonstrates a ‘can-do approach’ and person-centred values.

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care and administering medication.
• Helping with cooking, cleaning, and shopping tasks.
• Accompanying service users in the community.

Skills

Personal care

Domestic tasks

Community engagement

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

Creative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are currently looking to add a Female Support Worker to our team in Alvaston, Derby. We are looking for a confident, enthusiastic and motivated Female Support Worker to join our team in Alvaston, Derby. This service in Derby provides consistent, person centred support to individuals with a learning disability and/or mental health support needs. Some of the people we support may also have additional complex physical or other health and social needs. We offer an empowering model of support which enables people to lead fulfilling and happy lives, maintain their tenancies, participate in their local community, develop independent living skills and achieve their personal goals and desired outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care and administering medication to service users
• Helping service users with domestic tasks such as cooking, cleaning, shopping etc.
• Accompanying service users when accessing the wider community and supporting with activities such as: shopping, maintaining friendships and family relationships, visiting the cinema and having meals out
• Willingness to work flexibly according to the needs of the service, to include days, evenings and weekends
• A full UK driving license and ability to drive service users’ car is essential.

Qualifications and requirements

• Previous care experience is desirable but not essential for this role, as we provide ongoing training and support through our Creative Support Training Academy.
• The ideal candidate will demonstrate a ‘can-do approach’, person-centred values, energy and commitment.

Training and benefits

Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards a 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.

Organization statements

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

Application details

Applications are reviewed as they are received. 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, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas. Vacancy Reference Number: 84132. Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.