Female Support Worker

Corehr; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annualised Hours

Flexible hours

Quick start

Annual leave 28 days

Employee support line

Training & qualification

Pension scheme

Enhanced DBS check

Refer a friend £300

Cycle to Work

Retail discounts

Employee Council

Job summary

Thera East Midlands is recruiting a Support Worker to help adults with learning disabilities in community and home settings. You will provide personal and emotional support, assist with developing new skills, planning activities, and enabling independence, all while promoting person-centred approaches.

No prior experience is required; full, accredited training will be provided through Skills for Care, with a guaranteed monthly salary for full- and part-time roles and a supportive team

Qualifications

• No previous experience or qualifications required
• Free Skills for Care endorsed training will be provided
• Compassionate, caring, confident and resilient
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Self-starter with a high level of motivation
• Excellent written and verbal communication; confident, articulate, and professional
• Keen to learn in a fast-paced environment and creatively solve problems
• Desire to embrace our values and vision and have fun

Responsibilities

• Support adults with a learning disability
• Help create innovative ways to support individuals to achieve their goals
• Support in daily living: skills, planning, home management, leisure, employment, travel
• Support people in their own home or in the community

Skills

Compassionate

Communication skills

Resilient

Self-starter

Interpersonal skills

Quick learner

Job description

Additional Information:Full UK driving licence is preferred but not essential

Reference:093113

Are you seeking a new career in Social Care, with a regular monthly salary and job security?

Maybe you have worked in Social Care before and are looking for a new challenge or perhaps you have always wanted to make a positive difference in people lives?
We are extremely proud of the work we do, the people that work with us and the training we offer.

As a valued Support Worker with Thera East Midlands, you will be part of an inclusive team supporting adults with a learning disability. You will help create innovative ways to support individuals achieve their own personal goals, aims and ambitions. The support you provide will change with everyone you work with because everyone is different.

Supporting people in their daily lives is varied and could include helping someone develop new skills, providing personal and emotional support, helping people plan and manage their own home, support with leisure, employment, individual interests and travel. This can be a fun and rewarding but also at times challenging and demanding role.

You maybe be supporting people in their own home or out and about in their community.

Thera East Midlands is unique

we are led by people with a learning disability.

Ourvision

is to promote that people with a learning disability can be leaders in society.

Using a person-centred approach

, you will empower people with a learning disability to live the lives they choose.

Who are we looking for?

• No previous experience or qualifications required, Free, Skills for Care endorsed full training will be provided
• Compassionate, caring, confident and resilient
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Self-starter, with a high level of motivation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Confident, articulate, and professional
• Keenness to learn in a fast-paced environment and creatively solve problems
• Desire to embrace our values and vision and have fun!

What are the Benefits?

• Annualised Hours, guaranteed monthly salary for full and part-time roles regardless of shift patterns, plus overtime opportunities
• Flexible working hours for work life balance
• Immediate interview and quick start date (subject to pre-employment checks)
• 28 days Annual Leave including bank Holidays (pro Rata)
• Employee support line to support you and your family
• Free nationally accredited training, and the opportunity to earn a qualification and progress your career
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Free Enhanced DBS check
• Refer a friend and earn up to £300
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to Thousands of Retail Discounts including discounted Health Cash Plan
• An Employee Council that represents the views of staff about matters relating to work

We reserve the right to close this advert before the closing deadline if we interview and offer the right candidate.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders act 1974. For this act, you must declare any convictions or cautions that you have received, including these that would otherwise be spent. This role is subject to an Enhancedcheck should you be offered the position.

Thera follows government guidance around vaccines and believe they are an effective way to support everyone’s safety. We would encourage you to take part in any vaccination programme recommended if you are working in Social Care.

We are an equal opportunities employer. *Female/Male only qualifies under Paragraph 1, Schedule 9 of the Equality Act