Female Support Worker

Integrated Care System; Tandridge; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Oxted is seeking a Female Support Worker to join their team. The successful candidate will provide care for individuals with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. This role includes supporting residents with personal hygiene, daily activities, and fostering a supportive environment. The position offers a competitive salary, annual leave, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Annual base salary of £23,387

33 days annual leave including bank holidays

Free meals and parking

Career development and training

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Qualifications

• Experience as a Care Assistant or Support Worker with a background in Learning Disabilities and Autism.
• Excellent communication skills and a good sense of humor.

Responsibilities

• Support people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions.
• Work alongside a multidisciplinary team to provide care.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene and daily activities.

Skills

Empathy

Communication Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Tools

Valid UK manual driving license

Job description

This is a great opportunity to join Elysium Healthcare as a Female Support Worker in Oxted, Surrey. You will be part of an inclusive, supportive team providing care and support to people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. The role is focused on helping residents lead a valued and fulfilled life, and requires excellent communication skills, compassion, and resilience.

Main duties of the job

As a Female Support Worker, you will use your knowledge and skills to support people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team, utilizing your communication skills and experience in Learning Disabilities and Autism to provide care and support. The role can be challenging at times, but it is highly rewarding to see the progress and improvement of the residents. You will work 35 hours per week, with shift patterns of 7am - 2.30pm and 2.30pm - 10pm, including weekends on a rota basis.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees. It is part of the Ramsay Health Care group, which has a global network of over 86,000 employees across 10 countries. Elysium Healthcare provides a range of services across England and Wales, including Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education.

Job responsibilities

Are you a naturally empathetic, caring and compassionate Support Worker in the UK with experience of caring for people with learning disabilities?

Do you want a fulfilling career, where you can make a difference and change lives for the better in a culture of kindness and teamwork? Where you’ll be supported with development opportunities to grow you as a person and in your career?

JoinOrmesby Housein Oxtedas a Support Worker and provide care for people withsevere learning disabilities, Autism and behaviours may be seen as challenging;where you’ll support andencourage them to lead a full and valued life, enabling them to live more independently.

You’ll be great with people – a real ‘people person’, able to communicate effectively – explaining yourself clearly in the right tone to suit the situation and be good at understanding others (behaviours and expressions, as well as vocal). Having a good sense of humour and resilience, and a willingness to help residents with their personal hygiene are also important.

What you will be doing You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. Whether you have experience as a Care Assistant or Support Worker, you will use your knowledge and skills to help support people lead a valued and fulfilled life.

Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you will use your excellent communication skills and experience as a Support Worker with a background in Learning Disabilities & Autism to provide care and support people through their care pathway. It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. But it is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of you; being able to do something today that they couldn’t do last week. You’ll work35 hours per week, working 7 hours a day with shift patterns of 7am - 2.30pm and 2.30pm - 10pm, with weekends on a rota basis. We could discuss the long shifts and over time if this is wanted.

Where you will be working Location:Ormesby House, West Hill, Oxted, Surrey RH8 9JB Ormesby House provides a ten - bed specialist residential service for men and women with a range of learning disabilities, including autism and/or sensory and communication impairments. We are specialists in working with epilepsy and complex needs. The service is staffed 24 hours a day by a dedicated team of Support Workers, led by an experienced Registered Manager.

The house has 10 full en-suite bedrooms, communal lounges and a sunroom and a fully enclosed garden. It is located in Oxted in Surrey within walking distance ofthe town, which enjoys an excellent range of facilities and amenities. Oxted has direct train access to London and Brighton and the M25 and M23motorways are close by.

In this role you will:

• We are looking for a female Support Worker to efficiently assist our female residents
• Preferable hold a valid UK manual driving licence (held 3 years) to assist with the community visits and activities
• Have strong empathy and a caring and compassionate nature
• Be willing to support residents with personal hygiene
• Have excellent people and communication skills, and a good sense of humour
• Deal with challenging behaviours
• Have a positive and professional approach
• Be reliable, flexible, hard-working and honest
• Be local or within commutable distance

You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time.20-hour Student and Skilled Worker Visa's cannot be accepted.

What you will get

• Annual base salary of £23,387 (£12.85 hourly pay rate)
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (incl. Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• You should have experience as a Care Assistant or Support Worker, with a background in Learning Disabilities and Autism. You should be a naturally empathetic, caring, and compassionate person with excellent communication skills and a good sense of humor. A valid UK manual driving license held for at least 3 years is preferred to assist with community visits and activities.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.