Female Support Worker - Adult Supported Living

Swanton Care and Community; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional care provider is seeking a female-only Support Worker in Barnsley. You will help individuals live within the community, providing practical assistance and emotional support. The ideal candidate should possess compassion and enthusiasm, preferably with experience in supporting individuals with learning disabilities or complex care needs. Full-time hours available, and exceptional benefits including funded qualifications and employee assistance programs are offered.

Benefits

Refer a friend scheme

Above and beyond awards

Long service awards

Employee benefits app

Cycle to work scheme

Pension scheme

Life cover

Funded qualifications

Career pathways

Training qualification centre

Mental health support

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Voice events

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting people with learning disabilities and/or complex care is preferred.
• Enthusiastic and compassionate nature is required.
• Ability to work both alone and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical assistance and emotional support to the people we support.
• Promote the health and well-being of the people we support.
• General housekeeping duties including shopping and domestic tasks.
• Complete a range of records and documents as required.
• Work with individuals on a one-to-one basis.

Skills

Compassion

Enthusiasm

Commitment to dignity

Experience with learning disabilities

Job description

About The Role

We are recruiting for a Support Worker/Carer (female-only) in Barnsley to support people to live in and be part of the local community, within a supported living environment. Our services are about helping people to get out in the community and make the most of their time in their own homes.

Whilst fully embracing the company ethos support workers provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they want to live.

Support is required 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Job title: Support Worker - Female

Hours: Full-time (up to 40 hours per week)

Location: Barnsley (S73)

WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP

The role

• Provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower the people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they wish, in line with their individual support plans.
• Promote the health, well-being, physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual beliefs of the people we support and ensure they are met in an inclusive way.
• General housekeeping duties that can include shopping, domestic duties as well as elements of personal care.
• As part of the role, you will need to be able to complete a range of records and documents.
• Each person we support has 1 to 1 support.
• Lone working and team-working.
• Although a driving licence is not an essential requirement, it is desirable.
• Experience with hoists is desirable to meet the needs of the service, as well as previous experience supporting people with acquired brain injuries.

About you

Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed to supporting people in a way which respects their dignity?

Experience of supporting people with learning disabilities and/or complex care is preferred but all training will be provided.

Here at Swanton Care , we are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are five key words, these underpin the PRIDE we take in our services.

‘Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy’

What we can offer

• Refer a friend scheme: we know that you will know fantastic people who will be make a great contribution, you will receive £400 each time a successful referral is made *
• Above and beyond: we recognise that our staff teams do amazing things for the people we support and their teams. We award contributions for those who go the extra mile and for good inspection feedback with vouchers for high street shops and other surprises!
• Long service awards: we recognize your contribution to the team and celebrate long service
• Employee benefits app: stay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities.
• Cycle to work: you can save money and get fit with our salary sacrifice scheme
• Pension: we will auto enrol you into our salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Life cover: you will be entitled to the death in service benefit.
• Funded qualifications: earn whilst you learn! we aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton *
• Career pathways: we invest in our people and offer apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level 3). Earn whilst you learn has never been easier!
• Swanton Educates: we have our own training qualification centre which can further support your development
• Trained mental health first aiders: available to support you when you need someone to talk to
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): free confidential access to 24hr assistance program for counselling, advice and support
• Employee Voice: we hold regular events throughout the year to listen to your feedback about working with us

*subject to eligibility & criteria

About The Service

At Central East Supported Living, we have a diverse array of people we support living in Barnsley, from people with a traumatic brain injury, stroke, acquired brain injury, palliative care, autism, learning disability, and physical disability.