Female Support Worker (Driver)

Creative Support; Warwick; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

28 days annual leave

Enhanced DBS paid by employer

Job summary

Creative Support is recruiting Female Support Workers to provide person-centred support at our bespoke development in Warwick. The service comprises 15 flats offering supported living for people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, complex needs, and autism.

You will help promote independence through activities such as baking, music, and walks, and you will provide personal care, help with cooking and cleaning, and support families where appropriate.

Qualifications

• No prior care experience required.
• Full UK manual driving licence is essential.
• Gender is an occupational requirement under Equality Act 2010.
• Training towards a QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care is provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide respectful personal care to service users.
• Assist with cooking and domestic tasks (cleaning).
• Engage with service users to build trusting therapeutic relationships.
• Support families and provide practical and emotional support where appropriate.

Skills

Active listening

Empathy

Communication

Flexibility

Education

QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care

Job description

£12.85 per hour

Warwick, Warwickshire

Full-Time/Part-Time

We are looking to recruit warm, flexible, and motivated Female Support Workers to provide person-centred support at our bespoke development in Warwick.

Our service is a large, modern building consisting of 15 flats. It provides Supported Living opportunities for people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, complex needs, and autism. We take pride in offering unique and individualized person-centred active support services that are stimulating, enjoyable, and motivational. Our goal is to help individuals explore life opportunities, build and develop their unique skills, promote choice and independence and achieve what matters most to them.

As a Support Worker, you’ll bring a passion for promoting active involvement and communication, ensuring every day is a good day for our service users living in the Warwick area. Every day will be unique, filled with a variety of activities such as baking, listening to music, walking and more.

Your responsibilities will include providing respectful personal care and assisting with domestic tasks like cooking and cleaning, engaging with service users to build trusting therapeutic relationships, and encouraging wellbeing and positive coping skills. You will offer support to service users in their own homes or other settings, as part of a structured approach, providing respite to carers, and offering practical and emotional support to families where appropriate.

A full UK manual driving licence is an essential requirement of this role. No previous experience required. We provide all of your training as you begin your new career in care, including the opportunity to work towards earning your QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. All employees have access to our training system where, through a combination of in person and e-learning courses, you can learn the skills required to develop in your role and progress toward senior roles.

Gender is considered to be an occupational requirement - Equality Act 2010.

Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

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

Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. 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 Visa.