Female Support Worker Nights

Jobtrain; Harleston; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtrain in Harleston is seeking Night Female Enhanced & Complex Care Support Worker to join our brand-new service. This role covers nights and day shifts across a developing specialist care setting, with DBS checks and references required.

You will work with individuals to develop independence, teach life skills, and help them access their local community, with a focus on safety, dignity and person-centred support.

Job description

Night Female Enhanced & Complex Care Support Worker – Harleston – £13.89ph, rising to £15.39ph with overtime and evening/weekend enhancements (Ts & Cs apply)

Typical Shifts: Monday – Sunday - 730am-230pm / 230pm to 930pm - Nights: 930pm–730am

Shifts may be subject to change but will be provided 4 weeks in advance.

Be part of something new!

This is an exciting opportunity to join our brand-new Enhanced and Complex Care supported living service in Harleston.

The service is currently in the transition and development stage, giving successful applicants the opportunity to become part of the journey from the very beginning. By joining during this stage, you’ll have the chance to get to know the people we support, build relationships with your colleagues and play an important role in helping establish the service and create a positive environment from day one.

We expect the service to become fully operational later in the year, and we can also consider candidates who would prefer to start closer to the service opening.

Whether you’re excited to be involved in the transition from the outset or would prefer to join the team when the service is fully established, this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of something new and make a real difference to the lives of the people we support.

We’re looking for genuinely caring, hands-on Female Support Workers who are passionate about enhancing quality of life and supporting people to develop greater independence.

You’ll be enhancing the lives of people we support by integrating into the community, teaching them new life skills, encouraging them to access their local communities, socialising and doing lots of activities. One day you could be out in the local community, the next you could be unwinding with them in service doing activities of their choice!

This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference to someone's life and to help them grow in confidence and independence so that they meet their goals, whether this be making dinner by themselves or going on days out.

We’re interested in our Support Workers having both the right experience and the right values. This is why at this service our Support Workers should, be resilient, flexible and composed in their approach, have experience with following Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice as well as experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including behaviours of distress, mental health conditions, forensic histories and people who may have experienced trauma.

Why choose us?

What you need is a passion for enhancing the quality of life for the people we support, a desire to learn and a genuine caring attitude.

We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You, we can give you the development opportunities you need to build a great career.

We encourage our staff to Grow Together through our excellent training programme, starting at induction and following you through your career, with opportunity for promotion and progression as well as job security in a sector leading organisation.

We have a fantastic range of benefits for our staff and we offer sector leading career progression,

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.

* Some of our roles require male or female employees only, where this is indicated it is a genuine occupational requirement, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010