Male Support Worker

Turning Point; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Turning Point is recruiting for a caring support role in England. The role requires driving as a condition of employment, with duties spanning personal care, meal preparation, medication support, and daily household tasks.

You will be part of a 24-hour service, flexible shifts, and a strong emphasis on health and safety. Ideal candidates are compassionate, flexible, and energetic team players with good communication skills.

Qualifications

• Caregiving or support experience preferred.
• Able to perform manual handling tasks.
• Excellent communication and listening skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care needs.
• Prepare meals with involvement as needed.
• Support with food, drinks and medication including creams.
• Maintain high standard of record keeping and finances.
• Ensure health and safety compliance.
• Help manage tenancy repairs and liaise with landlord as needed.
• Keep home clean and tidy.
• Support adults to have a varied, engaging day.

Skills

Driver

Compassionate

Flexible

Communication

Team player

Physical ability

Job description

Shift Patterns

This is a 24 hour service, therefore flexibility is essential. You will be working a range of shifts from 7:00/8:00 am to 2:00/3:00pm and 2:00/3:00 pm to 9:00/10:00pm. Please note that you must be a driver to be considered for this role.

Role Responsibilities

• Assisting with our personal care needs
• To prepare food for us or with our involvement when we want
• Support us with our food and drinks
• Manual handling
• Supporting us with medication including creams and lotions
• Ensuring our record keeping is maintained to the highest standard, this will include finance records as these will be audited
• Help us to manage our money safely
• To help us keep our home clean and tidy
• Ensuring our health and safety is maintained
• Making sure we have an interesting and varied day
• Liaising with the Landlord regarding our tenancies and any repairs

Ideal Candidate

• Passionate, caring and enthusiastic
• Flexible, patient and non-judgemental
• A great team player with lots of energy
• Able to demonstrate good communication skills, including understanding non-verbal communication
• Able to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling where needed
• Transferable experience of helping people to manage anxiety

About Us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer. We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

Benefits

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package. You will get 29 days' paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 31 days. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost. Turn
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Job Introduction

This position does not meet the requirements for sponsorship under current UK immigration guidelines. Do you have a caring nature? Are you looking to make a difference to people's lives? Do you want to work in an environment where no two days are the same? Are you flexible with your working hours? Can you see yourself providing care to adults who need your support? If you have answered a big YES to these questions we would love to hear from you! Turning Point takes pride in the services we provide. There is one vision that everyone shares at Turning Point, which is held together by our values. These include believing in potential, communicating in a confident way, embracing change and treating each other as individuals. We run our services on a not-for-profit basis. We invest every penny back into our services - and, our people. So, if you are enthusiastic, motivated and committed to supporting people with learning disabilities to live fulfilling lives, then Turning Point.