Male Support Worker - 24/7 Community Care | Driving Required

Gray Healthcare Limited; Eccles; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salary

Fully paid induction and training

Company pension

Professional development

Westfield Health Plan

Blue light card

Additional annual leave

Job summary

Gray Healthcare Limited is seeking a Male Support Worker to assist a gentleman in Salford, Manchester with 24-hour care. The role requires a full UK manual driving licence and prior social care experience, including brain injury support and managing behaviours.

The position involves a 36-hour week on 3 x 12-hour day shifts with paid sleep-ins. Benefits include induction, pension, professional development, and health plan. Applicants must have right to work in the UK and DBS clearance.

Qualifications

• Full UK manual driving licence is essential.
• Experience in social care, ideally in mental health and with some experience of supporting individuals with brain injuries.
• Experience supporting individuals with behaviours perceived as challenging.
• Experience implementing detailed care plans and risk assessments.
• Experience adapting communication skills, verbal and non-verbal, to aid understanding of the supported individual.
• Motivated to promote engagement in meaningful activity.
• A desire to support the individual in their cultural and spiritual needs.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills.
• You must have current Right to Work in the UK and have been employed in the UK for at least 6 months. We no longer have any certificates of sponsorship available and are unable to consider sponsorship.
• This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Responsibilities

• Provide 2:2:1 support to the gentleman living at home.
• Support scheduling on 3 x 12 hour days with sleep-ins.
• Assist with community activities and mobility as part of daily routine.
• Follow care plans, risk assessments, and PBS approaches.

Skills

Driving license

Social care experience

Brain injury support

Behaviour management

Care plans & risk assessments

Communication skills

Engagement & activity promotion

Cultural & spiritual support

Literacy & numeracy

Right to work in UK

DBS & references

Job description

Gray Healthcare Limited is seeking a Male Support Worker to assist a gentleman in Salford, Manchester with 24-hour care. The role requires a full UK manual driving licence and prior social care experience, including brain injury support and managing behaviours.

The position involves a 36-hour week on 3 x 12-hour day shifts with paid sleep-ins. Benefits include induction, pension, professional development, and health plan. Applicants must have right to work in the UK and DBS clearance.