(Mixed Contract) Support Worker - SS, Barnsley

Royal Mencap Society; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plan

Interest-free loans

Discounts at leading retailers

Job summary

Mencap is recruiting Support Workers in Barnsley to deliver high-quality support to people with learning disabilities across two local services. Roles include full-time, part-time and bank opportunities with car drivers preferred to support community access.

The job focuses on personal care, budgeting, healthy meals, and social inclusion to enhance independence. We value inclusion and offer a range of benefits; successful applicants will join a dedicated team committed to dignity, respect and

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding level of support to People with learning disabilities.
• Assist with daily living tasks, budgeting and accessing community activities.
• Support individuals to maintain independence and build life skills.
• Use digital records to chart progress and communicate changes to the team.

Job description

(Mixed Contract) Support Worker - SS, Barnsley

• (Mixed Contract) Support Worker - SS, Barnsley

Job Advert

Have you thought about working for Mencap?

Mencap is a leader in providing excellent support to people with a learning disability. Our vision is a world where people with a learning disability are valued equally, listened to and included.

At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace and we intentionally plan for the success of our colleagues in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap!

We have immediate opportunities to provide support workers to provide vital support to people with a learning disability through this tough time. We're recruiting full time, part time permanent and bank Support Workers across the UK now!

Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something really meaningful. Everything we do at Mencap keeps the people we support at the centre of what we do.

With us, it's never 'just a job'. In return for your hard work and passion you can find real and meaningful work experience, access to some amazing benefits a longside our competitive pay.

What does a Support Worker do?

As a Support Worker you will be expected to provide an outstanding level of support that will enormously contribute to the people we support, living a more comfortable, dignified, liberated and happy life.

Personal care - We provide prompt's ,

Supporting people to live independently - budget management, paying bills, house work, organising appointments and cooking delicious healthy meals.

Excellent communication skills/relationship building - supporting the person to understand the world around them and promoting positive relationships.

Community & Social Inclusion - Supporting individuals to access and participate in their local community and Social events to promote life skills and individuality.

Using digital records to chart peoples progress on a daily basis, so everyone involved in their support can see how well they are doing and any important changes.

We are currently looking for Support workers for established services in the centre of Barnsley - Shifts and Hours to be discussed further at interview.

We provide support to Men and Women with Mild learning disabilities in the centre of Barnsley across 2 locations that are close to each other, 2 of the people we support have their own car’s to access the community, this mean it is essential that applicant are car drivers.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applicants with disabilities to apply for all roles with us. To find out more about the scheme please visit the direct gov website.

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated. Our benefits package offers 24 days of paid holiday (excluding bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings. For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document and below link with all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives. We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in. At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.

Belonging at Mencap is for E veryone, Every day, Everywhere.

Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.

Every day we grow and learn. It's okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes.

Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long-term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies. We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We're not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you're applying for.