Outreach Support Worker

Tamfol; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave scheme

Pay advances and savings

Credit Union access

Lottery win

Refer a friend reward

Job summary

One Fylde is seeking a dedicated Support Worker in Blackpool, Lancashire to empower individuals with learning disabilities and autism to live vibrant, independent lives. You will support daily activities, promote community connections, and champion personal growth alongside a caring team.

Full training is provided, and we welcome applicants who are compassionate, patient, and flexible, including evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and patient approach to support.
• Strong communication skills and enjoy helping people.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.
• Full training will be provided and opportunities for personal development.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining a quality service.
• Ensuring a safe, comfortable living environment for those supported.
• Communicating effectively with families, social services, and staff.
• Following support plans and Health & Safety requirements.
• Advocating for the rights and needs of the people supported.

Skills

Compassionate

Patience

Communication skills

Flexibility

Time management

Job description

Job Types:Permanent, Part-time, Full-time

Location:Blackpool, England
Do you want to work for an organisation that has a strong purpose and unites and inspires people? Start a career where you can be involved in supporting people to see change for the better. Whatever your level of experience, at One Fylde we champion enthusiasm over experience. Matching the right people with the people we support is our number one priority, so if you have the drive then we will give you all the tools you need to succeed.

As a Support Worker, you will empower individuals with learning disabilities and autism to live vibrant, independent lives! have daily adventures, foster community connections, and champion personal growth. Your passion and support will help unlock their potentialmaking every day meaningful!

Benefits of working at One Fylde:

• Annual Leave: 20 statutory days + Bank Holidays (Pro Rata).
• Buy annual leave scheme.
• Access to Wage-stream services including pay advances and savings scheme. Access to a Credit Union through payroll.
• Free Employee Monthly Lottery with £50 prize.
• Staff Monthly Recognition Scheme with £30 award.
• Refer a friend Scheme with £100 award.

Our Values

• Inclusive: believing that we all have the right to live the life we choose.
• Respectful: valuing everyone and appreciating their contribution.
• Enabling: supporting people to work towards their dreams and goals.
• Flexible: being ready to make changes and adjustments.
• Open: a willingness to be honest and transparent

Our focus in Outreach is to support people to live as independently as possible, to maintain their home environment, and manage their health, finances, social activities, hobbies and interests, this could be anything from supporting someone to manage their weekly shop, visit friends and family or even to go on Holiday.

Not every day is the same on Outreach, you have to be adaptable to the people you are supporting and punctual with your time management. Most of our support revolves around supporting our individuals to access the community whether this is supporting someone swimming, to the cinema, golf or slimming world.

Are you compassionate and patient? Do you have strong communication skills and love working with people? Do you have the ability to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends?

For those of you who have not done support work before, full training will be given, in fact we offer full and wide-ranging training opportunities for all, in a charity that encourages personal development.

Key responsibilities:

• Maintaining a quality service.
• Ensuring that the people we support have a safe, appropriate, and comfortable living environment.
• Communicating effectively with both internal and external stakeholders, including families and social services.
• Following support plans and other relevant information regarding how to assist the people we support, including Health and Safety requirements.
• Advocate for the rights and needs of the people we support.