Relief Female Support Worker

Creative Support; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

probationary bonus

pension contributions

28 days Leave

company paid enhanced DBS

Job summary

Creative Support is seeking kind, proactive Female Support Workers to join our Waterloo service in Liverpool, supporting five individuals with mental health needs, learning disabilities and/or Autism Spectrum Disorders in their own apartments.

Applicants should be prepared to go the Extra Mile to enhance residents' quality of life, promote independence and community engagement, and work as part of a supportive team with strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months’ experience working with individuals with learning disabilities.
• Female candidates only due to occupational requirement under Equality Act 2010.

Responsibilities

• Provision of practical, emotional and behavioural support to service users
• Help service users with running their own homes
• Cooking and paying bills and housing management tasks
• Develop and sustain warm and trusting relationships with service users
• Provision of personal care to service users

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Reliability

Job description

£12.85 per hour

Waterloo, Liverpool

Relief/Bank

We are looking for kind, fun, and proactive Female Support Workers to join our supported living service in Waterloo, providing support to 5 individuals with mental health needs, learning disabilities, and/or Autistic Spectrum Disorders within their own self-contained apartments.

You must be prepared to ‘go the Extra Mile’ to ensure that service users are enjoying the highest quality of life and have opportunities to become more independent and connected to their communities. You will have excellent communication and team working skills whilst promoting service user’s dignity, independence and well-being. If you are calm, resourceful and proactive, this role is perfect for you.

Support Worker Duties

• Provision of practical, emotional and behavioural support to service users
• Help service users with running their own homes
• Completing general housing management tasks, cooking and paying bills
• Develop and sustain warm and trusting relationships with service users
• Provision of personal care to service users

Prior experience is not necessary as we are looking for people who are enthusiastic, warm, engaging, and creative and want to make a difference to our service user’s lives. Drivers are preferred but not essential.

A minimum of 12 months’ experience working with individuals with learning disabilities is essential.

Gender is considered to be an occupational requirement. – Equality Act 2010

Vacancy Reference Number: 94047

Creative Support’s Development Pathway offers a structured induction and values-led training to help staff grow from entry-level to leadership roles. It empowers career progression through tailored learning aligned with national strategies and the WE CARE framework.

Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

• probationary bonus
• pension contributions
• 28 days Leave
• company paid enhanced DBS

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold award.

Applications are reviewed as they are received, and we do not provide feedback at this stage. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.

Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS