Relief Support Worker

Creative Support; Accrington; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A community support organization in Accrington is seeking a proactive Relief Support Worker to provide personal care and engage service users in diverse activities like gardening and arts. The ideal candidate has at least 12 months of experience in care. This flexible position allows shifts to be arranged around personal commitments, making it suitable for various lifestyles.

Qualifications

• Twelve months minimum of previous experience within a care role is essential.
• Successful applicants must attend mandatory induction training courses.

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care and administering medication.
• Encouraging service users to engage in social activities.
• Developing trusting relationships with service users.

Skills

Personal care

Medication administration

Cooking

Cleaning

Relationship building

Engaging in social activities

Job description

Overview

Creative Support is looking for a warm, reliable and proactive Relief Support Worker to join our friendly and passionate staff team in Accrington, Lancashire.

We provide quality care and support to residents with a range of support needs, primarily learning disabilities. No two days will be the same at this service as we support our service users to follow their passions and engage in a range of activities including: movie nights, gardening, board games, arts and crafts and many more!

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care, administering medication and helping with other domestic tasks such as cooking and cleaning.
• Encouraging service users to engage in a range of exciting social activities.
• Developing warm and trusting relationships with service users and their families enabling them to enjoy their time at the service to the fullest.
• You will be paid on a weekly basis.

Flexibility

This is a Relief Support Worker position which enables you to pick up shifts at a time that suits you, which is ideal for fitting around personal commitments, study or caring responsibilities.

Qualifications & Requirements

Twelve months minimum of previous experience within a care role is an essential requirement for this relief based role, successful applicants must attend mandatory induction training courses to begin this role.

Vacancy Reference Number: 81944

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.

About Us

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

Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK.