Relief Support Worker

Creative Support; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Creative Support in Barrow-in-Furness is seeking a Relief/Bank Support Worker to assist people with learning disabilities and mental health support needs in our supported living service in Barrow, Cumbria.

You will help individuals lead independent lives, participate in activities, manage daily living tasks, including budgeting, shopping, medication and personal care as required, both at home and in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience of at least 12 months in care is essential.
• Warm, caring nature and commitment to making a positive difference.

Responsibilities

• Enable service users to live a fulfilling and independent life at home and in the community.
• Assist with day-to-day living tasks such as budgeting, shopping and personal care.
• Work flexibly including evenings and weekends to meet service needs.
• Support users to build confidence and independence in daily living and social skills.

Skills

Care experience

Flexibility

Job description

£12.85ph plus rolled up holiday pay

Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria

Relief/Bank

We would love to hear from people who have the genuine passion and drive to want to make a positive difference in people's lives who have learning disabilities and mental health support needs living in our supported living service in Barrow, Cumbria.

The successful candidate will be supporting individuals at our beautiful and homely Supported Living Service in Barrow and out in the community. No two days will be the same as Support Worker, as the people that use our service have a wide range of interests and activities from shopping, afternoon tea, trips out visiting new places and coffee and cake days.

Support Worker Duties

• You will be enabling someone to live a fulfilling and independent life at home and out in the community.
• Assisting with day-to-day living duties such as budgeting, shopping and supporting with medication and any personal care that may be required.
• To work flexibly including evenings and weekends, according to the needs of the service.
• To enable service users to become as independent as possible and to grow in confidence, competence and personal effectiveness in areas such as social skills/relationships, daily living skills and using community resources.
• To be responsive to the individual needs of service users within the framework of their Person Centred Plans.

It is expected that you will work flexibly, including evenings and weekends, to meet the needs of the service. This unique and challenging opportunity will provide you with an environment that encourages personal and professional development.

Experience of at least 12 months in care is essential for this role. You will have a warm, caring nature, and a commitment to making a positive difference in people's lives.

Vacancy Reference Number: 95148

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 – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.