Relief Support Worker

Creative Support; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Support is searching for a Relief Support Worker in Barnet, North London, to assist individuals with learning disabilities. The ideal candidate will provide support with daily care tasks, collaborate with families and professionals, and encourage service users' independence in a respectful and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Access to a free app for picking up shifts

Paid weekly

Qualifications

• Experience in care is essential for Relief Support Worker positions.
• Preference for car drivers to support client engagement.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily living duties such as budgeting, shopping, and administering medication.
• Collaborate with service users and stakeholders for coordinated care.
• Support service users in expressing needs and making their own choices.

Skills

Respectful

Supportive Care

Person Centred Care

Education

Previous care experience

Job description

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Creative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are currently looking to add a Relief Support Worker to our passionate and committed team in Barnet, North London.

Our Barnet service provides support to individuals with learning disabilities. The ideal candidate will be respectful and able to provide excellent support that may include: administering medication and help with domestic tasks such as cooking and cleaning. You will also be passionate about enabling and encouraging our service users to enjoy a fulfilling and valued life, and to develop their abilities to the fullest.

Relief Support Worker Duties:

• Assisting with day-to-day living duties such as budgeting, shopping and supporting with medication and any care that may be required
• You will collaborate with service users, families, carers, and involved professionals to provide a coordinated and consistent service that maximises outcomes for service users
• Be responsive to the needs of service users in line with Person Centred Plans and respond flexibly to changing needs
• Encourage and support service users in expressing needs, views and concerns, enabling them to make their own choices and decisions

Previous care experience is essential for Relief Support Worker positions and successful candidates must attend mandatory induction training courses before beginning in the role. Car drivers are preferred, though not an essential requirement, to support with client engagement with the Barnet community.

As a Creative Support Bank Staff member, you will have access to our free app, which allows you to pick up shifts in any area of the country and provides information on the service, including directions. You will be paid on a weekly basis.

Vacancy Reference Number: 78924

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

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

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