Relief Support Worker

Creative Support; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday pay included

Flexible shifts

Sleep-in shifts available

Job summary

Creative Support in Blackpool, Lancashire seeks Relief Support Workers to assist individuals with learning disabilities, autism, and epilepsy. You will help service users be as independent as possible, supporting employment, volunteering, shopping, and social activities.

Flexibility is offered with various shifts, including early, mid, late, and sleep-in. A minimum of twelve months relevant care experience and induction attendance are essential. Applicants must be UK-based and eligible to work.

Qualifications

• A minimum of twelve months relevant care experience is essential.
• Attendance to initial induction courses is required.

Responsibilities

• Support service users to lead fulfilling lives in daily activities.
• Assist with employment, volunteering, shopping and social activities.
• Provide companionship and help in home settings.
• Encourage engagement in social activities at home and in the community.
• Build warm, trusting relationships with service users and families.

Skills

Care experience

Job description

£13.45 per hour plus rolled up holiday pay

Blackpool, Lancashire

Relief/Bank

Creative Support is looking for warm, reliable, and proactive Relief Support Workers to join our friendly team in Blackpool, Lancashire. Our services cater to individuals with learning disabilities, autism, and epilepsy, providing them with quality care and support.

In this dynamic role, every day is different. You will support service users to lead fulfilling lives, whether that involves helping them with employment or volunteering, assisting with shopping and social activities, or simply relaxing at home. Our team ensures that service users are as independent as possible while offering the necessary assistance.

We value a great sense of humour and a positive attitude. Your role will involve encouraging service users to engage in a variety of social activities, both at home and in the community. Building warm, trusting relationships with service users and their families is key to ensuring they have the best experience possible.

We offer flexible working hours, including full-time, part-time, and sleep-in shifts. Our shift patterns cover early, mid, and late shifts to meet the diverse needs of our service users.

A minimum of twelve months relevant care experience is essential for this role as is attendance to initial induction courses.

Vacancy Reference Number: 90751

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 and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.