Relief Support Worker

Creative Support; Lytham St Annes; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Sleep-in shifts

Training opportunities

Job summary

Creative Support in Blackpool, Lancashire, seeks Relief Support Workers to help individuals with learning disabilities, autism, and epilepsy lead fulfilling lives. You will assist with employment, volunteering, shopping, social activities, or simply relaxing at home, and build trusted relationships with service users and their families.

Flexible hours include full-time, part-time, and sleep-in shifts. A minimum of twelve months care experience is essential, and applicants must be eligible to

Qualifications

• A minimum of twelve months relevant care experience is essential for this role.
• Attendance to initial induction courses is required.
• Applicants must be located in and eligible to work within the UK.

Responsibilities

• Support service users to lead fulfilling lives.
• Assist with employment or volunteering opportunities.
• Help with shopping and social activities.
• Encourage engagement in community activities.
• Build warm, trusting relationships with service users and their families.

Skills

Care experience

Reliability

Flexible hours

Team player

Job description

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 .

At Creative Support, we are passionate about developing our people.

Through our award-winning Creative Academy, we provide high-quality training and career development opportunities to help colleagues reach their full potential, regardless of their starting point or role. xbpsjku

As an Investors in People Platinum organisation and an approved centre for nationally recognised qualifications, we are committed to supporting learning, growth and long-term career progression.