Relief Support Worker

Creative Support; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care organization in the UK seeks a Relief Support Worker to provide personal and emotional support to service users with complex learning disabilities. The role requires 12 months of experience and involves flexible shift work, including weekends and nights. Ideal candidates will have skills in supporting independence and community inclusion, contributing to the wellbeing of individuals in their care.

Benefits

Access to a free shift-picking app

Weekly pay

Qualifications

• 12 months prior experience in care or support work is essential.
• Skills and knowledge in re‑enablement principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide respectful personal care and emotional support.
• Assist Service Users in participating in the local community.
• Work flexibly in shifts including waking nights.
• Develop warm relationships with service users.
• Collaborate with colleagues and families for consistent service.

Job description

We are seeking individuals who are strong, resilient, warm, motivated, and approachable with a strong value base to support service users with complex learning disabilities and physical health support needs to live within their own tenancies.

We support service users in all aspects of their daily living, promoting choice, independence including personal care, moving and handling tasks, inclusion and wellbeing. You must have skills and/or knowledge in re‑enablement principles. Working as part of our Swinton based team on a rota basis which does include sleep in shifts, you will deliver flexible, person‑centred support. Experience is essential.

Relief Support Worker Duties:

• Providing respectful personal care, practical and emotional support
• Assisting Service Users to participate in the local community
• Ability to work flexibly in shifts over the weekend including waking nights
• Develop and sustain warm and trusting relationships with service users
• Collaborating with colleagues, families and involved professionals to ensure a coordinated and consistent service

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, provides information on the service and shifts as well as directions. You will be paid on a weekly basis. 12 months prior experience is essential for this role.

Vacancy Reference Number: 86973

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.

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.