Relief Support Worker

Creative Support; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Support is seeking experienced Relief Support Workers to join their team. This role involves providing person-centred care, supporting individuals in community activities, and ensuring their well-being by addressing their needs, including those who may exhibit challenging behaviour. Candidates must have a minimum of one year’s experience and a passion for making a difference in the lives of service users.

Benefits

Access to a free app for shift management

Weekly payments

Qualifications

• Minimum of twelve months previous experience in a similar role is essential.
• Personal skills including interests in sports and creative arts are valued.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred care and support with personal care.
• Assist with community activities like walking, swimming, and gym visits.
• Plan support alongside the individual's circle to meet their aspirations.

Skills

Calm

Resourceful

Ability to handle challenging behaviour

Interpersonal skills

Interest in activities such as sports or arts

Job description

We are looking for experienced, calm and resourceful Relief Support Workers to join our friendly team. You will provide person-centred care and support with personal care as well as community activities such as walking, swimming and going to the gym. This will also include planning alongside members of the person's circle of support to enable individuals to be happy, healthy and to be successful in achieving their wishes and aspirations.

The ability to support people who can express their needs though challenging behaviour at times is essential. Prior experience in this field of work is essential. We will value the personal skills and interests you bring to the role and to the lives of service users, such as sports, walking and outdoor pursuits, creative arts, music and cooking; to name but a few!

We have three Supported Living Services in the Horsforth, Cookridge and Middleton areas of the City, providing person-centred support to adults on the autistic spectrum.

As a Creative Support Relief Support Staff a minimum of twelve months experience is essential, you will have access to our free app which allows you to pick up shifts in Leeds and any area of the country, provides information on the service and shifts as well as directions. You will be paid weekly.

Vacancy Reference Number: 82695

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 award.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK.

Application Instructions:

In order to apply, please read the job description and then complete the online application form using the links above.

You can also download a copy of our application form using the links above. Completed Application Forms must be submitted to our Head Office address (below) or emailed to to be considered for the vacancy. If you have not received a response to your application within 10 working days of the closing date please accept this as notification of an unsuccessful application. Unsuccessful applicants must wait 6 months before reapplying.

If you require any advice on completing your application form, please call us on 0161 236 0829.

Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS

In Short

• Industry Social Care
• Founded 1991
• Location Stockport
• Company size 5000+

About Us

Creative Support is recognised as one of the largest national not-for-profit providers of prevention and care services in England. We work in over 60 local authorities across the North West, North East, Yorkshire & Humberside, the Midlands, London and the South East.

We currently employ over 5,000 staff and aim to be the employer of choice for people seeking a rewarding career in social care. We hold the Investors in People (Silver Award) and have achieved the Investing in Volunteers quality standard. Our Creative Academy provides excellent training and accredited diplomas, enabling staff to develop their skills and grow in confidence. We are proud to maintain the Skills for Care endorsement which is the quality badge for health and social care training.

Range of Services

Creative Support currently provides person-centred services for people with a learning disability, autism and mental health needs. We also support people with a physical disability and older people with care and support needs, including people living with dementia.

Our range of services includes supported living, residential care, community support, respite services and domiciliary care. Creative Support is also a major provider of supported housing and we are proud of the quality of our accommodation schemes, many of which have been adapted to individual needs.

Our mission

Our mission is to promote the independence, inclusion and wellbeing of people with support needs. We do this by working with the people we support, their families and partner agencies to develop and deliver high quality services that meet individual needs and aspirations in a person-centred way.

We also aim to provide added value to our purchasers and to contribute to communities by using our resources in efficient, flexible and creative ways.

Our Philosophy

Creative Support is committed to a person-centred philosophy of service delivery. We aim:

• Promote rights, opportunity, choice and wellbeing
• Offer respect and unconditional positive regard to the people we support
• Provide personalised, compassionate care which protects the self-esteem, dignity and safety of the people we support
• Use an assets and strengths-based approach which builds upon the abilities, resources, preferences and aspirations of service users
• Provide active support which promotes the skills and independence of individuals
• Be accountable and committed to providing high quality, safe, evidence-based care and support which achieves positive outcome