Residential Support Worker

Bright Futures; St Helens; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Futures seeks a Residential Support Worker to join their dedicated team in St Helens, providing support to adults with autism and learning disabilities. This role involves fostering independence, engaging with residents in community activities, and offering compassionate care in a modern residential setting.

Benefits

Healthcare cashback scheme

Employee referral & reward scheme

Bright Stars bonus payments

All meals & refreshments provided

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in the care sector preferred but not essential.
• Passion for providing great care.

Responsibilities

• Engaging and empowering people's independence.
• Assisting with routines and activities.
• Supporting access to education.

Skills

Resilience

Empathy

Approachability

Flexibility

Job description

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Residential Support Worker - Adults

Do you have a passion for care or looking for your next rewarding opportunity?

Residential Support Worker - Adults

Do you have a passion for care or looking for your next rewarding opportunity?

At Bright Futures, we make a real difference to the lives of children and adults with autism and learning disabilities. Through our dedicated team, we deliver outstanding care and education across the Northwest.

No matter your role, everything we do is focused around our unwavering commitment to the people we support. Our aim is that every individual we support thrives and socially develops as active members of their local community.

We are looking for Residential Support Workers to join an experienced and supportive team at our large, modern 5 bed adult home in St Helens. Here we support 5 adults with autism and learning disabilities. You'll be making a difference to their lives, celebrating their achievements, and providing unwavering support; helping them to thrive.

The adults are very active - you could be taking them on long walks, train trips to Liverpool or drives in the countryside.

Benefits

Hourly rate of £12.60. You will also receive an extra £60 for 1 sleep in per week. The hourly rate increases to £13.15 when you are qualified

Healthcare cashback scheme (includes dental/optical/physiotherapy/ health and wellbeing support)

Care Friends employee referral & reward scheme to earn up to an extra £1000

Bright Stars bonus payments, employee of the month

All meals & refreshments provided whilst at work

Salary sacrifice schemes - pension, cycle to work and electric vehicle (subject to qualifying criteria)

Life assurance (2x salary)

Responsibilities

Your focus will be supporting people with autism and learning disabilities. This includes:

Engaging and empowering people's independence

Assisting people through all routines and activities

Supporting people with varied activities in their local communities

Supporting people to access education where required

Preparing and cooking meals

All general housekeeping duties

Supporting people to achieve their person-centred outcomes

To be successful in this role you will:

Have experience in the care sector but we provide full training so this isn't essential

Have a passion for providing great care

Be able to demonstrate resilience

Be approachable, friendly, proactive and flexible

Ideally have a full driving license

At Bright Futures, we support you to make a difference, awaken your potential whilst improving the lives of others.

Safeguarding Requirement

Bright Futures commit to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and our requirement for the successful applicant would be to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Satisfactory references are also required.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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