Residential Support Worker (FT/PT)

Creative Support; Wellingborough; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated care organization in Wellingborough is excited to offer a Support Worker position for individuals with learning disabilities and mental health needs. The role focuses on assisting with daily living skills, providing emotional and personal care, and supporting service users in enjoying their lives. The position includes structured induction and training for career progression and offers benefits such as a probationary bonus, pension contributions, and 28 days leave. Applications are welcome from candidates eligible to work in the UK.

Benefits

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

28 days leave

Enhanced DBS paid by company

Qualifications

• Experience providing support for individuals with learning disabilities and mental health needs.
• Ability to handle personal care tasks respectfully and compassionately.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily living skills including cooking and budgeting.
• Provide emotional support for service users and their families.
• Support service users with personal care while maintaining dignity.

Skills

Daily living skills assistance

Emotional support

Personal care management

Activity support

Budgeting skills

Job description

We are thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity to join our dedicated team in Wellingborough as an enthusiastic and motivated support worker to provide care and support for 6 individuals with Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, and other needs to enjoy an excellent quality of life in this residential care home. If you would like the rewarding role of working with people who have learning disabilities to achieve their aspirations and join the local community then we would love to hear from you.

The service is located close to Wellingborough town centre. There is onsite parking for staff and good transport links. The service is a large Victorian house with an expansive garden, which our service users love to spend time in during the warmer weather. Individuals living at the service are sociable and active and enjoy lots of interaction with their staff. They enjoy spending quality time with the staff team at the service and out in the community. Examples of activities include walks around the local area, going shopping, sensory activities, shopping in the town centre, day trips out, visiting arts and crafts, and board games holidays at home or abroad.

Support Worker duties include:

• Assisting with daily living skills like cooking, budgeting, shopping and using public transport to providing emotional support for both the service users and their families, your impact will be truly transformative.
• You will also support with personal care while ensuring dignity is maintained, and handle tasks such as administering medication, managing paperwork ensuring the service runs smoothly. Providing respectful and dignified personal care including the administration of medication.
• Supporting service users with the activities they enjoy, such as bowling, Shopping, days out, holidays on their own or as a house Supporting individuals to manage all aspects of their home environment and ensure it is reflective of their personal tastes and preferences.

Creative Support’s Development Pathway offers a structured induction and values-led training to help staff grow from entry-level to leadership roles. It empowers career progression through tailored learning aligned with national strategies and the WECARE framework.

Vacancy Reference Number: 89312

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.

Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold award.

Applications are reviewed as they are received; we do not provide feedback at the application stage. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK.