Support Worker

Turning Point; Aberford; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days' paid holiday

Option to buy additional holidays

Job summary

Turning Point in Bradford provides 24‑hour support at Norman Mount for adults with learning disabilities, delivering personal care, daily activities, and community engagement to help residents live as independently as possible.

We seek passionate, caring, and patient team players with good communication skills who can adapt to changing shift patterns. Training is provided after probation, with a focus on growth within a not-for-profit care framework.

Qualifications

• Experience with learning disabilities beneficial but not essential.
• Able to perform manual handling where needed.
• Good communication skills and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Promoting the independence of people we support.
• Supporting daily activities including cleaning and cooking, days out or holidays.
• Arranging activities in the home and local community.
• Developing residents' life skills and personal interests.
• Helping residents stay safe and healthy.
• Assisting with personal care needs.
• Manual handling.
• Maintaining accurate records for service monitoring.

Skills

Caring nature

Flexible

Team player

Communication skills

Job description

Job Introduction

Do you have a caring nature? Are you looking to make a difference to people's lives? Do you want to work in an environment where no two days are the same? Are you flexible with your working hours? Can you see yourself providing care to adults who need your support? If you have answered a big YES to these questions we would love to hear from you. At Turning Point, we support people with Learning Disabilities across England.

Where will I be working?

Norman Mount is a purpose built house in the BD2 area of Bradford; the house is home to four adults with a learning disability who are supported to live as independently as possible in their home. Individuals that we support at Norman Mount have different abilities and require full support with personal care and moving and handling. Some of the Individuals require less support and require more verbal prompts and may need to use different aids and adaptations. We provide 24 hours support in the home which includes waking night staff and a variety of early and late day shifts. We endeavour to create positive family relationships offering a good circle of support. There is a strong focus on supporting individuals' lives in a person centred way which includes various activities, shopping, managing own budgets and cooking. We tailor our services to enable people to be as independent as possible.

Training and Development

We offer training to all those who want to develop their skills and competencies not just in the care sector but in other areas too.

• Level 2 and 3 Lead Adult Care Worker
• Level 3 Operational Team Leader

We note training will be offered after your probation period ends which is 6 months. Once you begin your training with us you will have your own coach who will support you through your programme.

Shift Patterns

This is a 24 hour service, therefore flexibility is essential. The shift pattern will vary depending on how many hours you will work. Please note that working hours may vary.

Role Responsibility

What will I be doing?

This is a hands-on job in which no two days are the same. Your duties will include:

• promoting the independence of people we support
• supporting a full range of daily activities including cleaning and cooking, days out or going away on holiday
• arranging activities in the home and in the local community
• developing residents' life skills and personal interests
• helping residents stay safe and healthy
• assisting with personal care needs
• manual handling
• supporting people with medication including creams and lotions
• ensuring record keeping is maintained to the required standard at all times and contributing to service monitoring requirements.

The Ideal Candidate

What skills and qualities do I need to have?

Whilst knowledge of learning disabilities and complex needs would be beneficial, it isn't essential. What is essential is that you are:

• passionate, caring and enthusiastic
• flexible, patient and non-judgemental
• a great team player with lots of energy
• able to demonstrate good communication skills
• able to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling where needed

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer. We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

• We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package.
• You will get 29 days' paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 31 days.
• Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.