Support Worker

JR United Kingdom; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading health and social care provider as a Support Worker, working in Barnsley to help individuals with learning disabilities and mental health issues. You will provide daily living support, promoting independence and quality of life for those in your care. Flexible shifts and a rewarding environment await you, with opportunities for career advancement and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

29 days paid holiday per year, increasing with service

Comprehensive benefits package

Opportunities for training and career progression

Qualifications

• Passionate, caring and enthusiastic personality.
• Ability to demonstrate good communication skills.
• Flexibility and patience required.

Responsibilities

• Promoting independence of people we support.
• Supporting a full range of daily activities.
• Assisting with personal care needs.

Skills

Caring

Communication

Patience

Flexibility

Teamwork

Job description

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At Turning Point, we support people with Learning Disabilities and mental health issues across England.

As a Support Worker, you will make a real differenceto people's livesas you improve their daily living skills. Passionate about people, you will enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress with us.

Where will I be working?

You will be working in one of our supported living services in Barnsley. Our services offer support for adults with Learning Disabilities, mental health needs and varied health and mobility conditions. We tailor our support to enable people to be as independent as possible. Previous experience of working with people with epilepsy would be advantageous and a full driving licence is essential (automatic).

Please note, this role will entail lone working.

Shift Patterns

What are we looking for in a Support worker? We would like you to have a flexible approach to the role, be able to work a full range of shift patterns including 7am starts till 5pm then a 5pm sleep in till between 7am and 10am the next morning. The service offers support to individuals living in their own homes in local communities therefore you will have a base. The job is very rewarding enabling individuals to reach their full potential

Please note that working hours may vary from service to service.

You will need a full, current, UK driving license for this role. You will NOT be expected to use your own vehicle but will instead be added on to our open mobility insurance and will use our client vehicles.

Job Introduction

At Turning Point, we support people with Learning Disabilities and mental health issues across England.

As a Support Worker, you will make a real differenceto people's livesas you improve their daily living skills. Passionate about people, you will enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress with us.

Where will I be working?

You will be working in one of our supported living services in Barnsley. Our services offer support for adults with Learning Disabilities, mental health needs and varied health and mobility conditions. We tailor our support to enable people to be as independent as possible. Previous experience of working with people with epilepsy would be advantageous and a full driving licence is essential (automatic).

Please note, this role will entail lone working.

Shift Patterns

What are we looking for in a Support worker? We would like you to have a flexible approach to the role, be able to work a full range of shift patterns including 7am starts till 5pm then a 5pm sleep in till between 7am and 10am the next morning. The service offers support to individuals living in their own homes in local communities therefore you will have a base. The job is very rewarding enabling individuals to reach their full potential

Please note that working hours may vary from service to service.

You will need a full, current, UK driving license for this role. You will NOT be expected to use your own vehicle but will instead be added on to our open mobility insurance and will use our client vehicles.

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
• 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 29days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 31days. Plus the option to buyadditional holidays and spread the cost.

Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following the link below to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.

Turning Point Benefits

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.

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Attached documents

• Support Worker Role Profile and Job expectations.pdf

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