Support Worker

TN United Kingdom; Borough of Fylde; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking passionate Support Workers to empower individuals with learning disabilities and autism. This role focuses on fostering independence and community connections, ensuring that every day is meaningful for those you support. With comprehensive training provided, you will become a life coach, helping individuals manage their daily activities and pursue their dreams. Join a compassionate team that values inclusivity and respect, and enjoy a rewarding career that makes a real difference in people's lives.

Benefits

20 statutory days annual leave + Bank Holidays

Buy annual leave scheme

Access to Wage-stream services

Free Employee Monthly Lottery

Staff Monthly Recognition Scheme

Refer a friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Ability to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends.
• Strong communication skills and love working with people.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining a quality service and ensuring a safe living environment.
• Communicating effectively with families and social services.
• Advocating for the rights and needs of the people supported.

Skills

Communication Skills

Compassion

Flexibility

Time Management

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Do you want to work for an organisation that has a strong purpose and unites and inspires people? Start a career where you can be involved in supporting people to see change for the better. Whatever your level of experience, at One Fylde we champion enthusiasm over experience. Matching the right people with our clients is our number one priority, so if you have the drive then we will give you all the tools you need to succeed.

As a Support Worker, you will empower individuals with learning disabilities and autism to live vibrant, independent lives! have daily adventures, foster community connections, and champion personal growth. Your passion and support will help unlock their potentialmaking every day meaningful!

Note: Placement may differ from your preferred location based on business needs.

Benefits of working at One Fylde:

• Annual Leave: 20 statutory days + Bank Holidays (Pro Rata).
• Buy annual leave scheme.
• Access to Wage-stream services including pay advances and savings scheme. Access to a Credit Union through payroll.
• Free Employee Monthly Lottery with £50 prize.
• Staff Monthly Recognition Scheme with £30 award.
• Refer a friend Scheme with £100 award.

Our Values

• Inclusive: believing that we all have the right to live the life we choose.
• Respectful: valuing everyone and appreciating their contribution.
• Enabling: supporting people to work towards their dreams and goals.
• Flexible: being ready to make changes and adjustments.
• Open: a willingness to be honest and transparent

At One Fylde we like to view our Support Workers more as "life coaches" being able to provide guidance to the people we support as well as have the tools and knowledge of handling bills, supporting to increase one's self esteem, be an agony aunt, a chef when helping with cooking and a tour guide when travelling abroad!

Our focus is to support people to live as independently as possible, to maintain their home environment, and manage their health, finances, social activities, hobbies and interests, this could be anything from supporting someone to manage their weekly shop, visit friends and family or even to go on Holiday.

Not every day is the same in supported living, you have to be adaptable to the people you are supporting and punctual with your time management. Most of our support revolves around supporting our individuals to access the community whether this is supporting someone swimming, to the cinema, golf or slimming world.

Are you compassionate and patient? Do you have strong communication skills and love working with people? Do you have the ability to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends? Are you a team player?

For those of you who have not done support work before, full training will be given, in fact we offer full and wide-ranging training opportunities for all, in a charity that encourages personal development.

Key responsibilities:

• Maintaining a quality service
• Ensuring that the people we support have a safe, appropriate, and comfortable living environment.
• Communicating effectively with both internal and external stakeholders, including families and social services.
• Following support plans and other relevant information regarding how to assist the people we support, including Health and Safety requirements.
• Advocate for the rights and needs of the people we support.

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Created on 26/04/2025 by TN United Kingdom