Support Worker

Turning Point; Bulkington; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and social care provider in Bulkington is seeking a dedicated Support Worker to assist individuals with Learning Disabilities. As a Support Worker, you will promote independence, support daily living activities, and ensure personal care needs are met. Candidates should display a caring and enthusiastic demeanor, with flexibility for various shift patterns. This role offers rewarding opportunities to make a difference in the lives of residents as well as competitive benefits including 29 days of holiday and additional perks.

Benefits

29 days’ paid holiday

Option to buy additional holidays

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to promote the independence of people supported.
• Experience in supporting daily activities including cooking and cleaning.
• Demonstrable good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Promote the independence of people we support.
• Support daily activities including cooking, cleaning, and outings.
• Assist with personal care needs and medication.

Skills

passionate

caring

enthusiastic

flexible

patient

non-judgemental

team player

good communication skills

Job description

Job Introduction

Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship.

At Turning Point, we support people with Learning Disabilities across England. As a Support Worker, you will make a real difference to residents' lives as 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?

Our service in Bulkington provides a 24-hour residential facilityin providing care for adults with Learning Disabilitiesand additional health issues. Staff will develop communication skills such as knowledge of signing andvisual aids asthe people we supportare non-verbal.

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.

We use a digital social care record system, to support daily recording, which will make your day-to-day tasks easier and allows you to spend more time with the People We Support.

Shift Patterns

This is a 24-hour service, therefore flexibility is essential. You will be working a range of shifts including early mornings, late evenings, waking nights, sleep-ins and some weekends.

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
• transferable experience of helping people to manage anxiety

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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