Support Worker

Turning Point; Carlisle; Sur place; GBP 21 000 - 25 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

29 days’ paid holiday

Total reward package

Résumé du poste

Turning Point in Carlisle is seeking a dedicated Support Worker to join a 24-hour Extra Care service. You will provide 1-2-1 support, assist with personal care, cooking, budgeting and daily living tasks, and help residents access employment, education and social events.

The role emphasizes independence and person-centered care in a non-profit environment. You will work across shifts, including nights and some weekends, in a block of flats.

Qualifications

• Essential: passionate, caring and enthusiastic approach.
• Must be a great team player with energy.
• Flexible, patient and non-judgemental attitude.
• Ability to communicate clearly with residents, families and colleagues.
• Desirable: drivers due to needs of residents.

Responsabilités

• Promote independence and support a full range of daily activities including cleaning and cooking.
• Arrange activities in the home and local community, days out or holidays.
• Develop residents' life skills and personal interests.
• Help residents stay safe and healthy and assist with personal care needs.
• Support with medication and ensure accurate record keeping.

Connaissances

Communication skills

Team player

Flexibility

Patience

Manual handling

Enthusiastic

Description du poste

Job IntroductionPlease note, we cannot offer sponsorship for this role.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?You will be working in one of our Extra Care block of flats in Carlisle.We provide 24-hour support for adults with learning disabilities and physical disabilities, providing some 1-2-1 support and responding to needs when required.The role of the support worker is varied and the team is committed to enabling people to live a full life. The nature of people’s needs can extend to fully supporting people with all aspects of daily living; personal care, cooking, medication, cleaning and budgeting, to enabling people to go shopping, access employment and education, attending regular social events, with the people we support encouraged to try new experiences. We tailor our services to enable people to be as independent as possible.Staff will empower people to have a wide range of experiences and to get the best out of all that they do to enjoy life.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 SupportShift PatternsThis is a 24-hour service, therefore flexibility is essential. You will be working a range of shifts including nights and some weekends.Role ResponsibilityWhat 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 supportsupporting a full range of daily activities including cleaning and cooking, days out or going away on holidayarranging activities in the home and in the local communitydeveloping residents' life skills and personal interestshelping residents stay safe and healthyassisting with personal care needsmanual handlingsupporting people with medicationensuring record keeping is maintained to the required standard at all times and contributing to service monitoring requirements.The Ideal CandidateWhat 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 enthusiasticflexible, patient and non-judgementala great team player with lots of energyable to demonstrate good communication skillsable to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling where neededDrivers are highly desirable due to needs of people we are supporting.About usAs 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.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 BenefitsWe reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.Turning PointAttached documents Support Worker Role Profile and Job expectations.pdfApply