Support Worker

Active Care Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare service provider in London is seeking a Support Worker for their Foxley Lane service. The role involves supporting adults with disabilities through daily activities and care plans in a full-time position with shift rotations. Successful candidates will be proactive, reliable, and capable of managing challenging situations. Comprehensive training and support for career development will be provided.

Benefits

25 days plus bank holidays

Birthday off

Access to Active Learning Hub

Free 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme

Nest Personal Pension account

Medicash Health Plan

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS.
• Ability to manage challenging situations.
• Proven reliability in terms of full attendance and timekeeping.

Responsibilities

• Supporting our clients with daily activities.
• Supporting their care plans to establish routine.
• Ensure the client feels safe and stable within their daily care.
• Provide personal care.
• Administrate medication if required.

Skills

Ability to work as part of a team

Self-confidence

Reliability

Positive approach to multi-site working

Job description

Come and join one of the UK's largest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

We'd like you to join us as a Support Worker at our service Foxley Lane, Purley

At Foxley Lane, we provide guidance and support for up to eight adults with epilepsy, learning disabilities and/or physical disabilities. We're committed to helping every person we support feel safe, happy, empowered enabling them to live the best life possible.

What you'll be working:

Hours are based on a rota working every other weekend.

• Working over 7 days a week
• Full Time, 42 hours per week (4 days one week, 3 the next week alternating)
• 08:00am to 20:15pm
  
• Shifts start at 20:00pm and finish at 08:15am
• Extra 25p per hour for night shift.

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting our clients with daily activities
• Supporting their care plans to establish routine
• Ensure the client feels safe, and stable within their day to day care
• Personal Care
• Administrating medication (if required)

What you'll have:

• Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS
• Flexible, professional, and positive approach to multi-site working.
• Proven reliability in terms of full attendance and timekeeping.
• Ability to work as part of a team and as an individual.
• Self-confidence and ability to manage challenging situations

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know
• and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group