Support Worker

Certitude Support; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave + pension

24-hour Employee Assistance

Paid Enhanced DBS

Eye care vouchers

Salary sacrifice schemes: travel to to

Cycle to work, gym membership, tech购买

Job summary

Certitude Support is seeking a dedicated Support Worker to assist individuals in their homes and communities across London boroughs.

You will build meaningful relationships, promote everyday choices, and help people realise their goals with personalised support, while training and development are provided.

Qualifications

• Ability to motivate others and build confidence to try new things.
• Understanding of accountability, confidentiality and boundaries.
• Experience supporting people with mental health or learning disability needs.
• Good IT skills.
• Driving licence (desirable).
• Work or personal experience in supporting people with mental health or learning disability needs.

Responsibilities

• Building great relationships with people we support and the people important to their lives
• Promoting choice and participation in daily tasks
• Co-creating opportunities for people to try new things and support informed choices
• Offering personalised support by using people’s strengths to build confidence and achieve goals
• Encouraging participation in activities that bring them joy and meaning

Skills

Motivate others

Accountability & boundaries

Mental health support

IT skills

Driving licence

Experience with mental health or LD

Job description

Support Worker

Salary: £24,853 - £28,938 per annum

Hours: Full-time - 37.5 hours per week

Job Type: Permanent – Full-time

Location: Ealing (UB6), Kensington & Chelsea (W10), Hammersmith & Fulham (W12), Hillingdon (UB3, UB8), Hounslow, Lambeth (SE24), Richmond (TW12), Westminster (SW1V)

Benefits

• A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
• 25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays & enrolment onto a pension scheme
• 24-hour Employee Assistance
• Paid Enhanced DBS
• Eye care vouchers
• Salary sacrifice schemes available: Travel to work loan, Cycle to work Scheme, Gym Membership & Tech Purchase

About the role

As a Support Worker, you will work directly with people in their homes and in the community. You will be expected to support people with a variety of needs, enabling them to live the lives they want.

Duties

• Building great relationships with people we support and the people important to their lives
• Promoting choice and participation when supporting people with daily tasks
• Co-creating opportunities for people to try new things and offering information to support people to make their own choices
• Offering personalised support by working with people’s strengths to build their confidence and overcome obstacles with the aim of achieving their goals
• Encouraging people to participate in activities that bring them joy and meaning

About you

We recognise that everyone, regardless of their personal history, has talents, abilities and unique personal qualities. Through a focus on individual strengths, abilities and capabilities, our person-centred way of thinking and working inspires people to be their best.

Essential skills

• Ability to motivate others and build their confidence to try new things, meet new people, and support others to get things achieved.
• A good understanding of accountability, confidentiality, and professional boundaries.
• Understanding the challenges that are likely to be faced by people with mental health or learning disability related issues.
• Good IT skills.
• Driving Licence (desirable).
• Work or personal experience in supporting people with mental health or learning disability needs.

You will be given training, development and coaching to help you feel confident in providing great support and to help you advance in your career.

About the Organisation

We have a passion for life and make it our mission to support people in living the life they desire, whatever that may be. We care about the people we support and the work we do, and we would love for you to join us at Certitude.

All our posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure as well as a full employment history and employment references.

We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and support provided and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close vacancies before the date stated when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist.