Support Worker

Agincare; Devizes; On-site; GBP 17,220; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£12.50 per hour

Refer a friend scheme

Fully funded training

Company pension scheme

Job summary

A leading care provider is seeking a Support Worker in Devizes to provide person-centered support to individuals with complex needs, including Learning Disabilities, Autism, and Mental Health challenges. The role involves encouraging independence, supporting daily living activities, and maintaining accurate records. Applicants should have enthusiasm and excellent communication skills, with full-time, part-time, and bank shifts available. The position offers £12.50 per hour along with training and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 months on your right to work.
• Required to support individuals with Learning Disabilities, Autism, and Mental Health challenges.
• Ability to promote independence and dignity for clients.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centered support to individuals with complex needs.
• Encourage clients to engage in community activities.
• Record and report changes in clients' health or circumstances.

Skills

Effective communication

Enthusiasm

Positive attitude

Team player

Job description

The role of a Support Worker at Enable involves providing meaningful and person-centered support to individuals with complex needs, including those with Learning Disabilities, Autism, and Mental Health challenges. The job is based in Devizes and the surrounding area, where you will work closely with clients to help them live as independently as possible, access the community, develop life skills, and achieve their personal goals.

Main duties of the job

As a Support Worker, you will need to be enthusiastic, have great people skills, and a positive and proactive approach to your role. You will be responsible for offering a range of support, including encouraging clients to play active roles in their communities, supporting activities of daily living, communicating effectively using the client's chosen methods, and promoting and motivating clients to enhance their quality of life. You may also need to provide positive behavioral support approaches for some clients. Accurate record-keeping and reporting changes in clients' health or circumstances to management are also important aspects of the role.

About us

Enable is a family-run business that has been providing care and support services since 1986. They are one of the largest care providers in the UK, with over 4,500 team members and more than 100 locations across England, including care and nursing homes, home care branches, extra care schemes, supported living properties, and live-in offices. Agincare, the parent company of Enable, is a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant and is committed to supporting care leavers to live independently.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: Are you ready to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young individuals and deliver positive person centred outcomes for people with complex support needs who rely on our services.

You will need to be enthusiastic, have great people skills, and a positive and proactive approach to your role, supporting individuals with Learning Disabilities, Autism, Mental Health and complex needs.

Where youll be working:

Devizes and Surrounding Area

We are Seeking a caring, patient and motivated Support Workers to join our Outreach Team in Wiltshire

We support a number of clients in the local area who live in their own homes.You will be supporting our clients to live as independently as possible, helping them access community, build life skills, and achieve personal goals. you will work in a person centered way, promoting choice, dignity and inclusion at all times.

As an Agincare employee youll enjoy:

£12.50 per hour

Refer a friend scheme earn up to £500*

Fully funded training and career development

Company pension scheme

What is required from you?

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work
• We have Full Time, Part Time & Bank shifts available

How we achieve our outcomes with the people we support.

As part of your day to day work you will be offering the following;

Encouraging people to play active roles in the communities in which they live, to encourage independence.

Supporting Activities of daily Living including social activities, personal care, routines, planning and preparation of meals and budgeting.

Communicating- effectively communicate using peoples chosen methods

Engaging- promoting and motivating people we support to enhance their quality of life

Specialising - supporting people who may need positive behavioural support approaches

Recording- keeping accurate records &reporting changes in health or circumstances of service users to management

Team player Working as part of a team, as well as being able to work using your own initiative.

About Agincare

Were a family run business thats been caring and supporting people since 1986. With over 4,500 team members, were one of the UKs largest care providers and are continuing to grow.We have over 100 locations across England including care & nursing homes, home care branches, extra care schemes, supported living properties and live-in offices.

Agincare are signatories of the Care Leaver Covenant and are committed to supporting care leavers to live independently.We are proud to be able to offer a guaranteed interview to care leavers, or an informal conversation about our career opportunities.

All of our care services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Equal opportunities are important to us at Agincare and we welcome applications from all.

*Subject to terms and conditions

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work is required for this role.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.