Support Worker

Agincare Group; Eling; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK is seeking a female Support Worker to assist an individual in living independently. The role involves providing emotional support and engaging in activities to enhance the client's quality of life. Ideal candidates will have great empathy, patience, and communication skills. This position offers a starting pay of £12.50 per hour with opportunities for career development and training.

Benefits

£12.50 per hour

Refer a friend scheme – earn up to £500*

Outstanding career development

Fully funded training

Blue Light card discount package

Company pension scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 months on your right to work.
• Must drive and have access to your own car.

Responsibilities

• Encourage independence and enable participation in the local community.
• Support daily living activities, including personal care and meal planning.
• Communicate effectively using the client’s preferred methods.
• Engage with the client to enhance quality of life.
• Keep accurate records and report changes.

Skills

Empathy

Patience

Communication

Reliability

Job description

Overview

Please note: This post is restricted to female applicants only as a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010. This is because the role involves providing personal care to women, where it is necessary to preserve their dignity and privacy.

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 you’ll be working:

Totton – Located on the outskirts of Totton, we are supporting an individual to live independently in their own home. We offer supported living, encouraging and enabling people to live as independently as possible within their own homes and accessing the local community & facilities. We are looking for a female Support Worker to assist our Client Sophie. The role involves building trust, providing emotional support, and helping the client to engage in activities at her pace.

We’re looking for someone who can bring calm, patience, and a sense of fun to someone’s day. Build trust, be reliable, empathetic, and take time to listen and understand. The client enjoys simple activities and emotional support is important – helping her feel safe and understood.

As an Agincare employee you’ll enjoy:

• £12.50 per hour
• Refer a friend scheme – earn up to £500*
• Outstanding career development
• Fully funded training and career development
• Blue Light card discount package
• Company pension scheme

What is required from you?

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work
• Due to the location of the service you will need to Drive and have access to your own Car

How we achieve our outcomes with the people we support:

• 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 people’s 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.

Responsibilities

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

• Encouraging independence and enabling participation in the local community and activities.
• Supporting daily living activities, including personal care, routines, meal planning and budgeting.
• Communicating effectively using the client’s preferred methods.
• Engaging with the client to enhance quality of life and promote wellbeing.
• Applying positive behavioural support approaches where needed.
• Keeping accurate records and reporting changes in health or circumstances to management.
• Working as part of a team and using own initiative as required.

About Agincare

We’re a family run business that’s been caring and supporting people since 1986. With over 4,500 team members, we’re one of the UK’s 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

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