Support Worker

Creative Support's Development Pathway; England; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A not-for-profit support organization in the United Kingdom seeks Support Workers to empower individuals with learning disabilities and mental health needs. The role includes supporting personal care and engagement in work, education and social opportunities. Candidates should be calm, resourceful, and demonstrate positive communication. This position offers professional development and training opportunities in Health and Social Care.

Benefits

Continuous professional development

Full local and corporate induction

Access to training offices

Qualifications

• Calm, resourceful and energetic personality.
• Previous experience is desirable, but not essential.
• Willingness to support with personal care and domestic tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with learning disabilities and mental health needs.
• Empower individuals to achieve their life goals.
• Provide support for personal care and domestic tasks.

Skills

Calm

Resourceful

Positive communication

Engagement skills

Can-do attitude

Job description

About the Role

Do you have the commitment and values to make a real difference to the lives of people with learning disabilities? Are you passionate about empowering them to improve their quality of life, while supporting them to realise their hopes, dreams and aspirations? Creative Support is a not‑for‑profit organisation which provides high quality, person‑centred support. The support we offer is tailored to the individual client’s needs and wants, whilst encouraging independence and community engagement.

Key Responsibilities

We are looking for calm, resourceful and energetic Support Workers who are highly motivated, hardworking and keen to support people with learning disabilities and mental health needs in a proactive and holistic manner at our Barnet service, Lingwood Court. You will have well‑honed skills in positive communication and engagement and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for our service users. You will support the people at our Barnet service to maintain a healthy state of wellbeing – mentally, physically and emotionally. You will empower individuals to be happy, healthy and successful in achieving their life goals. You must be willing to embrace all aspects of the Support Worker role, including providing support with personal care and domestic tasks, and supporting individuals to access work, education and social opportunities.

Qualifications & Experience

• Calm, resourceful and energetic
• Highly motivated, hardworking and keen to support
• Positive communication and engagement skills
• Unconditional positive regard for service users
• Willingness to embrace all aspects of the Support Worker role, including personal care, domestic tasks, and support to access work, education, and social opportunities
• Previous experience desirable, but not essential – what we need most is gumption and a can‑do attitude

Training & Development

Creative Support is committed to your continuous professional development. If successful, you will receive a full local and corporate induction and attain a level 3 certificate in ‘Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care’. On completion of your probationary period, you will automatically be enrolled onto the NVQ level 3 diploma in Health and Social Care. You will have access to ongoing professional development from our training offices in London and Reading, and the opportunity to discuss your training and development needs during regular supervision and appraisal meetings. You will be required to work in a flexible manner on a roster basis, which will include evenings, weekends and sleep‑ins according to the needs of our Barnet service.

Personal Interests

We value the personal skills and interests you bring to the role and to the lives of the people we support, such as sports and outdoor pursuits, creative arts, music and cooking, to name but a few.