Support Worker

Turning Point UK; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated support workers to provide person-centred care in Gloucester. This hands-on role involves promoting independence and assisting individuals with daily living activities, personal care, and community engagement. Ideal candidates will be passionate, caring, and flexible, with a genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of those they support. Join a leading health and social care provider that values its staff and invests in their development, offering a rewarding work environment and comprehensive benefits package. If you are ready to take on a fulfilling role that truly impacts the community, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

29 days paid holiday

Career development opportunities

Recognition and celebration culture

Qualifications

• Passionate and caring individual with a flexible approach.
• Team player with energy and ability to manage anxiety.

Responsibilities

• Promote independence and support daily activities.
• Assist with personal care needs and medication management.
• Ensure record keeping and contribute to service monitoring.

Skills

Caring and Enthusiastic

Flexible

Team Player

Ability to Manage Anxiety

Manual Handling

Job description

Everything we do is aimed at providing the very best quality and person-centred support in the right location at the right time, making a real difference for the people and communities we support.

Turning Point supports individuals across the country and we are currently recruiting support workers for supported living locations across Gloucester in Minsterworth and Hucclecote.

Where will I be working?

You will be working at one of our supported living services in Gloucester. This is a supported living service with 5 service users. The tenants are supported with their day-to-day living, personal care requirements and also enjoy a range of person-centred activities that the staff support them with, such as swimming, art, sailing, hydrotherapy, going on walks, horse riding, and delivering the local magazine which enables them to be part of the community they live in.

You must be a driver for this role.

Shift Patterns

This role is a mix of day shifts and night shifts. You must be able to work both.

Role Responsibility

What will I be doing?

This is a hands-on job in which no two days are the same. Your duties will include:

• promoting the independence of people we support
• supporting a full range of daily activities including cleaning and cooking, days out or going away on holiday
• arranging activities in the home and in the local community
• developing residents' life skills and personal interests
• helping residents stay safe and healthy
• assisting with personal care needs
• supporting people with medication
• ensuring record keeping is maintained to the required standard at all times and contributing to service monitoring requirements.

The Ideal Candidate

What skills and qualities do I need to have?

Whilst knowledge of learning disabilities and complex needs would be beneficial, it isn't essential. What is essential is that you are:

• passionate, caring and enthusiastic
• flexible, patient and non-judgemental
• a great team player with lots of energy
• able to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling where needed
• transferable experience of helping people to manage anxiety

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether it's ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package.

You will get 29 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 31 days. (Pro rata for part-time)

Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees Turning Point Benefits.

Salary £23,808 based on 37 hours (pro rata), £28,995 based on 45 hours / £12.34 per hour