Support Worker

Elysium Healthcare; Hampton; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a Support Worker to provide care for individuals with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. You will work in a supportive environment with a dedicated team, helping residents live fulfilling lives. Strong communication and empathy skills are essential. This position offers an annual salary of £25,057.50, along with benefits such as well-being support, training, and pension contributions.

Benefits

Annual base salary of £25,057.50

33 days annual leave

Free meals

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full-time.
• Hold a valid UK driving licence.
• Be willing to support residents with personal hygiene.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions.
• Support residents through their care pathway.
• Work alongside a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Empathy

Caring and compassionate nature

Ability to deal with challenging behaviours

Positive and professional approach

Job description

What you will be doing

You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. Whether you have experience as a Care Assistant or Support Worker, you will use your knowledge and skills to help support people lead a valued and fulfilled life.

Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you will use your excellent communication skills and experience as a Support Worker with a background in Learning Disabilities & Autism to provide care and support people through their care pathway.

It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. But it is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of you; being able to do something today that they couldn't do last week.

You’ll work 37.5 hours per week, working 7.5 hours a day with shift patterns of 7am-2.30pm and 2.30pm-10pm, with weekends on a rota basis. Extra hours can be discussed if required.

Where you will be working

Location: 78 Park Road, Hampton Hill Hampton, Middlesex TW12 1HR

78 Park Road is a seven bed, mixed gender community based home. People supported at 78 Park Road have severe learning disabilities and associated health needs, autism and behaviours which, due to their diagnosis may be seen as challenging.

People may come to 78 Park Road as part of their care pathway, either moving from their community placement or the family home because they require more structured care and support. The service is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by a dedicated team made up of the Registered Manager and Support Workers. All residents are registered with the local GP which allows access to specialist clinicians. Elysium Care Partnerships are proud of the excellent relationships with the families and friends of the people they support. Families and friends are encouraged to play an active part in the lives of their loved ones.

In this role you will

• Hold a valid UK driving licence (to assist with community visits)
• Have strong empathy and a caring and compassionate nature
• Be willing to support residents with personal hygiene
• Have excellent people and communication skills, and a good sense of humour
• Deal with challenging behaviours
• Have a positive and professional approach
• Be reliable, flexible, hard-working and honest
• Be local or within commutable distance

You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time. 20-hour Student and Skilled Worker Visa's cannot be accepted.

What you will get

• Annual base salary of £25,057.50 (£12.85 hourly pay rate)
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) - plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.