Support Worker

Mencap; Heamoor; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sleep-ins pay

Holiday entitlement

Discounts at retailers

Health benefits & loans

Job summary

Mencap in Launceston is seeking a compassionate Support Worker to join our dedicated team on a permanent basis. You will support two individuals with learning disabilities, helping with daily living tasks, mobility, medications, and accessing the community.

Shifts vary, including evenings, weekends and holidays; you must communicate clearly and build trusting relationships. A friendly, empathetic approach and IT aptitude for using our care app are essential to help us plan and record care and

Qualifications

• Passion for supporting others.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build relationships.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Positive, empathetic attitude towards individuals with learning disabilities.
• Ability to reduce social isolation and increase independence.
• Help people with learning disabilities access local communities.
• Comfort with using a care app for recording and planning.

Responsibilities

• Personal care and medication support.
• Assist with moving, hoisting and wheelchair use.
• Support in accessing the community and activities.
• Record keeping on company app and rota planning.
• Work as part of 24h care services with advance rota planning.

Skills

Compassionate

Excellent communication

Flexible shifts

Empathy

Community access

Independence support

IT literacy

Tools

Care app IT

Job description

Calling all compassionate and dedicated individuals! Mencap is seeking a passionate Support Worker to join our incredible team in Launceston on a permanent basis. We support one lady and one gentleman who have a learning disability as well as differing health needs. We currently have a void for a third person to support. We support in all aspects of their lives from personal care, medication, moving people, hoisting, wheelchair use, SALT all the way down to support in accessing the community. The gentleman we support does have an aspect of challenging behaviour. Both people we support have limited communication so require support staff to have good communication. We record all recording on a company app, so an understanding of IT is important. As a Support Worker, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of these individuals. Each person has their own unique abilities and needs, and you will be supporting them to live the life they choose.

• A genuine passion for supporting others.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build meaningful relationships.
• Flexibility to work various shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• A positive and empathetic attitude towards individuals with learning disabilities.
• Being able to reduce social isolation of people with a learning disability.
• Being able to increase the independence and confidence of individuals with a learning disability.
• Enabling the people with a learning disability to fully access their local communities.

All our services are 24hr care. We prepare the rotas at least 4 weeks in advance so you can still plan your personal and social life!

About Mencap Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives. We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carer's. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.

• Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.
• Every day we grow and learn. It's okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes - Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long‑term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.

Days and weekends:

Shifts vary from 08:00 till 22:00 with shift lengths being no longer than 12 hours.

• Sleep‑ins: 22:00 till 08:00, will often have an evening shift before attached or morning shift after attached.
• There is also a sleep‑in available where you will receive an enhanced flat rate payment of £64.20 - You will need to have a Full UK Driving Licence.

• All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references, Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.
• Our benefits package offers 24 days of paid holiday (excluding bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high‑street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest‑free loans, and many more exciting offerings. For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document and below link with all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team