Support Worker

Radis Community Care; Hempstalls; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free uniform and PPE

Excellent career progression

Full training and support

Mileage allowance

Pension

Job summary

Radis Community Care in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a dedicated Support Worker to assist individuals with PMLD and Mild Learning Disabilities. You will support personal care, meals, daily living tasks and help them stay connected with family and community in a respectful, person-centered way.

The role offers full and part-time hours, with paid training, PPE, mileage allowance, pension, and clear progression paths within a values-driven organisation.

Qualifications

• Ideally a health and social care qualification or proven experience in similar settings.
• Experience with PMLD (Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities) is a plus.
• Ability to support daily living tasks with dignity and respect.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with PMLD and Mild Learning Disabilities.
• Assist with personal care, medication administration, meals and daily living tasks.
• Help individuals access community activities and attend appointments.
• Promote independence, dignity and respect in all interactions.
• Record and communicate changes in wellbeing or needs to the team.

Skills

Compassion

Reliability

Communication

Education

Health and Social Care qualification

Job description

As a Support Worker you will be supporting individuals with PMLD (Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities) and Mild Learning disabilities. The role may include manual handling, medication administration, personal care, food preparation, household tasks, supporting individuals to keep in contact with family and friends, accessing the community and attending appointments. We provide support for daily living skills and help support with socialisation. We recognise each person as an individual and provide a unique service which is person centred and tailored to their needs. The role is to promote the individual's independence, choice, dignity and respect by delivering the best standards of support. We offer people with PMLD a safe and secure home where they can live independently with the support they need.

Ideally the successful person would have a qualification in health and social care (but this is not essential) or will have worked either in supported living settings and / or with individuals with PMLD.

Are you an experienced Support Worker who believes in showing qualities of kindness, compassion and respect. Joining the Radis family means that you will share our belief in the quality of care/support that we provide. We call these beliefs our 'Values'. Our shared values are at the heart of everything we do to ensure that our role always makes a positive impact to people's lives. Radis Community Care is looking for dedicated and resilient people like you at our Supported Living schemes in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent right now. If you want to be part of our Radis family then this is how you can be…, Established in 2001, Radis Community Care has grown to become a leading provider of community based social care and support for thousands of vulnerable adults and children in England and Wales, focused on supporting people to live independently in their own homes and part of their local communities. We support a range of people including the elderly and people with physical and/or learning disabilities. Tailored to meet the individual needs of the people we support, our support ranges from brief daily visits to 24-hour live-in support and can either be short or long-term. Radis Community Care is an Equal Opportunities Employer that welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.

Pay Rates £13.10 weekdays, £13.40 weekend days. Benefits for the Role

• Full and Part time hours available
• Free uniform and PPE
• Excellent career progression
• Fully structured support for all new starters available
• Full Out of Hours support
• full training, working towards Care Certificate, Dementia, End of life and other training courses.
• In-depth online & Office based training
• Mileage Allowance for Cars & Bikes
• Paid Shadowing in the field
• You get paid by BACS every 4 weeks
• Nat West Cushon Pension
• Refer a friend payment (Unlimited Payments) Subject to conditions
• We will pay for mandatory refresher training
• training paid for