Support Worker

Radis Group; Hereford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player offers an exciting opportunity for a Support Worker at Henffordd Gardens in Hereford. This role involves providing essential support to individuals with profound and multiple learning disabilities, ensuring their independence and dignity. With both full-time and part-time hours available, you will engage in various tasks, from personal care to community access, all while receiving comprehensive training and career progression opportunities. Join a dedicated team that values individual needs and fosters a supportive environment for both staff and service users.

Benefits

Pension

Excellent career progression

Fully structured support for new starters

Full training towards Care Certificate

Paid shadowing in the service

Refer a friend payment

Mandatory refresher training paid for

Qualifications

• Experience in supported living settings or with individuals with PMLD is preferred.
• Training towards Care Certificate and other relevant courses will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with PMLD and mild learning disabilities in daily living skills.
• Promote independence, dignity, and respect while delivering tailored support.

Skills

Support for individuals with PMLD

Personal care

Medication administration

Food preparation

Household tasks

Socialisation support

Education

Qualification in health and social care

Job description

Radis Community Care has an opportunity for a Support Worker for Henffordd Gardens in Hereford

We can offer both full time and part time hours.

About the role

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.

Shifts: 7am-2pm, 2pm-10pm and 10pm-7am and alternate weekends

Benefits for the Role

• Full or part time hours available
• Pension
• Excellent career progression
• Fully structured support for all new starters available
• Full training, working towards Care Certificate including other training courses such as Mental Health Awareness and Postural Support
• In-depth online & office-based training.
• Paid shadowing in the service
• Refer a friend payment (unlimited payments, subject to conditions)
• Mandatory refresher training paid for

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.

About Radis

Established in 2001, Radis 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, focussed on supporting people to live independently in their own homes and part of their local communities.

We care for a range of service users including the elderly and for people with physical and/or learning disabilities. Tailored to meet our service user’s individual needs, our care ranges from brief daily visits to 24-hour live-in care 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.

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