Support Worker

Acuity Care Group; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supported living healthcare provider is seeking a Male Support Worker in Willerby, Hull to provide compassionate care for a young boy with Autism and complex needs. The position is for 30 hours a week, involving personal care and community support. Candidates must have experience with individuals with Autism, a manual driving licence, and a proactive approach. The role also offers various benefits and progression opportunities within the organization.

Benefits

Access to exclusive rewards website

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Blue Light Card discount scheme

Training in NVQs

Progression opportunities

Generous Refer a Friend scheme

Qualifications

• Previous experience supporting individuals with Autism and Challenging Behaviour.
• Full UK Manual Driving Licence required.
• Familiar with the Willerby, Hull area.

Responsibilities

• Provide full support with personal care tasks.
• Support community activities ensuring safety.
• Assist with meal preparation and monitoring dietary intake.
• Manage finances during outings and activities.

Skills

Experience supporting individuals with Autism

Calm, empathetic approach

Able to manage challenging behaviour

Job description

Support Worker
Location: Willerby, Hull
Pay: £15.50 per hour (days/waking nights) | £10 per hour (sleep-ins)
Hours: 30 hours per week - Days and Sleep ins - 8:00am-21:00pm & 21:00pm-8:00am

We’re looking for a compassionate and experienced Male Support Worker to join a dedicated team supporting a young boy living in his family home in Willerby, Hull.

This individual lives with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, and an Acquired Brain Injury, but more importantly, he enjoys trips to the beach, pub lunches, football, walking, and dancing. Your role will focus on providing safe, engaging, and person-centred support that encourages his independence and enriches his daily life.

What you’ll need:

• Previous experience supporting individuals with Autism and Challenging Behaviour
• A full UK Manual Driving Licence, you will be required to drive the person we supports car
• To be local to or familiar with the Willerby, Hull area
• A calm, empathetic, and proactive approach

Duties include:

• Providing full support with personal care tasks due to double incontinence
• Supporting him in the community to attend activities and ensuring his safety at all times
• Working in a home with a dog, so staff must be comfortable around animals
• Assisting with meal preparation, drinks, and monitoring dietary intake
• Offering reassurance and support around anxiety
• Being attentive to his health needs, as he is unable to manage these independently
• Assisting with managing finances during outings and activities
• Supporting him during episodes of physically challenging behaviour; staff should be confident in managing behaviours that may be intimidating at times

More about Acuity Care Group

We have been around for nearly 20 years so know our stuff! We have over 900 people working for us across Operations and supporting roles. Acuity Care Group is a Supported Living healthcare provider, comprising 3 specialist business divisions:

• LD&A – Learning Disabilities & Autism
• Bespoke
• Team Brain Injury

This role sits within our LD&A family, and you will be supported by an experienced hands-on Team Leader.

We work together in a wide variety of locations to support adults and children with complex care needs, and a range of both physical and mental disabilities. We are person-centred and the needs of the people we support are at the heart of everything we do. Our teams are passionate about working in close partnership with the people we support to provide outstanding, tailored care that promotes empowerment, and do everything possible to help our clients to access new experiences.

What next?

If you have the skills and experience listed above for this role, please pop us over your CV through the job link but if you have any questions and need to know more before you apply, please drop us a call.

We will be in touch to discuss the role in more detail as soon as possible, go through some screening questions with you. Should you be keen to take it further and have the right experience, we will arrange an interview on Teams.

Acuity Care Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable individuals. All applicants will be subject to Enhanced DBS checks and referencing.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

What else do we offer?

We do offer additional benefits including:

• Access to Westfield Rewards - an exclusive rewards website, special offers on all your favourite goods and services from over 1,000 leading online and high street retailers, restaurants, travel companies
• Access to Westfield Health Cash Plan with access to GP appointments 24/7 and cashback for health expenses
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), support helplines and counselling for when you need more support covering mental wellness, finances and relationships to name a few.
• Blue Light Card discount scheme and Blue Light Card tickets – grab a free ticket to a horse race or comedy show.
• Further training in NVQ's in Health and Social Care
• Progression opportunities within the organisation
• Ongoing training and development
• A generous Refer a Friend scheme - receive up to £500!