Support Worker

Turning Point; Hurley; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days holiday

Additional holidays up to 31

Job summary

Turning Point is seeking a dedicated Support Worker to help adults with learning disabilities live fuller lives. The role involves promoting independence, supporting daily activities, and delivering person-centred care in a countryside service.

You will work across shifts including mornings, evenings, and weekends, with a focus on safety, recording, and community engagement. The ideal candidate is passionate, empathetic and a strong team player who communicates well and remains flexible to meet

Qualifications

• Passionate, caring and enthusiastic; flexible, patient and non-judgemental.
• Great communication skills and ability to work well in a team.
• Able to demonstrate energy and commitment to support people with learning disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Promote independence and support a full range of daily activities including cleaning and cooking.
• Arrange activities in the home and local community; organise days out or holidays.
• Develop residents' life skills and personal interests; help with budgeting and cooking.

Skills

Caring

Communication

Team player

Flexible

Patience

Job description

Job Description Job Introduction

This position does not meet the requirements for sponsorship under current UK immigration guidelines Do you have a caring nature? Are you looking to make a difference to people's lives? Do you want to work in an environment where no two days are the same? Are you flexible with your working hours? Can you see yourself providing care to adults who need your support? If you have answered a big YES to these questions we would love to hear from you. How do I get there? This service is easily accessible by car, and this would take 18 minutes depending on traffic, therefore being a driver is essential as the service is not on a bus route. At Turning Point, we support people with Learning Disabilities across England. As a Support Worker, you will make a real difference to residents' lives as you improve their daily living skills. Passionate about people, you will enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress with us.

Where will I be working?

The Service is located in the beautiful countryside of Weston under Wetherley. There are six individuals that we support who have varying levels of Learning Disabilities. The bungalow is purpose built and overlooks countryside and fields of horses. There are health issues such as Dementia, epilepsy, mobility issues, non-verbal communication and a requirement of lots of personal care. Staff will develop communication skills and work in a person centred way to enhance lives bringing quality to everyday living within a well-established staff team. We endeavour to create positive family relationships offering a good circle of support. There is a strong focus on supporting individuals' lives in a person centred way which includes various activities, shopping, managing own budgets and cooking. We tailor our services to enable people to be as independent as possible. We use a digital social care record system to support daily recording, which will make your day-to-day tasks easier and allows you to spend more time with the People We Support.

Shift Patterns

This is a 24-hour service, therefore flexibility is essential. You will be working a range of shifts including early mornings, late evenings, waking nights, sleep-ins and some weekends.

Role Responsibility

What will I be doing? This is a hands-on job in which no two days are the same. Your duties will include: promoting the independence of people we support supporting a full range of daily activities including cleaning and cooking, days out or going away on holiday arranging activities in the home and in the local community developing residents' life skills and personal interests helping residents stay safe and healthy assisting with personal care needs manual handling supporting people with medication ensuring record keeping is maintained to the required standard at all times and contributing to service monitoring requirements.

The Ideal Candidate

What skills and qualities do I need to have? Whilst knowledge of learning disabilities and complex needs would be beneficial, it isn't essential. What is essential is that you are: passionate, caring and enthusiastic flexible, patient and non-judgemental a great team player with lots of energy able to demonstrate good communication skills able to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling where needed.

Package Description

About us Why Turning Point? We take pride in the services that we provide. There is one vision that everyone at Turning Point shares, which is held together by our values. These include believing in potential, communicating in a confident way, embracing change and treating each other as individuals. Running services on a not-for-profit basis, we invest every penny back into our services - and, our people. So, if you are enthusiastic, motivated and committed to support people with Learning Disabilities to live fulfilling lives - here at Turning Point, we don't just offer you a job: we offer you a career.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package. You will get 29 days paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 31 days. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost. Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following the link below to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.

Turning Point Benefits

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.

Turning Point Attached documents Support Worker Role Profile and Job expectations.pdf