Support Worker

Turning Point; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Turning Point in Lancashire is looking for a dedicated Support Worker to help residents improve daily living skills in a hands-on, supportive environment. The role involves 1-1 support to enable participation in local activities and personal care as needed.

You will join a small team caring for five men with learning disabilities in a home setting, requiring energy, strong communication (including non-verbal cues), and a proactive approach to supporting anxiety and daily routines.

Qualifications

• Ability to work as part of a team and show energy in a hands-on care role.
• Strong communication skills, including reading non-verbal cues.
• Capability to assist with physical tasks such as manual handling.
• Experience in helping people manage anxiety and daily routines.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1-1 support to residents to help them join local social activities.
• Assist with daily living skills and personal care as required in a residential setting.
• Support mobility, mobility-related tasks, and general wellbeing.
• Work as part of a small team to deliver consistent, compassionate care.

Skills

Team player

Communication

Non-verbal cues

Manual handling

Anxiety support

Job description

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., We enjoy spending time together but also have individual interests, to which we need support to be able to take part in.

We sometimes need 1-1 support to enable us to attend local social activities such as visiting the library, visiting parks, going out for meals or to go shopping. This is very much a hands-on job where no two days are the same.

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We are a group of 5 males with learning disabilities who live together in a home that has room for 1 more person to move in with us in the near future. We enjoy spending time together but also have individual interests, to which we need support to be able to take part in.

A great team player with lots of energy

• Able to demonstrate good communication skills, including understanding non-verbal communication
• Able to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling where needed
• Transferable experience of helping people to manage anxiety

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

This is very much a hands-on job where no two days are the same.

We are a group of 4 people with a learning disability who live together and have done so for a number of years. We all have individual interests but also like spending time together. We need support in order to take part in activities inside and outside of our home. At the moment we are hoping to have another 2 people who will come to live with us, once we find people who have similar interests and support needs.

• Desirable but not essential - experience within the supported living/care sector.

Please note: in this service we support people with complex learning disabilities and there are high levels of personal care involved., 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.