Support Worker

Creative Support; Leicester; On-site; GBP 35,818,000 - 41,328,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Probation bonus

28 days annual leave

Company pension

DBS paid by employer

Employee support programme

Job summary

Creative Support in Leicester is seeking a committed Support Worker to lead a team and provide high-quality, person-centred care for individuals with learning disabilities in Leicestershire. You will help tenants develop everyday living skills and participate in a wide range of activities.

The role requires enthusiasm, superb communication, and flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins. Full training and progression opportunities are offered by Creative Support.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering person-centred care to individuals with learning disabilities.
• Ability to work shifts including evenings, weekends and sleep-ins.
• Excellent communication and rapport-building with service users and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, person-centred care and support to tenants.
• Lead and support a friendly staff team to develop everyday living skills.
• Encourage tenants to participate in activities and social inclusion.
• Work within local and corporate policies in a dignified manner.

Skills

Communication skills

Team leadership

Education

Care Certificate

Social Care Diploma

QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care

Job description

£12.85 per hour

Leicester, Leicestershire

Full-Time

Are you passionate about delivering high quality, respectful, and person centred care and support to individuals in Leicestershire? Creative Support are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced individual to join us as Support Worker and lead a passionate and friendly team of staff to support individuals with learning disabilities. We are seeking staff that can provide excellent person-centred care and support to tenants to assist and develop everyday living skills and to enjoy a wide range of activities. We require positive and enthusiastic staff who will demonstrate superb communication skills, that are able to work within positive behaviour support guidelines and who will encourage the tenants to live socially inclusive lives. The staff must be able to build a trusting and friendly rapport with all of the service users and to work within the guidelines of local and corporate policies in a dignified manner. The service is full of energy and provides a lively and unique job role for the right candidate. Staff must be flexible and willing to work the required shifts patterns including evening, weekends and sleep-ins.

Creative Support also offers a wide range of benefits such as:

• A one-off bonus of £100 upon successful completion of the 4-month probationary period.
• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave, plus a day off for your birthday
• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff
• Free employee support programme
• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out-of-hours teams
• Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and Social Care Diploma

We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed.

Vacancy Reference Number: 85978

Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care.

Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK.