Support Worker

Creative Support; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

28 days annual leave

Enhanced DBS

Job summary

Creative Support is seeking a friendly and proactive Support Worker in Manchester to provide 1:1 support for a person with autism and a learning disability. The role includes helping with employment, volunteering and daily living tasks, in a vibrant service with a flexible rota and a focus on engagement and activity.

You will receive training toward a QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care, with a mix of in-person and e-learning courses.

Qualifications

• Providing 1:1 support for individuals with autism and learning disabilities.
• Flexibility to work evenings, sleep-ins, weekends and public holidays.
• Will complete required training including QCF Diploma.

Responsibilities

• Support with employment, volunteering, community engagement and daily living tasks.
• Build warm, trusting relationships with service users and families.
• Encourage participation in social activities inside and outside the home.

Skills

1:1 support

Driving license

Teamwork

Education

QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care

Job description

£12.85 per hour

Whalley Range, Manchester

Part-Time

Creative Support is seeking warm, reliable, and proactive Support Workers to join our friendly team in Manchester. We provide quality care and support for individuals with learning disabilities in a vibrant service where no two days are the same.

You will provide 1:1 support for an individual with autism and a learning disability in various activities, including employment, volunteering, community engagement, and daily living tasks at home. We are looking for someone with a great sense of humor who enjoys being part of an energetic team.

Your role will include encouraging engagement in exciting social activities both within and outside the home, and developing warm, trusting relationships with service users and their families, ensuring they enjoy their time to the fullest.

We provide all of your training as you begin your new career in care, including the opportunity to work towards earning your QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. All employees have access to our training system where, through a combination of in person and e-learning courses, you can learn the skills required to develop in your role and progress toward senior roles.

Part time hours (35 hours per week). To be worked flexibly on a rota which will include evenings, sleep-ins, weekends and public holidays according to the needs of the service.

A clean and valid UK manual driving license is essential for this role.

Vacancy Reference Number: 93960

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 award.

Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme, we are also unable to accept Skilled Worker Visas.

Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS