Support Worker

Pin Point Health & Social Care; Rayleigh; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend

Free mandatory training

Holiday accrual

Job summary

Pin Point Health & Social Care is recruiting experienced Support Workers to provide care for adults with learning disabilities within a supported living setting in Rayleigh. You will assist with daily living, administer medication, and work as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure wellbeing and safety.

We offer full-time or part-time roles, competitive hourly rates, holiday allowance as you work, and access to mandatory training.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6–12 months experience within a healthcare environment, preferably supporting clients with learning disabilities, autism, challenging behaviour or mental health needs.

Responsibilities

• Administering medication
• Assisting with daily living and domestic duties
• Developing positive working relationships with the multi-disciplinary team
• Ensuring that the health, safety and welfare of clients is always protected
• Maintaining accurate and up to date reports such as support plans
• Completing all necessary administrative duties
• Maintaining regular communication with the Service Manager
• Respect the individuality and confidentiality of each client
• Build and maintain relationships with service users and their families.

Skills

Medication administration

Calm under pressure

Job description

Support Worker

Location: Rayleigh

Salary: £12.71 per hour

Contract Type: Zero Hour

Shift Patterns: Long days (7.30am - 8pm), Days (9am-5pm), Occasional sleep ins

We are currently looking to recruit experienced Support Workers to work with adults who have learning difficulties within a supported living service. Medication assessment and training will be provided.

The Role:

• Administering medication
• Assisting with daily living and domestic duties
• Developing positive working relationships with the multi-disciplinary team
• Ensuring that the health, safety and welfare of clients is always protected
• Maintaining accurate and up to date reports such as support plans
• Completing all necessary administrative duties
• Maintaining regular communication with the Service Manager
• Respect the individuality and confidentiality of each client
• Build and maintain relationships with service users and their families.

The Person:

• A minimum of 6-12 months experience within a healthcare environment, preferably supporting clients with learning disabilities, autism, challenging behaviour or mental health needs.
• The ability to be patient & calm under pressure
• Easily adaptable to new environments
• Reliable & trustworthy
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Access to your own transport is desirable, however this is not essential
• Flexible to work within multiple environments on a weekly basis dependant on the requirements of our clients.

The Package:

• Full time and Part time work available
• Holiday allowance accrued as you work
• FREE annual mandatory training
• "Refer a friend" scheme that pays £50.00 per candidate referred*
• A competitive hourly rate with further enhancements for Bank Holidays
• Access to our online staff portal to manage your availability and work assignments
• The opportunity to work within a wide range of different environments on a weekly basis

The Company:

Pin Point Health work in partnership with a wide range of care providers in order to deliver high quality, consistent and reliable staffing solutions.

We offer part time, full time and contract positions to our team of experienced Support Worker's within a wide range of different environments across the UK