Support Worker

Turning Point UK; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated Support Workers to make a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals with learning disabilities. In this hands-on role, you'll provide essential care and support, promoting independence and enhancing daily living skills. With a commitment to training and development, you'll be part of a compassionate team that values flexibility and teamwork. Enjoy a rewarding career with comprehensive benefits, including paid holidays and opportunities for personal growth. If you're passionate about making a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

29 days paid holiday

Option to buy additional holidays

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Passionate and caring individual with a flexible approach.
• Ability to assist with personal care and daily activities.

Responsibilities

• Promote independence and support daily living activities.
• Assist residents with personal care and medication management.

Skills

Caring Nature

Flexibility

Team Player

Manual Handling

Managing Anxiety

Job description

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Introduction

Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship.

Do you have a caring nature? Are you looking to make a difference to people's lives? Are you looking for a fresh challenge, where full training is provided? 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.

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?

RT is a registered care unit with a happy, family atmosphere, providing support to five individuals aged between 20 to 60 years old with profound Learning Disabilities, all of whom are non-verbal but fully mobile and active. Our individuals require varying levels of personal care and there is one to one support required for two of the individuals we support.

How do I get there? This service is easily accessible by both public transport and by car. If you were to travel by train from Coventry rail station this would 1 hour, by bus 1 hour 20 minutes and by car this would take 23 minutes depending on traffic. Please note this is coming from Coventry and is just a guideline.

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
• 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 complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling where needed
• transferable experience of helping people to manage anxiety

About us

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.

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 29days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 31days. Plus the option to buyadditional 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.

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

Salary £23,808 based on 37 hours, £28,956 based on 45 hours / £12.34 per hour

Frequency Annual

Job Reference Support Worker - Russell/11291

Contract Type Permanent

Closing Date 06 May, 2025

Job Category Support Work

Business Unit Learning Disabilities

Location Leamington Spa, United Kingdom

Posted on 24 April, 2025

Contract Details Full-Time / Part-Time (22.5 hours and above)