Support Worker

Gray Healthcare; Salford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist health and social care provider is seeking a Male Support Worker in Salford to assist a gentleman with complex needs. The role requires a full UK manual driving license and experience as a Support Worker. Key responsibilities include providing support, implementing care plans, and assisting with community access. This position offers a competitive salary, paid induction and continuous training, alongside employee benefits including a pension and additional leave with service.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Fully paid induction and training

Company pension

Professional development

Westfield Health Plan

Blue light card

Additional annual leave up to 33 days

Qualifications

• Minimum of six months experience as a Support Worker in the UK.
• Current Right to Work in the UK.
• Successful completion of an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to a gentleman with specific health needs.
• Implement care plans and risk assessments.
• Assist in community access using a mobility vehicle.

Skills

Full UK Manual Driving License

UK based Support Worker experience

Excellent communication skills

Passionate about care

Experience with challenging behaviors

Experience with care plans

Willingness to undertake training

Job description

Gray Healthcare are recruiting a Male Support Worker, within the Salford area of Manchester, to support a gentleman in his 40's who has a diagnosis of Organic Personality Disorder and a brain injury.

The gentleman we support lives independently in his own home receiving 2-2-1 support, 24 hours a day, by a male only team on mixed shifts of days and waking nights.

He has a good sense of humour, enjoys fitness and going to the gym. He is also a huge football fan and supports Manchester United.

We are recruiting manual drivers only for this role as the individual we support will have a mobility vehicle to access the community.

Male Support Worker Required Skills and Experience

• Full UK Manual Driving License – Essential.
• At least six months of UK based Support Worker experience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Passionate about delivering exceptional care and support.
• Experience supporting individuals with behaviours perceived as challenging.
• Experience implementing detailed care plans and risk assessments.
• Willingness to undertake further training to suit the needs of the person we support.
• You must have current Right to Work in the UK and have been employed in the UK for at least 6 months. We no longer have any certificates of sponsorship available and are unable to consider sponsorship.
• This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Hours

36 hour Contract + 2 sleeps

3 x 12 hour Days Shifts from 8am to 8pm

2 x Sleeps paid @ £100 per sleep

(Alternative weekend cover required).

Induction and Training

We provide an initial week of training which is a combination of online training. (Company induction, systems, and Medication.) Followed by in-person training on PROACT-SCIPr-UK which is a PBS approach to least restrictive practice, this is a therapeutic and proven alternative to restraint dominate approaches. You will then complete the person-centred training, specific to the person that you are supporting. Training continues throughout your time with Gray Healthcare, and we encourage you to develop and grow your career with us.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary
• Fully paid induction and training
• Company pension
• Professional development
• Westfield Health Plan
• Blue light card
• Additional annual leave with each year's service up to a maximum of 33 days

About Us

Gray Healthcare is a specialist Health and Social Care provider, supporting people with complex needs, disabilities and long-term conditions looking to step back into the community from in-patient support services. At Gray Healthcare, we offer our own dynamic approach to care, enabling people to move back into their own homes – into their own communities – giving them control of their life. We create a bespoke support package for each individual, with support from our own multi-disciplinary team, adaptable to meet all current and future needs.

NB : This post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1. Due to the nature of the role and the needs of the people we support, we can only accept applications from males for this position