Support Worker

Agincare Weymouth; Sileby; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Refer a friend up to £500*

Career development

Fully funded training

Blue Light discount card

Company pension

Job summary

Agincare Weymouth is recruiting support workers in Sileby, Leicestershire to help people with Learning Disabilities, Autism and Mental Health. You’ll provide person-centred support, encourage independence, and work as part of a caring team.

The role requires a minimum of 12 months right to work in the UK and a full UK driving licence. We offer £12.90/hour, a pension, funded training, and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must have minimum 12 months right to work in the UK.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Encourage involvement of individuals in community activities to promote independence.
• Assist with activities of daily living including personal care, routines, meals and budgeting.
• Communicate effectively using the individuals' preferred methods.
• Engage and motivate people to improve quality of life.
• Support people with positive behavioural approaches when needed.
• Record accurate information and report changes in health or circumstances to management.
• Work as part of a team and use initiative.

Skills

People skills

Enthusiastic

Communication

Job description

Are you ready to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young individuals and deliver positive person centred outcomes for people with complex support needs who rely on our services.

You will need to be enthusiastic, have great people skills, and a positive and proactive approach to your role, supporting individuals with Learning Disabilities, Autism, Mental Health and complex needs.

Where you’ll be working:

Sileby, Leicestershire

This is a unique service within Leicestershire supporting 9 people, where we offer supportive living, enabling people to live as independently as possible within their own homes and local community.

We are looking for Support workers to join our amazing team, and to continue delivering outstanding outcomes.

As an Agincare employee you’ll enjoy:

• £12.90 per hour
• Refer a friend scheme earn up to £500*
• Outstanding career development
• Fully funded training and career development
• Blue Light card discount package
• Company pension scheme

What is required from you?

A minimum of 12 months on your right to work

A full UK drivers licence

How we achieve our outcomes with the people we support.

As part of your day to day work you will be offering the following;

• Encouraging - people to play active roles in the communities in which they live, to encourage independence.
• Supporting - Activities of daily Living including social activities, personal care, routines, planning and preparation of meals and budgeting.
• Communicating - effectively communicate using people’s chosen methods
• Engaging - promoting and motivating people we support to enhance their quality of life
• Specialising - supporting people who may need positive behavioural support approaches
• Recording - keeping accurate records & reporting changes in health or circumstances of service users to management
• Team player - Working as part of a team, as well as being able to work using your own initiative.

About Agincare

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Children’s Services.

Today, Agincare is one of the UK’s largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide.

As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation.

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community.

All of our services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.

At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available.

*Subject to terms and conditions