Support Worker

Cartref Homes UK Ltd; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Employer pension

Private healthcare

Wellbeing support

Recognition programme

Free meals on shift

DBS cost covered

Employee discounts

Job summary

Cartref House in Sittingbourne is seeking a compassionate support worker to assist adults with mild intellectual disabilities, autism, and complex mental health conditions. You will be trained to help service users with daily tasks, emotional regulation, and community involvement.

We value kindness, openness to learning, resilience, and strong communication. A Care Certificate is helpful, and previous experience is preferred though not essential. A full UK driving licence is a bonus.

Qualifications

• Kindness and empathy are essential.
• Open-minded and willing to learn.
• Resilience and energy to problem-solve.
• Care Certificate (not essential) or experience preferred.
• Experience supporting people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour is preferable.
• Full UK driving licence preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Promote rights and express themselves for service users.
• Manage emotional and communication needs of service users.
• Undertake daily-life skills support (budgeting, shopping, laundry, cooking, cleaning).
• Engage with the wider community by attending appointments and social occasions.

Skills

Kindness

Patience

Open-mindedness

Resilience

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Care Certificate

Experience with intellectual disabilities

Job description

At Cartref House we support adults with mild intellectual disabilities, autism and complex mental health conditions that include emotionally unstable personality disorders. People with these conditions often struggle with interpersonal relationships, have difficulty regulating their emotions, and can experience intense mood swings. These disorders can significantly impact a person's daily life, work and relationships.

As a support worker, you will be given the very best training in order to help our service users to

Responsibilities

• Promote their rights and express themselves
• Manage their emotional and communication needs
• Undertake their daily-life skills, such as budgeting, shopping, laundry, cooking, and cleaning
• Engage with the wider community by attending appointments and social occasions

Whether supporting a service user with grocery shopping or meal preparation, you have the opportunity to gain insights into human behaviour and foster meaningful lives by promoting positive decision-making.

Attributes & Experience

• Kindness and patience
• Open-mindedness and a willingness to learn
• Resilience and energy to problem-solve
• A keen sense of fun!
• Care Certificate (not essential).
• Past experience of assisting people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour (preferable)
• Full UK Driving Licence (preferred but not essential).

We seek staff with positive attitudes, flexibility and good written and verbal communication.

Benefits

• Clear career and personal development pathway (including employer funded professional study)
• Employer pension contribution scheme
• Private healthcare
• Full health and wellbeing support
• Great company recognition programme (including longevity awards, KUDOS, Employee of the Month, FREE staff lottery, CareFriends recognition bonus payments)
• Comprehensive induction
• Employee referral scheme
• Free meals / fruit on shift
• DBS check - we cover the cost of your DBS check
• Access to many other benefits: Blue Light Card; Concerts for Carers; Discounts for Carers +

MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU WILL BE VALUED FOR THE WORK YOU DO, AND WE HIGHLY REGARD A GOOD WORK AND HOME-LIFE BALANCE.