Support Worker

Creative Support; South Shields; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Support, a leading not-for-profit organization, seeks warm and caring individuals to join their supportive team in South Shields. The role involves assisting adults with learning disabilities in leading fulfilling lives, with no experience necessary as full training is provided. Benefits include a probationary bonus, competitive pay, pension contributions, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Probationary bonus

Competitive pay and pension contributions

Free employee support programme

24/7 support from out-of-hours teams

Support for Care Certificate and QCF Diploma

Enhanced DBS paid for all staff

28 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Skills in positive communication and engagement.
• Ability to demonstrate unconditional positive regard.
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred care and support.
• Assist with personal care and medication.
• Ensure access to local activities and promote community participation.

Skills

Positive communication

Engagement

Unconditional positive regard

Education

Care Certificate

Social Care Diploma

Job description

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Creative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are looking for warm and caring individuals to join our friendly staff team in South Shields, South Tyneside.

You will support adults with a learning disability to live full, fun and active lives. No experience is required as full training is given. You will have skills in positive communication, engagement and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for the people we support. You must be able to follow agreed guidelines and work positively within a consistent, mutually supportive team ethos.

• Providing person-centred care and support to reach personal goals
• Support with personal care and medication
• Attend appointments
• Support with meals, prepping and planning
• Ensure access to local activities and participation in the local community including trips out locally, supporting with events held within services and promoting local social opportunities.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

• A one-off bonus of £100 upon successful completion of the 4-month probationary period
• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave
• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff
• Free employee support programme
• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out-of-hours teams
• Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and Social Care Diploma

Vacancy Reference Number: 79031

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number

Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK. – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme