Support Worker

Turning Point; Steppingley; Presencial; GBP 18.000 - 22.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

29 days' paid holiday

Training and development programs

Not-for-profit employer reinvesting in

Descripción de la vacante

Turning Point is seeking a dedicated Support Worker to help adults with Learning Disabilities in Barton-Le-Clay, England. You will support residents with daily living activities, promote independence, and help them engage with the local community. A flexible, compassionate approach and willingness to work varied shifts are essential.

Role includes assisting with personal care, managing records, and participating in training to progress within the care sector. Driver preferred due to location.

Formación

• Demonstrates passion for helping adults with learning disabilities.
• Shows flexibility to cover varied shifts.
• Has good communication with residents and colleagues.
• Able to adapt to different daily activities and tasks.

Responsabilidades

• Promote independence of people we support.
• Assist with daily activities: cleaning, cooking, and errands.
• Arrange activities in home and local community.
• Develop residents' life skills and personal interests.
• Help residents stay safe and healthy; assist with personal care.

Conocimientos

Caring and Enthusiastic

Team Player

Good Communication

Flexible

Manual Handling Ability

Driver (preferred)

Descripción del empleo

Do you have a caring nature? Are you looking to make a difference to people's lives? Do you want to work in an environment where no two days are the same? 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?

We have a 6 bedded registered care service in Barton-Le-Clay were we offer 24 hour support within a residential service. We provide 24 hour care 7 days a week for adults with Learning Disabilities. We accommodate people with mild to profound Learning Disabilities. We tailor our services to enable people to be as independent as possible and live a life that makes sense to them. Whilst you will be based in Barton-Le-Clay there is an expectation that you will support the people out and about accessing different areas and their local community. You may do this using public transport or house vehicles. Driver preferred due to location however not essential.

Training and Development

We offer training to all those who want to develop their skills and competencies not just in the care sector but in other areas too.

Level 2 and 3 Lead Adult Care Worker

Level 3 Operational Team Leader

Please note training will be offered after your probation period ends which is 6 months. Once you begin your training with us you will have your own coach who will support you through your programme.

Shift Patterns

This is a 24 hour service, therefore flexibility is essential. You will be working a range of shifts from 7:00/8:00 am to 2:00/3:00pm and 2:00/3:00 pm to 9:00/10:00pm, sleep ins or waking nights, some weekends.

Please note that working hours may vary.

Please note that you must be a driver to be considered for this role.

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
• manual handling
• supporting people with medication
• ensuring record keeping is maintained to the required standard at all times and contributing to service monitoring requirements.

What skills and qualities do I need to have?

• passionate, caring and enthusiastic
• flexible, patient and non-judgemental
• a great team player with lots of energy
• able to demonstrate good communication skills
• able to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling where needed

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 29 days' paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 31 days. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.

Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees