Support Worker

Look Ahead Care, Support and Housing Ltd; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 21,000; Part time

Job summary

A community care provider is seeking a compassionate Support Worker in Stevenage to assist individuals with learning disabilities. The part-time role (32 hours/week) offers a salary of £20,966.40 annually. Key responsibilities include providing personal care and support in daily living skills. Qualifications include NVQ Level 2 or equivalent. Excellent benefits are provided, emphasizing a commitment to staff development and well-being.

Benefits

Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service

Free DBS

Exclusive discounts via Reward Gateway

Paid induction programme

Training opportunities

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in the charity/social care sector preferred.
• Desirable: Experience with Learning Disabilities and Autism.

Responsibilities

• Support customers in developing life skills.
• Provide personal care and domestic support.
• Participate in planning and risk management.
• Ensure safety of customers and premises.

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Resilience

Flexibility

Education

NVQ Level 2 or equivalent

Job description

Overview

We\'re looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Support Worker to join our Learning Disability service in Hertfordshire. £20,966.40 per annum, working part time - 32 hours per week. Want to feel like you\'re making a difference? You\'ll feel at home here. Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That\'s why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren\'t token gestures - we\'ve thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.

Our benefits include:

• Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
• Free DBS
• Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
• Fully paid induction programme and further training
• ILM courses and Apprenticeship Programmes
• Cycle to work scheme

All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.

What you\'ll do

Support Workers will provide support to customers to help them develop the life skills they require to meet the assessed needs of the customers of the service. This includes providing personal care, domestic duties, emotional and social support in a person centred way. Staff will work with customers to promote social inclusion and alongside other members of the team to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices.

About you

• If a need arises, deliver all aspects of support to enable a customer to develop independent living skills as appropriate to the individual needs of the customer. In some services, this will include delivering personal and physical care as appropriate
• Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
• Participate in the support planning and risk management, as facilitated by the lead Support Worker
• Carry out security duties to ensure the safety of the customers and premises

What you\'ll bring

• Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour
• Prefers working as part of a group or team
• Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
• Flexible
• Open to feedback and self development
• Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised

Essential

• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent or experience within charity/social care sector

Desirable

• Experience in working with people with Learning Disabilities and Autism

About us

Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 100 services, providing support to thousands of customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness and complex needs, young people and care leavers and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.

We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:

• We focus on Excellence and innovation.
• We are Caring and Compassionate.
• We are Inclusive and Trusted.
• We work in Partnership and are One-Team.

Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.

Please see our website for full job description.