Support Worker

Active Care Group; Sutton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK seeks a Support Worker to assist adults with profound learning difficulties at Mayfield Road in Surrey. Candidates should possess strong organisational and communication skills, be reliable, and able to work both in teams and independently. The role offers flexible working hours including weekends, along with a variety of benefits including training opportunities, healthcare plans, and a supportive work environment focused on personal development.

Benefits

25 days plus bank holidays

Birthday off

Active Learning Hub for training

Active Reward App for discounts

Free confidential Employee Assistance Programme

Nest personal pension account

Medicash Health Plan

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Strong organisational, time management, planning, and communication skills.
• Reliability in terms of full attendance and timekeeping.
• Ability to manage challenging situations.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with daily activities.
• Assist with care plans to establish routine.
• Ensure clients feel safe and stable.
• Provide personal care.
• Administer medication when required.

Skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Communication skills

Reliability

Teamwork

Job description

Come and join the UK's largest provider of complex care. We proudly employ over 4000+ people – no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

We'd like you to join us as a Support Worker at our service Mayfield Road in Surrey.

At Mayfield Road, we provide support to adults with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) in a residential care setting. We’re committed to helping every person we support feel safe, happy, empowered enabling them to live the best life possible.

What you'll be working

We're flexible, if you are looking for part time or full time your hours are based on a rota working every other weekend.

• Working over 7 days a week
• Full Time, 42 hours per week.

What you'll be doing

• Supporting our clients with daily activities
• Supporting their care plans to establish routine
• Ensure the client feels safe, and stable within their day to day care
• Personal Care*
• Administrating medication (if required)
• Support service users with physical disabilities using trained techniques and aids hoists, wheelchairs, modified bathing equipment

What you'll have

• Strong organisational, time management, planning and communication skills.
• Flexible, professional, and positive approach to multi-site working.
• Proven reliability in terms of full attendance and timekeeping.
• Ability to work as part of a team and as an individual.Self-confidence and ability to manage challenging situations

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.

What to look forward to

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Active Reward App give discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationships and consumer advice
• A Nest personal pension account
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials - like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know
• of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group