Support Worker

1st Homecare; Swadlincote; Presencial; GBP 75 000 - 80 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health Cash Plan

Life cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Wellbeing scheme

Resumo da oferta

Real Life Options is seeking a Support Worker in Swadlincote to help individuals live independently at home. You will follow daily planners, assist with finances, medication, and personal care, and support meal planning and relationships.

The role involves weekend, evening, and night shifts, with enhanced DBS required and a strong focus on enabling community participation and development.

Qualificações

• Supporting individuals in their own homes to live as independently as possible.
• Following daily planners.
• Helping with financial expenditure.
• Domestic support and administration of medication.
• There may also be some support with personal care.
• Meal planning/preparation.
• Maintaining important relationships.
• Support to find new friendships.

Responsabilidades

• Support individuals in their own homes to live as independently as possible.
• Encourage participation in activities in the local community to promote social inclusion.
• Assist with daily tasks and personal care when needed.
• Support with planning and coordinating activities, volunteering, or further education opportunities.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Support Worker

Swadlincote DE11 9UA

£12.71per hour

2 x Full time Days 39 hours per week

1 x Nights 36 hours per week

Real Life Options provide support to people with autism, learning disabilities, and complex needs. 

We provide individualised support packages and promote independence to enable people to live a happy fulfilled life within their own homes. The purpose-built accommodation is made of individual apartments and purpose-built bungalows. 

The service comprises of 12 apartments for people with mild learning disabilities, 4 bungalows for individuals with higher complex needs and 4 bungalows for people who display behaviours of concern. 

About the Role

You will be supporting individuals in their own homes to live as independently as possible, this involves;

• following daily planners
• helping with financial expenditure
• domestic support and administration of medication

There may also be some support with;

• personal care
• meal planning/preparation
• maintaining important relationships
• support to find new friendships.

A rewarding part of the role will be encouraging participation in activities in the local community to enhance social inclusion. Seeking new opportunities for the growth and development of the people we support which could include volunteering roles and further education access.

Shift patterns Days

• Between 7am to 10pm

Shift patters Nights

• 10pm - 7am (Waking Nights)

Working on a rota, you will be required to work weekends, evenings, bank holidays with planned time off.

Flexibility to cover any of these shift patterns over the 7 day weekly period is essential

An Enhanced DBS will be required for this role.

Why Join Us

• A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
• Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job - develop professionally through training, mentoring, and a strong support network
• A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
• An employer contributory pension scheme
• Work in a collaborative, values-led environment

In addition to the above you also have access to the following great benefits

• Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours)
• £10,000 Life cover
• A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
• A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• A financial wellbeing scheme
• Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)
• Recognition Initiatives

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Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your email folders regularly, including your junk mail folders.

Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.