Support Worker

Ambient Support Limited; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care support charity is seeking a Care Support Worker to provide essential support to individuals with complex needs in Morton, Lincolnshire. Responsibilities include personal care, emotional support, and assisting with daily tasks. The ideal candidate should have empathy, excellent communication skills, and a caring attitude. This role offers flexible working, comprehensive training, and competitive benefits, including paid holidays.

Benefits

Flexible working

National Living Wage paid regardless of age

Training and development

'Refer a Friend' bonus scheme

Minimum 28 days paid holiday

Membership of Health Service Discounts scheme

Free access to Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience supporting adults with Learning Disabilities preferred but not essential.
• Calm, caring personality with a positive outlook is essential.
• Strong communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Provide social and emotional support to individuals.
• Assist residents with personal care and hygiene.
• Support with shopping and budgeting.
• Maintain relationships with friends and family.
• Conduct household tasks like cooking and cleaning.
• Organize outings and activities for residents.

Skills

Experience supporting adults with Learning Disabilities including Autism

Calm and caring individual

Empathy and sensitivity

Excellent communication skills

Computer Literate

Job description

Overview

Care Support Worker

Service: Morton, Lincolnshire – PE10 0NN

Salary: £12.21 Per Hour

Hours 38 Hours PW

Do you want to make a positive difference to people’s lives, enabling them to gain greater independence and improve their well-being? If the answer is yes, then read on!

Who are Ambient Support?

We are Ambient Support, a registered UK charity with over 25 years’ experience in providing care and support services for older people, people with mental health needs and people with learning disabilities.

Our Brambles service is home to 5 individuals we support, with complex needs, and is situated in Morton in a lovely bungalow.

Responsibilities

The role of our Care Support Workers:

• Providing social and emotional support, either at home and/or in their local community
• Supporting residents with their personal care including personal hygiene needs if required
• Support with their shopping and assisting with budgeting
• Building/maintaining relationship with friends and family of our residents
• Household tasks including cooking, cleaning, and laundry
• Going out for walks, meals and other activities that supported individuals may want to experience

Skills and attributes

Skills and attributes of our Care Support Workers:

• Ideally you will have experience supporting adults with Learning Disabilities including Autism. However, please do still apply even if you have limited experience in these areas as full training will be provided.

• Ideally you will have experience supporting adults with Learning Disabilities including Autism. (If you have limited experience, training will be provided.)
• You need to be a very calm, caring individual with a positive outlook.
• Empathy, caring and sensitivity to the needs of others
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Computer Literate

Benefits

Becoming part of the Ambient family brings benefits too!

• Flexible working, enabling work-life balance
• National Living Wage paid regardless of age, including under 25s
• Training and development
• ‘Refer a Friend’ bonus scheme
• Paid holiday with minimum of 28 days holiday, including BH (pro-rata for part time staff)
• Membership of Health Service Discounts scheme
• Free access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

We positively welcome diversity of background, ethnicity, skills, talents, and contributions from everyone.

Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding. An enhanced DBS clearance is required for this post. References will also be obtained for all roles.

Ref: INDLM