Support Worker

Creative Support; Tees Valley; Presencial; GBP 12.000 - 17.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

28 days annual leave

Company paid enhanced DBS

Descripción de la vacante

Creative Support is recruiting a Support Worker for our Floating Support Service in Middlesbrough. We support people with learning disabilities and/or mental health needs in their homes or in the community, with flexible hours including mornings, evenings, weekends and holidays.

Training is provided and progression opportunities exist through our Creative Academy. Applicants must be located in the UK and eligible to work, with a full driving license being essential for this role.

Formación

• No experience required; full training provided.
• Willingness to learn and develop within care roles.
• Ability to work flexibly across mornings, evenings, weekends and holidays.

Responsabilidades

• Providing personal care and practical support to people with learning disabilities or mental health needs.
• Identifying and enabling opportunities for social inclusion for service users.
• Working with service users in a recovery-focused way aligned with their support plans.
• Collaborating with service users, families and professionals to ensure consistent care.
• Assisting the line manager with day-to-day running of the service.

Conocimientos

Personal care

Emotional support

Social inclusion

Educación

QCF Diploma in Health & Social Care

Descripción del empleo

We are recruiting a Support Worker for our Floating Support Service in Middlesbrough. Here, we support people with a learning disability and/or mental health needs within their own home or out in the community. This may include support with domestic tasks and home maintenance, emotional support, social inclusion, financial management with paying household bills, shopping and cooking. The floating support service spans throughout the Middlesbrough area with a radius of 5 miles. We currently support over 30 service users, with the hope of expanding.

Creative Support is a non-profit provider of person-centred support for people with learning disabilities, mental health needs, physical disabilities and other support needs.

Support Worker Duties

• Providing personal care, and practical and emotional support to people with a learning disability/mental health need
• Identifying and accessing opportunities for social inclusion with service users
• Working with service users in a recovery-focused way, in line with their individual support plans
• Collaborating with service users, families, and involved professionals to provide a consistent and coordinated service that meets the needs of service users
• Assisting the line manager with the day-to-day running of the service

No Previous Experience Needed

We provide all of your training as you begin your new career in care, including the opportunity to work towards earning your QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. All employees have access to our training system where, through a combination of in person and e-learning courses, you can learn the skills required to develop in your role and progress toward senior roles.

A full driving license is essential for this role.

Full time and part time hours available to be worked flexibly according to the needs of the service. This may include mornings, evenings, weekends and public holidays.

Vacancy Reference Number: 90758

Benefits of working with Creative Support include:

• probationary bonus
• pension contributions
• 28 days Annual Leave
• company paid enhanced DBS

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK.

This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme

, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas .

At Creative Support, we are passionate about developing our people. Through our award-winning Creative Academy, we provide high-quality training and career development opportunities to help colleagues reach their full potential, regardless of their starting point or role. As an Investors in People Platinum organisation and an approved centre for nationally recognised qualifications, we are committed to supporting learning, growth and long-term career progression.

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