Support Worker

Creative Support Ltd; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full training

QCF Diploma assistance

Pension contributions

28 days annual leave

Enhanced DBS paid

Job summary

Creative Support Ltd in Wakefield is seeking compassionate and motivated Support Workers to join our friendly team. This full-time role (37.5 hours per week) focuses on empowering adults with learning disabilities to lead independent and fulfilling lives.

You will provide person-centred care, promote independence and community engagement, and build warm relationships with colleagues, families and professionals to ensure coordinated support.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and motivated to support adults with learning disabilities.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work flexibly in a full-time service.

Responsibilities

• Provide respectful person-centered care and support tailored to each individual's needs.
• Promote an active and independent lifestyle.
• Encourage engagement with the community and social opportunities.
• Develop warm, trusting relationships with the people we support and work with colleagues, families and professionals.

Job description

We are looking for compassionate and motivated Support Workers to join our friendly team in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Our service focuses on empowering adults with learning disabilities and encouraging them to lead independent and fulfilling lives, by recognizing and nurturing their strengths, abilities and personal resources.

The ideal candidate will be warm, empathetic, and motivated to make a positive impact on the lives of the people we support. Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential, as is the ability to demonstrate unconditional positive regard towards the people we support.

Support Worker Duties

• Provide respectful person-centered care and support, tailored to each individuals' specific needs
• Promote an active and independent lifestyle
• Encourage the people we support to engage in community and maximize social opportunities.
• Develop warm and trusting relationships with the people we support, and work collaboratively with colleagues, families and professionals to ensure coordinated and consistent service.

We welcome both experienced applicants and those new to the care sector, offering opportunities for personal and career growth.

This is a full-time role (37.5 hours per week). Hours are to be worked flexibly according to the needs of the service.

Please note: applicants with a valid and clean driving license preferred for this role.

Vacancy Reference Number: 95057

• Full training is provided
• opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care.
• a probability 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 receive Investors in People Gold awarded.

Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. 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, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.