Support Worker

Nightingale Hammerson; Warrington; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social care organization is seeking experienced Support Workers to assist a gentleman with learning disabilities in Warrington. You will provide essential support for his personal care and help him achieve his goals while fostering independence. The role includes day and night shifts, with comprehensive training and attractive benefits to promote a healthy work-life balance.

Benefits

30 days annual leave (pro rata)

£200 referral bonus for successfully employed friends

Paid training and career development opportunities

Bike to Work scheme

Discounts on meals, shopping, entertainment, and gym memberships

Qualifications

• Previous experience in support work is essential.
• Ability to provide emotional reassurance.

Responsibilities

• Support a gentleman with learning disabilities to live independently.
• Assist with personal care, medication, food shopping, cooking, cleaning, and laundry.

Skills

Support Work Experience

Emotional Support

Job description

Experienced Support Workers
£13.54 per hour
Full time (37.5 hours per week)
Stockton Heath, WA4 (13 min Drive From Morrisons, Stockton Heath)

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Are you an experienced support worker looking for a new start? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

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About the person we support:

We have a gent 20s who we're supporting who very much enjoys his own space and spending time with family.

He has a learning disability, autism and we’re looking for highly motivated support workers to assist him to live independently as he transition into moving into his own home.

You will also need to provide emotional reassurance when experiencing behaviours of distress – full positive behaviour support training is provided but previous experience is essential.

What will I be doing?

You will be supporting him to live their live how he choose and to achieve his goals.
With the gent's autism, activities have to have a clear middle objective and an end one.
As well as supporting him to get involved in all the activities he enjoys, you’ll also be providing support with his personal care, medication, food shopping, and domestic tasks such as cooking, cleaning, and laundry

Shifts Patterns:

Day Shifts: 7am–10pm
Waking Night Shifts: 10pm–7am
This includes a combination of weekdays and weekends.
Rotas are provided at least 4 weeks in advance to support a healthy work life balance - something we're very passionate about!

Why choose Dimensions?

• We offer 30 days annual leave pro rata with the option to buy and sell leave
• If you refer a friend to us and if they’re successfully employed, you’ll receive a £200 bonus
• We offer paid training and options to further develop your career through funded accredited courses
• Our Bike to Work scheme and discounts on meals, shopping, entertainment, and gym memberships are also available
• We’re a values-driven organisation that puts people with learning disabilities and their families at the heart of everything we do
• We care about our colleagues and are passionate about our comprehensive well-being strategy and staff listening network
• Dimensions are proud to be one of very few social care organisations that have been recognised by the Great Places to Work programme for 7 years!

Other important information:

• Applications are reviewed upon receipt and interviews will take place until the positions are filled
• An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by Dimensions
• We welcome applications from everyone with the right to work in the UK and value diversity in our workforce
• As disability confident leaders, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
• As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments we can offer support to complete your application. Please contact the Resourcing Consultant Team on 03003039150 if you require adjustments
• British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos are available for all of our recruitment communications

Salary / Benefits:£13.54 Per Hour