Support Worker

Home Group; Whitehaven; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading support services provider in Whitehaven is seeking a passionate Support Worker to assist individuals with complex needs in achieving their independence. You'll provide practical support with daily living tasks and offer emotional engagement in a rewarding shift-based role. Benefits include competitive pay, health plans, 34 days of leave, and opportunities for career growth in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Health cash plan

34 days leave

Over 800 high street discounts

Qualifications

• Passion to support customers to live their best life.
• Experience of caring either professionally or personally.
• Able to use technology to update support plans.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers with daily living tasks.
• Carry out risk assessments and support planning.
• Provide emotional support and companionship.

Skills

Experience of caring for others

Ability to work on own initiative

Flexible, personal approach

Use of technology

Job description

Job Description - Support Worker (251666)

Job Description

Support Worker - ( 251666 )

Description

Support Worker

Earn £12.60 per hour (£24,638 per annum) and great benefits including Health Cash Plan

Permanent, Full time (37.5 hpw) – shift working

Whitehaven

We can’t offer a CoS for this role

Home, a place where you belong

Want to be part of a team that really cares and empowers you to help change a customer’s life for the better? As our Support Worker, you’ll be at the heart of supporting our customers who have complex needs to develop their skills to live more independently in the community. You’ll make a big difference each day as you help our customers achieve their hopes and aspirations.

What you’ll do

Assist customers with practical, daily living tasks to develop their independence, helping them to achieve the goals, aspirations and outcomes documented in their support plans.

Helping customers with daily living activities such as making meals, shopping, budgeting, maintaining their tenancy and moving onto independent accommodation if they are able.

Carrying out risk assessments, support planning, goal setting and regular reviews.

Cuppas, chats and catch ups. There’s no rushing from one customer to the next here! Plenty of time to work together with colleagues too.

This is more than a job, it’s a place where you feel valued. You get great training, support from friendly colleagues and a chance to make a real difference every day. Be part of one of the UK’s top 10 Great Places to Work!

You have

Passion to support our customers to live their best life, working together with an eye for detail

Experience of caring for others, you may have worked in care before or have experience of caring for others such as family members or children

The ability to workon your own initiative, remaincalm under pressure and havea resilient approach

Recognise every customer is different and you’re able to adopt a flexible, personal approach, listening to customers to understand their needs

Where we’re flexible with you, we do need to meet the needs of our customers. That may mean adapting your start or finishing times on occasion.

There will be different shifts such as 7am-3pm, 9am-5pm or 11am-7pm.

Able to use technology to update support plans, complete online learning and to collaborate with colleagues.

You’ll need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that.

What’s in it for you?

34 days leave (including bank hols and a “me day” to use for whatever you fancy) increasing to 39, and time off for volunteering too!

Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We’ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.

Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.

We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you’re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!

Colleagues really matter to us, that’s why we’re the 10 th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing. Our tools and support help you when you need them.