Support Worker - Adult Residential

Swanton Care and Community; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A local caregiver service in Hull is seeking a full-time Support Worker/Carer to provide practical and emotional support to individuals with learning disabilities. The ideal candidate will be compassionate, adaptable, and able to promote well-being through various activities. Responsibilities include supporting individual goals and respecting their choices. Training will be provided, and all staff get access to diverse employee benefits.

Benefits

Refer a friend scheme

Long service awards

Funded qualifications

Cycle to work scheme

Employee benefits app

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic, compassionate, and committed to supporting people respectfully.
• Able to work as part of a team and able to adapt to changing situations.
• Driving license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical assistance and emotional support to individuals.
• Promote health and well-being of the people supported.
• Facilitate social and recreational activities.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Compassionate

Adaptable

Experience with challenging behaviour

Job description

Overview

We are looking for Support Worker/Carers who care about making every moment matter for the people we support within our service based in Hull.

Whilst fully embracing the company ethos support workers provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they want to live.

Support is required 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Position: Full-Time Support Worker/Carer

Location: Kingston Upon Hull, Humberside

Hours: Full time, 35-40 hours

Job type: Permanent

WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP.

About you

Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed to supporting people in a way which respects their dignity?

You will need to be adaptable and flexible with excellent communication skills and able to work as part of our team.

Experience of challenging behaviour and/or learning disabilities is preferred but all training will be provided and being able to drive is preferable.

Here at Swanton, we are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are five key words, these underpin the PRIDE we take in our services.

‘Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy’

The role

• To provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower the people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they wish, in line with their individual support plans.
• Promote the health, well-being, physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual beliefs of the people we support and ensure they are met in an inclusive way.
• Facilitating social, educational or work activities such as visiting family and friends, walks, shopping and other recreational activities of their choice.
• General housekeeping duties that can include shopping, domestic duties as well as elements of personal care.
• As part of the role, you will need to be able to complete a range of records and documents.

What we can offer

• Refer a friend scheme we know that you will know fantastic people who will be make a great contribution, you will receive £400 each time a successful referral is made *
• Above and beyond we recognise that our staff teams do amazing things for the people we support and their teams. We award contributions for those who go the extra mile and for good inspection feedback with vouchers for high street shops and other surprises!
• Long service awards we recognize your contribution to the team and celebrate long service
• Employee benefits app stay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities.
• Cycle to work you can save money and get fit with our salary sacrifice scheme
• Pension we will auto enrol you into our salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Life cover you will be entitled to the death in service benefit.
• Funded qualifications earn whilst you learn! we aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton *
• Career pathways we invest in our people and offer apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level 3). Earn whilst you learn has never been easier!
• Swanton Educates we have our own training qualification centre which can further support your development
• Trained mental health first aiders available to support you when you need someone to talk to
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) free confidential access to 24hr assistance program for counselling, advice and support
• Employee Voice we hold regular events throughout the year to listen to your feedback about working with us
• *subject to eligibility & criteria

About The Service

Baylis Place - Swanton Care, is an 11-bedroom residential home in Kingston Upon Hull. We provide a high level of quality individual care to people with learning disabilities, and other complex needs including challenging behaviour.