Support Worker - Adult Residential

Swanton Care and Community; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A supportive care organization in Sunderland is seeking a Full-Time Support Worker/Carer to provide emotional and practical support to individuals with various needs. The role requires compassion, adaptability, and excellent communication skills. Successful candidates will benefit from a variety of employee perks including a refer-a-friend scheme, funded qualifications, and a strong emphasis on employee well-being and development.

Benefits

Refer a friend scheme

Above and beyond awards

Long service awards

Employee benefits app

Cycle to work scheme

Pension

Life cover

Funded qualifications

Career pathways

Training qualification centre

Trained mental health first aiders

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Employee Voice events

Qualifications

• Experience with challenging behavior or learning disabilities is preferred.
• Training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional support and practical assistance to those in care.
• Promote health and well-being of individuals supported.
• Facilitate social and recreational activities.
• Complete various records and documents.

Skills

Compassionate

Excellent communication

Adaptability

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

We are looking for Support Workers/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

Position: Full-Time Support Worker/Carer

Location: Sunderland

Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week

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.

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

Park Lodge - Swanton Care, is one of our popular 8-bedroom residential homes. We deliver bespoke tailored packages of care to people diagnosed with various complexities, autism, learning difficulties, and epilepsy. We offer high quality training in autism awareness, epilepsy, medication, and person-centred training for those who require it.

This includes bespoke communication training such as Makaton and health promotion.