Support Worker - Adult Residential

Swanton Care and Community; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend scheme

Above and beyond recognition

Long service awards

Employee benefits app

Cycle to work

Pension

Job summary

Swanton Care and Community in Sunderland is seeking full-time Support Workers to empower adults with autism and learning disabilities, providing practical and emotional support as part of a person-centred team.

The role involves 40 hours per week across days, evenings, nights, and weekends, with duties including activities, records, and personal care. You will work within our PRIDE framework to support individuals in living fulfilling lives.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic, compassionate and committed to supporting people with choice and independence.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a team.
• All roles require flexible and adaptable approach to shifts and duties.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to empower people to achieve their goals and manage their plans.
• Promote health, well-being, and inclusive beliefs and practices.
• Facilitate social, educational or work activities and assist with personal care and housekeeping as needed.
• Complete required records and documents accurately.

Skills

Excellent communication

Empathy

Adaptability

Job description

About The Role

We are seeking full-time Support Workers to join our team in Sunderland.

• Position: Support Worker
• Location: Sunderland
• Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week
• Shifts: Days, evenings, nights, weekends

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.

Responsibilities

• To provide 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.
• To facilitate social, educational or work activities such as visiting family and friends, supported employment, 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.

About you

Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed to supporting people in a way which respects their personal choice, promotes their access to the community and their engagement in a wide range of activities?

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'

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

What we can offer

• Refer a friend schemewe 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 beyondwe 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 awardswe recognize your contribution to the team and celebrate long service
• Employee benefits appstay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities.
• Cycle to workyou can save money and get fit with our salary sacrifice scheme
• Pensionwe will auto enrol you into our salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Life coveryou will be entitled to the death in service benefit.
• Funded qualificationsearn whilst you learn! we aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton *
• Career pathwayswe invest in our people and offer apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level 3). Earn whilst you learn has never been easier!
• Swanton Educateswe have our own training qualification centre which can further support your development
• Trained mental health first aidersavailable 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 Voicewe hold regular events throughout the year to listen to your feedback about working with us

*subject to eligibility & criteria

Candidates will require a full reference check and an enhanced DBS. We are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offers Act.

About The Service

The Cedars - Swanton Care is a 6-bedroom home which provides accommodation personal care for adults with autism and learning disabilities. We have comfortable lounges and dining areas facing the garden which contains a patio area and specially adapted swings for adults.