Support Worker - Adult Supported Living

Swanton Community Services; Ipswich; Vor Ort; GBP 21.000 - 25.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Refer a friend

Above and beyond

Long service awards

Benefits app

Cycle to work

Pension

Life cover

Funded qualifications

Career pathways

Swanton Educates

MHFA support

EAP

Employee Voice

Prize draws

Zusammenfassung

Swanton Community Services in Ipswich is seeking a dedicated Support Worker for our Adult Supported Living service. You will provide practical assistance and emotional support to help people achieve their goals, in line with individual support plans.

The role involves promoting health and wellbeing, facilitating social activities, housekeeping, and completing records. We welcome adaptable, compassionate team players who value dignity and inclusivity.

Qualifikationen

• Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed to supporting people in a way which respects their dignity?
• You will need to be adaptable, flexible, with excellent communication skills and able to work as part of our team.

Aufgaben

• 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

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Adaptable

Teamwork

Jobbeschreibung

About The Role

We are looking for a Support Worker to join us at our Supported Living service.

Position:Support Worker - Adult Supported Living

Location:Ipswich (Various locations across Ipswich)

Hours:Full time: 40 hours per week

WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP

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

About you

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

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

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’

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
• Monthly staff prize draws

You will be required to complete pre-employment checks which includes an enhanced DBS.

*subject to eligibility & criteria

About The Service

Supporting people in their own homes to live an independent life within their community.