Support Worker at Creative Support

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Benefits offered by this job

Probationary bonus

Pension contributions

28 days annual leave

Company-paid enhanced DBS

Job summary

Creative Support in Salford seeks a part-time Support Worker to provide person-centred care for individuals with mental health needs. This role involves visiting service users, building relationships, and aiding in their daily living skills.

Ideal candidates will have a driving license and a passion for supporting others. Full training and opportunities for professional development are provided, alongside a range of benefits including a probationary bonus and 28 days of annual leave.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to engage with and support individuals with mental health needs.
• Experience in providing practical and emotional support.
• Willingness to undertake necessary training.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred care and support to adults with mental health needs.
• Engage with service users in their homes and other settings.
• Work closely with families and professionals to meet identified needs.

Skills

Person-centred care

Building therapeutic relationships

Driving

Community engagement

Education

QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care

Job description

Job Title: Support Worker
Agency: Creative Support
Location: Salford, Greater Manchester
Salary/Rate: £12.85 per hour

We are looking for Community Care Support Workers to join our team, providing support to people with mental health needs at our community centre in Salford.

Job Role

You will provide individual person-centred care and support to enable adults with mental health needs to live as independently as possible in their own home. You will engage with service users and build trusting, therapeutic relationships. Your role will include visiting service users in their own homes or in other settings and offering support to develop or maintain their daily living skills.

Practical and emotional support will be offered to encourage the service users to remain as independent as possible in areas of personal care, medication concordance, budgeting, bill paying, menu planning and meal preparation, shopping, laundry, attending appointments, and finding and accessing activities and services within the local community. You will work closely with family members, other professionals, and agencies to provide a coordinated personalised service which meets the identified needs of individuals, promotes their recovery, and maintains their quality of life.

Who are we Looking For

• We are looking to recruit people who enjoy a challenging and rewarding job and who wish to develop through the training packages that we offer.
• Car driver is essential – you will be paid for contracted hours and not per visit. Travel expenses will need to be claimed at the end of each month.
• This is a part-time role for 22.5 hours per week.

Vacancy Reference Number: 83921
Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number

Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards a QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days of annual leave, and company-paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti‑racist organisation – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer, and recipients of the Investors in People Gold award.

Applications are reviewed as they are received; we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK. This post will not be open to sponsorship under the UKVI scheme, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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