Support Worker - Chesterfield

Royal Mencap Society; Chesterfield; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days of paid holiday pro rata

Health cash plans

Interest-free loans

Mencap benefits

Job summary

Royal Mencap Society in Chesterfield is seeking a part-time Support Worker (30 or 20 hours per week) to join a service supporting two gentlemen. Shifts cover mornings, afternoons, evenings, sleep-ins, weekends and bank holidays.

Full DBS checks and references are required; full training including positive behaviour support will be provided. We offer a rewarding, community-focused role with flexible patterns.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and a naturally caring, patient personality.
• Experience with challenging behaviour is ideal but not required as full training is provided.

Responsibilities

• Support people to live independently including budgeting, paying bills, housework, appointments and cooking healthy meals.
• Build positive relationships and promote understanding of the world around the people supported.

Skills

Communication skills

Caring personality

Patience

Teamwork

Job description

We are looking for a Support Worker to join our Service based in Chesterfield on a permanent basis, part time basis (30 or 20 hour Contract per week).

Shifts will be spread across mornings, afternoons, evenings and sleep ins, weekends and bank holidays. The ability to work in the evening and at weekends is a requirement for this position.

About the Service

We are currently support two gentleman and we have a team of up to support workers working at this Service. The people we support enjoys being out in the community and in particularvisiting the shops, going to pub and doing things in the community.

The people we support at this Service may show challenging behaviour, so experience with this would be ideal. However, previous experience is not essential as full training will be provided, including full positive behaviour support training.

What does a Support Worker do?

As a Support Worker you will be expected to provide an outstanding level of support that will help to ensure the people we support live a more comfortable, dignified, liberated and happy life. You will have excellent communication skills and be a naturally caring and patient personality. Typical responsibilities may include:

• Supporting people to live independently – budget management, paying bills, housework, organising appointments and cooking delicious healthy meals.
• Relationship building – supporting the people we support to understand the world around them and promoting positive relationships.
• Community & Social Inclusion - supporting individuals to access and participate in their local community and social events to promote life skills and individuality.
• Personal care - helping people to get ready for the day. This may include prompting the people we support to take their medication and assisting with bathing, showering and using the bathroom. Not all Support Worker roles include high levels of personal care.

*All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references.

Job ID: 37016

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated. Our benefits package offers 24 days of paid holiday (excluding bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings. For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document and below link with all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives. We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers . We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in. At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.

Belonging at Mencap is for E veryone, Every day, Everywhere .

Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.

Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes.

Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies. We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.

£26,228 per annum pro rata + excellent Benefits

£24785 per annum (Pro-rata) + excellent Mencap Benefits