Support Worker - Children's Services (ID:557)

Swanton Care and Community; Manchester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in Manchester is seeking enthusiastic support workers to provide practical assistance and emotional support to children with learning disabilities. The role involves empowering young people to achieve their goals while promoting their health and well-being. Ideal candidates should possess excellent communication skills and be adaptable, with experience preferred but training provided.

Qualifications

• Experience of challenging behaviour and/or learning disabilities is preferred.
• Training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical assistance and emotional support.
• Promote health, well-being, and individual choices.
• Facilitate social, educational, and recreational activities.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Adaptability

Compassion

Experience with learning disabilities

Job description

About you

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

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. Experience of challenging behaviour and/or learning disabilities is preferred but all training will be provided.

The role

Whilst fully embracing the company ethos support workers provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower young 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. To provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower the children and young people 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 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, possibly, elements of personal care.
• As part of the role, you will need to be able to complete a range of records and documents.
• Working days and nights on a rota basis.