Support Worker Complex Care - Social Care

Home Group Limited; Halesowen; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A caring organization in Halesowen is seeking a Support Worker to provide person-centred support to a young man with complex needs. The role involves aiding him in leading a fulfilling life while adapting support to his unique requirements. Candidates should have experience in complex care and be calm and patient under challenging circumstances. This is a part-time position with attractive benefits including a health cash plan and generous leave options.

Benefits

34 days leave, rising to 39

Health cash plan covering dental and prescriptions

Matching pension contribution up to 7%

Instant pay access

800+ discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Experience working as a Support Worker for people with complex needs.
• Comfortable adapting style to meet specific occasions and needs.
• Willing to work towards relevant qualifications if not already held.

Responsibilities

• Support J in leading a fulfilling and meaningful life.
• Monitor customer’s mental and physical health.
• Help J participate in favorite activities through positive risk taking.

Skills

Experience in a Complex Care setting

Patient and calm approach

Positive risk management experience

Ability to drive

Education

Level 2 Diploma in Adult Health & Social Care

Job description

Support Worker Complex Care Pay £13.21 per hour (£25,838 per annum) [pro rata] and great benefits including Health Cash Plan

Permanent, Part time (35 hpw), rota working Halesowen We can’t offer a CoS for this role Home, a place where you belong

Join us in this great and rewarding job to provide person-centred and strengths-based support to our customer (let's call them J) helping them reach their full potential.

Our team assist two wonderful, yet complex young men who are twin brothers. They are autistic and love spending time indoors and outdoors doing the things they enjoy and are important to them. D&J have sensory processing difficulties and often seek out sensory feedback to help them regulate their emotions. Understanding how these fantastic young men respond to sensory messages is important to be aware of, as sometimes sounds and smells as well as touch can feel different for them and be over-stimulating or something that they seek out.

What you’ll do

• Helping J overcome barriers and help them lead a fulfilling and meaningful life and reach their true potential.
• Recognising strengths and abilities and help them take the small steps at their pace, never losing sight of their dreams and aspirations!
• Supporting J using Positive Behavioural Support model to promote independence and social inclusion through person centred support.
• Monitoring our customers’ mental and physical health to identify any signs of deterioration and take positive risk management to their health and wellbeing.
• With the help of our clinical team and team leaders, you’ll help J to participate in his favourite things through positive risk taking

Why join us

This is more than a job, it’s a place where you feel valued. With our learning and development offer, and support from friendly colleagues, you’ll make a real difference every day! If you’re ready to leave behind the ordinary, do something that really matters. Be part of one of the UK’s top 10 Great Places to Work!

You have

• Experience in a Complex Care setting, with a Level 2 Diploma in Adult Health & Social Care or are prepared to work towards it.
• Worked as a Support Worker, supporting people with complex needs, or behaviours of distress.
• A patient and calm approach, able to adapt your style to X's needs, as well as to the specific occasion and circumstances, even when they challenge us.
• Experience of positive risk management, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of customers and colleagues.
• Ideally got Makaton, but that’s not a deal breaker!
• To help J get out and about, you’ll need to be able to drive / a vehicle insured for business purposes. The great news is that we’ll pay your mileage!

Stronger together

We do our best work when we’re ourselves. That’s why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work!

The practical bits

• Service based role
• You’ll need an Enhanced DBS check to do this job, which we pay for
• Working on a rota

What’s in it for you?

• 34 days leave, rising to 39 (this includes bank holidays and a “me day”)
• Health cash plan saving you (and your children) £1140+ each year covering dental, opticians, prescriptions and more
• Matching pension contribution (up to 7% and life insurance of 3x basic salary)
• Instant pay access with Stream
• 800+ discounts on shops, holidays, days out, tech and more

Find out more

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