Support Worker - Edgware & Borehamwood

Langdon; City Of London; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Sleep-in pay

Blue Light Card

Eyecare benefits

Long service award

Wellbeing programme

DBS paid (enhanced)

Training & progression

Job summary

Kisharon Langdon in North London is seeking Support Workers to join our team in Edgware and Borehamwood. Roles are full-time (37.5 hours per week) with hourly pay between £12.71 unqualified and £13.56 qualified.

Responsibilities include assisting with social, health and personal care, enabling independence, and supporting members to engage in employment and social activities. UK driving license is desirable but not essential.

Qualifications

• GCSE level or equivalent; good written English.
• Ofqual QCF/NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care for higher pay (£13.56/hr).
• New to care work? unqualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Assist and support in social, health and personal care.
• Support moving, wheelchair use and hoist as required.
• Help members develop skills like shopping, cooking and cleaning.

Skills

Personal care

Challenging behaviours

Written English

Education

GCSE or equivalent

QCF/NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Job Title:     Support Worker

Location: Edgware (HA8) & Borehamwood (WD6)

Hours:       Full time

Salary:      £12.71 p/h unqualified - £13.56 p/h qualified

About us:

Kisharon Langdon has an exciting opportunity for Support Workers to join their growing team in the Edgware and Borehamwood areas of North & North West London.

Kisharon Langdon are acharity offering a wider breadth of services of enhanced quality, enabling us to better support people with learning disabilities and autism and their families. From nursery and school to further education, through to employment opportunities and supported living, Kisharon Langdon will enable people with learning disabilities and autism to thrive and realise their ambitions and aspirations.

Whilst we support the Jewish community, we celebrate and benefit from the diversity of the communities in which we are based and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

We are looking for caring enthusiastic people who share our values and can support someone to live the life they want to have.

About the Role:

As a Support Worker you will be required to work individually and as part of a team to enable our members to live as independently as possible. You will be responsible for working with our employment team to facilitate employment opportunities and assisting and supporting our members to enjoy an active social life.

The large majority of our vacancies are for full time (37.5 hours per week) therefore you will need to be able to work full time to apply for a role with us.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist and support in the provision of social, health and personal care including providing,
• Support in assisting moving, use of wheelchair and hoist as required,
• Support and enable our members to live as independently as possible and develop new and existing skills including shopping andother domestic tasks like cooking & cleaning,
• Support individuals to observe Jewish Culture and achieve goals that link to the Kisharon Langdon mission,
• Assist in supporting our members in designing and developing their support/care plans,
• Enable our members to form relationships and wider social networks,
• Support at mealtimes and with social activities including music and art therapy,
• Attending appointments and maintaining their health and wellbeing,
• Promote and adhere to our workplace values (Respect, Integrity, Community, and Excellence).

About You:

New to Support work? no problem we are keen to hear from you and discuss your personal attributes that may make you a great support worker. Unqualified candidates are encouraged to apply. (£12.71 per hour)

If you are already working in the care sector or looking for a career change and enjoy engaging with people, value diversity and have a real desire to make a difference to someone’s life, then we also want to hear from you.

*Qualified candidates need to demonstrate they have completed an Ofqual QCF (NVQ) Level 3 qualification or higher in Health & Social Care (for the higher rate of pay £13.56 per hour).

Ideally you will be:

• Confident with dealing with challenging behaviours and provide personal care,
• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent, you must have a good standard of written English,
• Experience of working with adults with learning disabilities or Autism people is desirable but not essential as full training will be givento the successful applicant,
• Ideally you will hold a UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work use, but this is desirable and not essential,
• Happy to work shifts as part of a rota system which will include some weekend and bank holiday working and sleeps ins as required,
• Work as part of a team to deliver an excellent person centric service to the people we support,
• Be flexible in your approach to work,
• Have a commitment to equality and diversity and take a positive approach to supporting people with learning disabilities.

What We Offer:

• 217.50 hours holiday per year (including bank holidays) which increases with length of service, pro rata for part time,
• Pension scheme - (NatWest Cushion),
• £45.00 per sleep in performed on top of your basic pay,
• Blue light card - access to more than 15,000 discounts from large national & local retailers,
• Eyecare benefits – via Vision Express,
• Long service recognition and reward & employer referral bonus,
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Programme with free access to independent advice, support and counselling on a wide range ofissues,
• Fully paid enhanced DBS (If not on update service),
• Training and development and career progression opportunities.

We welcome applications from everyone who holds the right to work (full time) in the UK, and we value diversity in our workforce. At this time, we cannot offer Certificate of Sponsorship or Visa support, all applicants will need to demonstrate the ability to work full time and without restriction in the UK.

Appointment to this position will be subject to satisfactory right to work in the UK, enhanced DBS, employment references and medical checks.