Support Worker- Learning Disabilities

Glenholme Healthcare Ltd; Brighton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A dedicated healthcare provider in Brighton is seeking Support Workers to assist individuals with learning disabilities. The role offers part-time and full-time opportunities with shifts of various lengths. Responsibilities include companionship, personal care, and facilitating community activities. Training and support provided, with competitive salary and benefits including holiday pay and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Salary increase for qualifications

Hastee Pay access

28 holidays including bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience as a Support Worker, Care Assistant, or similar.
• Ability to engage with individuals with learning disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship to service users.
• Assist with personal care and support.
• Teach independent living skills.
• Manage medication and engage in community activities.

Skills

Compassionate

Patience

Sense of humor

Job description

Support Worker - Days

Salary: £12.25 up to £12.45, paid training- Part time and Full time Opportunity Available.

Location: Saltdean, BN2

Hours: 15, 22.5, 30, 37.5 contracts available.

Shifts: 7.5 hour shifts, alternate weekends

We often hear...I would like a job that helps others, where I can make a difference...if this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

• Do you have a big smile, that can make a person's face light up?
• Do you have patience and a sense of humour?
• Are you kind and compassionate?

Working as a care assistant or a Support worker isn’t always the easiest job, but we promise that it will be one of the most rewarding.

Whether you have been a Support Worker, Care Assistant, or Carer previously, or you come from a retail, hospitality, warehouse, cleaner, customer service, or admin background. We will provide ongoing training and support to you throughout your career with us.

About Our Homes

Our homes consists of spacious ensuite rooms, which also have warm communal lounges, kitchen and large garden, as well as sensory and “chill out” activity rooms.

Our services are located in a quiet residential neighborhood very close to shops, restaurants and transport links, including a direct bus route into the centre of Brighton. This ensures service users are able to create positive links with the local and wider community in Brighton.

Our specialist supported living services have been developed to enable people with learning disabilities to live happy, healthy, safe lives and to achieve their full potential.

Benefits and perks as a Support Worker:

• A Salary increase to £12.35 once you have completed our paid-for-care certificate (An industry-recognised qualification)
• A Salary increase to £12.45 on completion of a paid-for Level 2-3 NVQ qualification (An industry-recognised qualification)
• Compensation of up to £200 for completing your e-learning before you start
• Hastee Pay – withdraw up to 40% of your earned salary before payday as and when you want
• 28 holidays (including bank holidays)
• An additional day off for your birthday plus up to 5 additional days off for your length of service
• Quarterly Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff’s commitment and contribution and service performance-related bonuses
• Automatic entry into our Employee Assistance Programme offering: Personal and everyday advice on child support, financial advice, mental health and health & wellbeing
• You’ll also receive our pension & life assurance cover up to £10,000 (T&Cs apply)
• Cycle2Work scheme
• Blue Light Card Reimbursement

With the right training and support, you can help us to promote independence, choice, and inclusion. Every day you will make an invaluable contribution to the lives of people living with learning disabilities and will become more than just their support worker, you will become their companion too.

Duties of a Support Worker:

• Companionship
• Personal Care & Support
• The teaching of independent living skills
• Management of medication
• Community-based activities such as swimming, social activities, or other leisure activities

Sound good? Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity and apply today to become a Support Worker and join the Glenholme Healthcare family.

At Glenholme, our core values allow our staff and service users to thrive. We believe in treating individuals, their families and our staff with respect and dignity while placing a high value on equality, equity and diversity.

This job requires an Enhanced DBS to be carried out.

Job Code: GHBRI1