Support Worker: Shape Lives & Grow Your Career

InSignLanguage Ltd; Woolsthorpe; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Career progression

Wellbeing initiatives

Recognition schemes

Staff events

Employee discounts

Wagestream

Refer a Friend bonus

Life Assurance

Career Adventures

Job summary

Achieve together is seeking compassionate Support Workers to help people live independently with tailored care and enrichment activities. You will support daily living, mobility, communication, and social participation, within a supportive team and training environment.

We offer flexible hours, full training, and opportunities for career progression while focusing on wellbeing and community engagement for both clients and staff.

Qualifications

• Care Certificate to be completed within the first 6 months in post.
• 100% of allocated eLearning and service-specific training.
• Level 2 in Adult Care or equivalent – desirable.
• Working within our deaf services, BSL Level 1 qualification – desirable.
• This role will require a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Enhancing and enriching quality of life for the people we support, enabling them to keep moving towards agreed goals and life skills in line with their individual activity planner.
• Maintaining the general health, wellbeing and emotional needs of the people we support, including a high standard of personal care, attending health appointments and administering medication in line with company policies.
• Complying with all health and safety requirements, safeguarding policies and best practice, and reporting any concerns around safety and safeguarding immediately.
• Encouraging the people we support to access a range of opportunities and experiences, maximising their inclusion and participation in the community according to their needs, wishes and preferences.
• Supporting the people we support to stay connected with family and friends and to participate in social and community activities, including annual holidays.
• Maintaining accurate and detailed records in line with legislation and organisational policies, including care plans, risk assessments, daily reports and incident records.
• Working with an up-to-date knowledge of each individual's preferred method of communication.
• Working as part of a team, attending team meetings and contributing to a culture of open communication and constructive feedback.
• Supporting behaviours that challenge safely and supportively, using approved approaches learnt through training.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Patience

Flexibility

Education

Care Certificate

Level 2 in Adult Care

BSL Level 1

Job description

Achieve together is seeking compassionate Support Workers to help people live independently with tailored care and enrichment activities. You will support daily living, mobility, communication, and social participation, within a supportive team and training environment.

We offer flexible hours, full training, and opportunities for career progression while focusing on wellbeing and community engagement for both clients and staff.