Support Worker (Social Care)

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Hove; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cost cash-back scheme

Interest-free loans

Easit Network discounts

Blue Light card

Free advice and counselling

25 days paid holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Southdown is seeking a compassionate and adaptable Support Worker for Sackville Gardens in Hove to help adults live independently with dignity. You will assist with daily living tasks and encourage community engagement through activities such as walks, cinema visits, and café outings.

Full training is provided; previous experience in Health Care Assistant or Support Worker roles is welcome but not essential.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and adaptable to support adults with learning and physical disabilities.
• Full training will be provided; prior health care roles are welcome but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Encourage clients to connect with their community through activities and daily living tasks.
• Support clients to live independently and with dignity, assisting with cooking, cleaning, and personal care.
• Help build clients' confidence and independence through empowering care in a rewarding, varied role.

Job description

Allowances (dependent on working times):

Unsociable hours uplift: £4.51 extra per waking night shift

Sleep-in disturbance: If disturbed for 1-4 hours, you get the unsociable hours uplift plus normal hourly pay for time worked. If disturbed for 4+ hours, you're paid normal hourly rate for the entire shift plus the £4.51 allowance.

Who are we:

Southdown is a not-for-profit provider supporting 160 adults with learning and physical disabilities across Sussex. We run 23 supported living services and 4 residential care homes.

What you'll be doing:

Are you passionate about making a real difference? We're seeking a compassionate and adaptable Support Worker to help individuals live independently and with dignity. Your role involves encouraging clients to connect with their community through activities like walks, cinema, shopping, and café visits, alongside supporting daily living tasks such as cooking, cleaning, and personal care.

You'll help build clients' confidence and independence through empowering care in a rewarding role where no two days are the same.

Previous experience in roles such as Health Care Assistant, Support Worker, Nurse, or Mental Health Care Worker is welcome but not essential, as full training will be provided.

The best thing about my job is the clients. Getting to know them, getting to know their characters and just enjoying life with them' - Karen, Southdown Support Worker.

Service Description:

Sackville Gardens is a supported living service for 5 adults with learning disabilities. The property is a new build, arranged over three floors of five self-contained flats each individually tailored. On the ground floor, there is a large communal lounge/kitchen, an office and staff toilet/shower room, and a very large lawned back garden with a small patio area suitable for wheelchair users. The building is in a quiet road near amenities in Hove and the seafront, and very close to public transport.

Our clients are supported to lead active, fulfilling lives and are supported to make the most of their local community while developing each client's choice, control and independence.

You will be based at Sackville Gardens service but may be required to work at other locations as and when needed.

Perks and benefits:

• Health cost cash-back scheme: access to our health insurance scheme which covers dental, optical, physical therapies and other medical treatments with the option to add greater levels of cover.
• Interest-free loans: assistance with larger costs that arise such as tenancy deposits, season travel tickets or buying a car.
• Access to the Easit Network: discounts and incentives on train, bus and car journeys such as 15% off eligible daily and season rail tickets.
• Blue Light card: access to discount services for the social care sector with savings across thousands of online shops, restaurants, and high-street vendors.
• Free advice and counselling service: confidential emotional support and practical guidance from our independent telephone service.
• 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays (or paid time in lieu for any bank holidays worked)