Support Worker - Social Care

Home Group Limited; Swindon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading support services organization in Swindon is seeking a Support Worker to provide personalized support to individuals with complex needs. This full-time position involves working on a rota and offers a salary of £25,838 per annum along with excellent benefits such as 34 days leave and a health cash plan. Ideal candidates will have experience in complex care and a dedication to promoting independence.

Benefits

34 days leave, pro-rated

Paid time off for volunteering

Matching Pension contributions

Health cash plan covering dental, optical

Career development and training

Supermarket discounts

Employee well-being initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in Complex Care, supporting people with challenging behaviours.
• Willingness to work towards Level 2 Diploma in Adult Health & Social Care.
• Understanding of positive behaviour support and sensory processing needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centered support to help S reach her full potential.
• Promote independence and well-being using Positive Behavioural Support.
• Monitor mental and physical health to identify signs of deterioration.

Skills

Experience in a Complex Care setting

Promoting independence and social inclusion

Positive risk management

Calm and adaptable approach

Insight into customer needs

Education

Level 2 Diploma in Adult Health & Social Care

Job description

Overview

Support Worker (Complex Care) – Swindon. Permanent, full time (37.5 hpw), working on a rota. Pay £13.21 per hour (£25,838 per annum). Home, a place where you belong. Join us in this great and rewarding job to provide person-centered and strengths-based support to our customer (let's call them S) and help them reach their full potential.

S has complex needs, including a moderate learning disability and autism. S is an intelligent, independent, chatty, super direct young lady who is really into gaming, TV, the outdoors and animals, her Plushies are super important to her, and she loves spending time with her family.

Responsibilities

• Helping S overcome barriers and help her lead a fulfilling and meaningful life and reach her true potential.
• Recognising her strengths and abilities and help her take the small steps at her own pace, never losing sight of her dreams and aspirations.
• Supporting S using Positive Behavioural Support model to promote independence and social inclusion through person centred support.
• Monitoring 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 Team Leaders and clinical team, you’ll help S to participate in her favourite things as well as trying new things through positive risk taking.
• S has sensory processing difficulties and may react strongly to touch or strong-smelling toiletries. When stressed or anxious, S may become challenging, but you’ll receive thorough training to manage these situations.
• You’ll go home every day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better, here, working for one of the Top Ten Great Places to Work in the UK!

What’s in it for you?

• 34 days leave, pro-rated (including bank holidays and a “me day”).
• Paid time off for volunteering.
• Matching Pension contributions (up to 7%, with life assurance of 3x Basic Salary).
• Save up to £1140 yearly with our health cash plan, covering dental, optical, and therapies.
• Career path with development and an excellent training package.
• Excellent benefits and rewards including supermarket discounts and travel expenses.
• Colleagues really matter to us, that’s why we’re the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing.

Our team

Looking for a job where you really belong? Where you can be, well you! Bring your uniqueness, brilliant skills and awesome experience to deliver amazing things for our customers. You’ll join our team, who come from different walks of life and are here to support you as you make yourself at Home!

You bring

• 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 great insight and passion for promoting independence and social inclusion through person centred approach.
• A patient and calm approach, able to adapt your style to S'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 know Makaton, but that’s not a deal breaker!

We are not able to offer sponsorship for this role.

Job details

• We\'ll make sure you have a fantastic induction with ongoing learning and support.
• You’ll need an Enhanced DBS check to do this job, which we pay for.
• Based in Swindon, working hours between 7am and 10pm.
• Working on a rota basis, you’ll work long days of 15-hour shifts but work fewer days each week. You’ll work days, evenings, weekends, bank holidays and occasional waking nights.

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