Support Worker - Supported Living

Radis Community Care; Congleton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established provider of community-based social care is looking for compassionate Support Workers in Congleton. The role involves supporting individuals with PMLD through tasks such as personal care, medication administration, and socialisation. Ideal candidates should have experience in supported living settings or qualifications in health and social care, with a commitment to delivering person-centred support.

Benefits

Free uniform and PPE

Excellent career progression

Paid training and refresher courses

Mileage allowance

NEST Pension

Qualifications

• Experience working in supported living settings.
• Experience with individuals with PMLD.
• Ability to perform manual handling and medication administration.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with PMLD and mild learning disabilities.
• Assist with personal care, medication administration, and daily living skills.
• Promote the individual's independence, choice, dignity, and respect.

Skills

Compassion

Kindness

Respect

Communication

Education

Qualification in health and social care

Job description

Are you an experienced Support Worker who believes in showing qualities of kindness, compassion, and respect? Joining the Radis family means sharing our belief in the quality of care/support that we provide. We call these beliefs our 'Values'. Our shared values are at the heart of everything we do to ensure that our role always makes a positive impact on people's lives.

As a Support Worker, you will be supporting individuals with PMLD (Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities) and Mild Learning Disabilities. The role may include manual handling, medication administration, personal care, food preparation, household tasks, supporting individuals to keep in contact with family and friends, accessing the community, and attending appointments. We provide support for daily living skills and help support socialisation. We recognise each person as an individual and provide a unique, person-centred service tailored to their needs. The role aims to promote the individual's independence, choice, dignity, and respect by delivering the best standards of support. We offer people with PMLD a safe and secure home where they can live independently with the support they need.

Ideally, the successful candidate would have a qualification in health and social care (though this is not essential) or experience working in supported living settings and/or with individuals with PMLD.

Established in 2001, Radis Community Care has grown to become a leading provider of community-based social care and support for thousands of vulnerable adults and children in England and Wales. We focus on supporting people to live independently in their own homes and communities. Our support ranges from brief daily visits to 24-hour live-in support, either short or long-term. Radis Community Care is an Equal Opportunities Employer that welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.

Pay Rates: £12.60 weekdays, £12.90 weekend days.

Benefits for the Role

1. Full and Part-time hours available
2. Free uniform and PPE
3. Excellent career progression
4. Structured support for all new starters
5. Full Out of Hours support
6. Full training, including working towards Care Certificate, Dementia, End of Life, and other courses
7. In-depth online & office-based training
8. Mileage Allowance for Cars & Bikes
9. Paid Shadowing in the field
10. Paid via BACS every 4 weeks
11. NEST Pension
12. Refer a friend payment (Unlimited Payments, subject to conditions)
13. Paid mandatory refresher training