Support Worker - Supported Living

Progress Care Solutions; Halesowen; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local care provider in Halesowen is seeking a dedicated Support Worker for day shifts to assist adults with disabilities in various settings. The role includes personal care, medication administration, and community engagement. With a starting hourly rate of £12.30, the position offers both part-time and full-time opportunities, along with an extensive benefits package that covers health care and training development. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their CV.

Benefits

Funded DBS and renewals

Private health cashback plan

Online GP and counselling services

Contributory pension

Annual leave purchase scheme

Training and development opportunities

Refer a friend reward scheme

Additional annual leave days after 2 and 5 years

Qualifications

• Previous experience of supporting adults with disabilities or additional needs.
• Comfortable with lone working in different locations.
• Ability to assist with personal care and administer medication.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with disabilities in their home and community.
• Engage in fun activities to enhance their quality of life.
• Manage personal care and medication administration.

Skills

Experience supporting adults with learning disabilities

Ability to work independently

Good communication skills

Job description

Support Worker - Days

Location: Halesowen / Cradley Area | Hours: Minimum 3 shifts per week, or up to 38 hours per week | Hourly rate: starting from £12.30 per hr

Why work with us?

• Empower you to be the best version of yourself
• Ensure you have a rota that gives you the time to have fun and relax when not at work
• Support you to develop and gain new skills
• Thrive on diverse people who bring their unique experiences to the team

The role

As a Support worker with Progress, you will be working with adults within our Supported living services. This role will involve supporting adults with disabilities and/or additional needs in your care over the shift, responding to their needs including personal care and administering medication. You will be supporting them at home as well as enabling them to access the community, this could be engaging in fun activities such as going to the gym, cinema, bowling etc., attending appointments, or going shopping. Please note this role will involve lone working so you will need to be comfortable with this.

We have full time and part time (or a minimum of 3 shifts per week) in the Cradley and Halesowen areas.

Days shifts can be a mixture of Earlies 7am - 3pm, lates 3pm - 10pm, or Long Days. You will need to be available to work all of the above and be available to work every other weekend.

You will need to have previous experience of supporting adults with learning disabilities, and will involve working at different locations in the Wolverhampton and Dudley area therefore it is beneficial if you are a car driver, however this is not essential.

The starting salary is £12.30 per hour plus the following benefits package:

• Funded DBS and renewals
• Private health cashback plan
• Online GP, scans, physio, counselling and more
• Death in service, 2x salary
• Contributory pension
• Blue light retail discount card
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Broad training and development
• Emergency days scheme
• Performance management programme and annual review to support progression
• Refer a friend reward scheme
• Annual superstar awards
• Additional annual leave days after 2 and 5 years of service
• Utilities comparison service
• Counselling line through the Care Workers Charity

Interested? Please submit your CV and we will be in touch!