Support Worker Supported Living

Progress; Halesowen; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading support service provider in Halesowen is looking for Support Workers to empower adults with learning disabilities in their daily lives. You'll assist with personal care, medications, and encourage participation in community activities such as gym outings and appointments. Roles are full time or part time with a minimum of 3 shifts weekly. Drivers are preferred but not mandatory. Join us to make a meaningful difference. Competitive hourly rates starting from £12.30 per hour.

Benefits

Funded DBS and renewals

Private health cashback plan

Online GP and counselling services

Death in service benefit

Contributory pension

Annual leave purchase scheme

Broad training and development opportunities

Performance management programme

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting adults with disabilities is essential.
• Willingness to work varying shift patterns including weekends.
• Driver's license is beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with learning disabilities in a living environment.
• Assist with personal care and medication administration.
• Engage individuals in recreational community activities.

Skills

Experience with adults with learning disabilities

Ability to engage in community activities

Comfortable with lone working

Job description

Support Worker

Supported Living

Learning disabilities

Support Worker - Days

Location : Halesowen / Cradley Area

Hourly rate : starting from £12.30 per hr

Hours : Minimum of 3 shifts per week, or up to 38 hours per week

Due to expansion and growth we are recruiting support workers to work with adults with learning disabilities and other needs, in the Hub, - our supported living service. We are seeking inspirational, caring and motivated people who believe they can make a difference in the lives of the adults that we support.

In the Hub we :

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

Team Comments

Everyone is so happy

the team, the managers but most importantly our young people

which is what its all about!

Im never going to work everywhere else!

Im allowed to be myself, every day is different!

I have support available to me 24 / 7

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 min 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.

Benefits

• 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!