Support Worker - Supported Living

Progress Care Solutions; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A community care provider is looking for Support Workers in Wolverhampton and Dudley. The role involves assisting adults with learning disabilities in their daily activities and accessing the community. Ideal candidates should be motivated, caring, and available for various shifts. Starting salary is £12.30 per hour, with numerous benefits including health plans, pension contributions, and a performance management program. Full and part-time roles available, and a driving license is beneficial but not essential.

Benefits

Funded DBS and renewals

Private health cashback plan

Online GP services

Death in service benefit

Contributory pension

Blue light retail discount card

Annual leave purchase scheme

Training and development opportunities

Performance management programme

Refer a friend reward scheme

Annual superstar awards

Additional annual leave days after 2 and 5 years

Qualifications

• Previous experience of supporting adults with learning disabilities.
• Comfortable with personal care and medication administration.
• Willing to work weekends and various shifts including lone working.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with disabilities in personal care and daily activities.
• Facilitate access to the community and various activities.
• Ensure safety and emotional support during shifts.

Skills

Experience in supporting adults with learning disabilities

Empathy and motivation to make a difference

Ability to work independently

Job description

Support Worker - Days

Location: Wolverhampton / Dudley 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

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 Wolverhampton and Dudley area. 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!