Support Worker - Young Adults

Care-Ed Recruitment; Meldreth; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full training

Level 3 Diploma funded

33 days holiday

Life assurance

Enhanced pension

Perkbox discounts

Car lease scheme

Bike to work

Job summary

CareEd Recruitment is seeking compassionate individuals to join as Support Workers in Meldreth. You will provide personal care, support medical needs, and assist with therapies like rebound and hydrotherapy in a supportive setting for young adults with complex needs.

The role promotes independence, with activities across a skills centre, art and music rooms, and opportunities to join outings. Part-time options exist; full training is provided.

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and go the extra mile.
• Ability to guide and encourage independence when possible.
• Exceptional communication skills and patience.
• Resilient with a positive nature.
• Creative in meeting the needs of young adults.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care including toileting, dressing and appearance.
• Support medical needs and assist therapies (rebound, hydrotherapy).
• Assist in activities across sensory gardens, art, music and more.
• Support independence through daily living activities and enterprise tasks.
• Participate in outings and community activities with residents.

Skills

Willingness to learn

Encouraging independence

Excellent communication

Resilience

Creativity

Rotor pattern work

Job description

Support Worker

Location: Meldreth, Nr Royston, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border

Salary: £12.87 - £14.03 per hour (linked to competency and qualifications)

Hours: 40 hours per week (part-time hours available, minimum 24hrs per week)

Training: Full training provided and once passed probation we will support and fund studying the Level 3 diploma in Health and Social Care

Driving license and own car needed

UNFORTUNATELY SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLEHave you got a passion for helping and empowering others? Are you wanting a career with progression and great benefits whilst making a difference?

CareEd Recruitment are recruiting for compassionate and dedicated people to become Support Workers to support young adults with severe and profound learning difficulties and complex health needs.

This unique setting offers a supportive living and learning environment for young adults with severe and profound learning difficulties and complex health needs. With specialist facilities and a focus on promoting independence, we support each of our young people through the transition from education into adulthood.

The Role

As a support worker you will be highly involved in personal care, this is supporting our young people with all aspects of personal hygiene including toileting, dressing and maintain their personal appearance.

As well as supporting with their medical needs you will also get involved in helping with the young adults therapies such as rebound therapy or hydrotherapy in our newly renovated pool. We also have sensory gardens, a skills centre, forestry school and rooms dedicated to art, music and much more.

Independence is prompted wherever is possible, the adults will often run their own days with what they like to do, so you could be helping make things in the sites enterprise scheme, going on shopping trips, taking part in forestry lessons or even going to the pub!!

We are looking for candidates to demonstrate:

• Willingness to learn and to go the extra mile
• Ability to guide and encourage supportive independence when possible
• Exceptional communication skills and patience
• Resilient with a robust and positive nature
• Ability to be creative in meeting the needs of the young adults.
• Ability to work on a rota pattern which will include working every other weekend

It is a tough yet totally rewarding role. Ultimately, we are looking for people with a passion to build relationships and positively change the lives of the young adults that the school supports.

What's on offer:

• Full training given and continued support
• Opportunity to study for Level 3 diploma in Health and Social Care which will be funded by us!
• Part time hours available if required
• 33 days' holiday including bank holidays
• Life assurance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Perkbox - access to shopping discounts
• Car lease scheme
• Bike to work scheme

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.