SUPPORT WORKERS needed in LONDON locations!

Sirona Medical Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization supporting vulnerable individuals is seeking Support Workers across London to assist clients in crisis. Ideal candidates will have basic knowledge of mental health issues, good literacy skills, and a willingness to work flexible hours. The role involves providing practical support to service users, promoting their independence, and ensuring their voices are heard. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Employee discounts

25 days holiday per annum

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Qualifications

• Willingness to cook, clean, and assist with personal care
• Ability to work unsociable hours including weekends and nights
• Willingness to travel and work across services when required

Responsibilities

• Support and motivate service users towards their goals
• Promote a service user-oriented organization
• Ensure activities align with identified service user needs

Skills

Basic knowledge of mental health issues

Good literacy and numeracy skills

Experience using MS Office

Ability to use Support Planning systems

Knowledge of safeguarding issues

Job description

SUPPORT WORKERS needed in LONDON locations!!!

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Sirona Medical are recruiting NOW for SUPPORT WORKERS in multiple locations across London!!

This is a brand new contract offering us around 41,450 hours of Support Worker shifts to fill each year!!

They specialise in supporting sufferers of Domestic Abuse, Mental Health and Complex Needs, Learning Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, the Elderly, Offender Rehabilitation, Drug and Alcohol Support, Young People and Modern Day Slavery.

This is a VERY rewarding role so if you are a naturally caring and supportive individual you would be perfect for this role!!

Passionate to empower people?

Or perhaps you’re keen to take the next step in your career?

They are a vibrant charity that has been supporting and empowering vulnerable adults and children since 1970. With our 50th anniversary approaching it is an exciting time to join them!

Our approach is based on a single principle: in order to add real value to people’s lives it is essential that we work with them as equals. Our expertise and experience of working with people on their recovery journeys is valuable, and we believe this gives us a great deal to contribute, but we never impose our ideas. After all, our service users are the experts in their own lives.

We welcome applications from candidates with lived experience.

Person specification :

• Basic knowledge of mental health issues.
• Basic awareness of health and safety issues.
• Willingness to cook and clean with the service users and to assist with personal care.
• Willingness to work unsociable hours within a rota system including weekends, evenings and sleep‑ins.
• Willingness to maximise independence by motivating and supporting service users towards their goals.
• Willingness to travel and work across the services when required.
• Promotes a service user‑oriented organisation by ensuring that all activity is aligned to identify service user needs.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills.
• Experience using MS office as well as producing letters etc.
• Ability to use based Support Planning, Safety, Strength and Aspirations Assessment and Key working systems.
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues and ability to address them appropriately.

In return we offer a competitive salary, a supportive working environment and a host of benefits including pension, employee discounts, 25 days holiday per annum (for full‑time positions) plus the option to buy an additional 3 weeks, cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan.

For a detailed job description, benefits overview and terms and conditions, please see our attached job pack. If you are viewing this advert outside of Hestia’s website, please click apply to view the pack.

The client supports adults and children in crisis across London and the surrounding regions. We campaign and advocate nationally on the issues that affect them. This includes victims of modern slavery, women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, young care leavers and older people. From giving someone a home, to helping them to get the right mental health support, we support people at the moment of crisis and enable them to build a life beyond crisis. We are supported by more than 460 volunteers who provide specialist skills such as art therapy yoga, IT, gardening, cooking as well as befriending and fundraising.

We are proud to be the home of UK SAYS NO MORE, bringing together a diverse coalition of individuals, charities, businesses and public‑sector organisations to campaign for an end to the domestic abuse and sexual violence.

In everything they do, they seek to be : respectful, genuine, dedicated, collaborative and courageous.

Should you wish to be considered for the above positions please contact