Waking Nights Support Worker

Turning Point; Hare Street; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days holiday a year

Not-for-profit organization benefits

Job summary

Turning Point is recruiting a Support Worker to help adults with learning disabilities across England. You will support daily living skills, accompany residents on activities, and assist with personal care as part of a 24-hour service requiring waking nights.

We value passionate, caring individuals who are flexible, patient, and team-spirited. Driving and access to a vehicle are required to reach assignments.

Qualifications

• Passionate, caring and enthusiastic.
• Flexible, patient and non-judgemental.
• A great team player with lots of energy.
• Able to demonstrate good communication skills.
• Able to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling where needed.

Responsibilities

• Promoting the independence of people we support.
• Supporting daily activities including cleaning, cooking, and outings.
• Arranging activities in the home and local community.
• Developing residents' life skills and personal interests.
• Helping residents stay safe and healthy.
• Assisting with personal care needs (close personal care is a requirement).
• Manual handling as required.
• Supporting people with medication.
• Maintaining records to required standards and contributing to monitoring.

Skills

Caring and compassionate

Flexible and enthusiastic

Team player

Good communication

Ability to perform manual handling

Education

Experience in learning disabilities support

Job description

Job Introduction

Do you have a caring nature? Are you looking to make a difference to people's lives? Do you want to work in an environment where no two days are the same? Are you flexible with your working hours?Can you see yourself providing care to adults who need your support?

If you have answered a big YES to these questions we would love to hear from you.

At Turning Point, we support people with Learning Disabilities across England.

As a Support Worker, you will make a real difference to residents' lives as you improve their daily living skills. Passionate about people, you will enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress with us.

Where will I be working?

We are a 24 hour facility in providing care for people with Learning Disabilities for over 20 years.

We accommodate up to six people with mild to Profound Learning Disabilities. We tailor our services to enable people to be as independent as possible.

Driving and having your own vehicle is a must to get to and from work.

We use a digital social care record system, to support daily recording, which will make your day-to-day tasks easier and allows you to spend more time with the People We Support

Shift Patterns

This is a 24 hour service, therefore flexibility is essential. This is a waking nights position.

Role Responsibility

What will I be doing?

This is a hands-on job in which no two days are the same. Your duties will include:

• Promoting the independence of people we support
• Supporting a full range of daily activities including cleaning and cooking, days out or going away on holiday
• Arranging activities in the home and in the local community
• Developing residents' life skills and personal interests
• Helping residents stay safe and healthy
• Assisting with personal care needs (close personal care is a requirement for this position)
• Manual handling
• Supporting people with medication
• Ensuring record keeping is maintained to the required standard at all times and contributing to service monitoring requirements

The Ideal Candidate

What skills and qualities do I need to have?

Whilst knowledge of learning disabilities and complex needs would be beneficial, it isn't essential. What is essential is that you are:

• Passionate, caring and enthusiastic
• Flexible, patient and non-judgemental
• A great team player with lots of energy
• Able to demonstrate good communication skills
• Able to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling where needed

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career - we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package.

You will get 29days' paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 31days. Plus the option to buyadditional holidays and spread the cost.

Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following the link below to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.

Turning Point Benefits

Turning Point

Attached documents

• LD_Support_Worker_-_New_Format (1).pdf