Waking Nights Support Worker - Adult Residential (ID:436)

Swanton Care and Community; Melton Constable; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in Melton Constable is seeking enthusiastic support workers to provide practical assistance and emotional support. The role involves promoting health and well-being, facilitating activities, and respecting individual choices. Candidates must be flexible, have excellent communication skills, and possess a valid UK driving license due to transport limitations. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of those supported.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and compassionate individual.
• Commitment to respecting personal choices.
• Ability to facilitate a range of activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical and emotional support to individuals.
• Ensure 24/7 support availability.
• Promote health and well-being inclusively.
• Facilitate social and recreational activities.
• Carry out housekeeping tasks and personal care.

Skills

Communication Skills

Compassionate Support

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

Whilst fully embracing the company ethos, support workers provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower the people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they want to live. Support is required 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To provide support to empower the people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they wish, in line with their individual support plans. Promote the health, well-being, physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual beliefs of the people we support and ensure they are met in an inclusive way. To facilitate social, educational or work activities such as visiting family and friends, supported employment, walks, shopping and other recreational activities of their choice. General housekeeping duties that can include shopping, domestic duties as well as elements of personal care. As part of the role, you will need to be able to complete a range of records and documents. Due to location and a lack of transport links, a valid UK driving licence is required for this role.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices.
• Ensure 24/7 availability to support individuals as required.
• Promote health and well-being—physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual beliefs—in an inclusive way.
• Facilitate social, educational or work activities such as visiting family and friends, supported employment, walks, shopping and other recreational activities of the person’s choice.
• Carry out general housekeeping duties including shopping, domestic tasks and elements of personal care.
• Complete a range of records and documents related to the role.
• Note: Due to location and limited transport links, a valid UK driving licence is required.

About you

Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed to supporting people in a way which respects their personal choice, promotes their access to the community and their engagement in a wide range of activities?

Here at Swanton, we are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are five key words, these underpin the PRIDE we take in our services: Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy.

You will need to be adaptable and flexible with excellent communication skills and able to work as part of our team.