puestos de Support Worker en United States

Salary of £25,007.12 (pro rata). Time at 1.3 of hourly rate for after 8pm and on Saturdays. Time at 1.6 of hourly rate for Sundays and Bank Holidays.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship as it does not meet the requirements as set out by the UK Visa and Immigration Service.

Our assessment unit supports older adults with a diagnosis of dementia or dementia-like symptoms, who are experiencing behaviours that challenge. Our team of experienced Staff Nurses and Support Workers assess individuals with differing diagnoses of dementia such as early onset Alzheimer’s disease, Korsakoff’s dementia and vascular dementia.

The assessment process is usually 12 weeks, with the team working closely with the individual, their families and carers, and other professionals involved in their care. The unit is fast paced but highly rewarding, determining the level of need an individual requires whatever stage they are at, in their dementia journey.

As a Support Worker, you will be passionate about helping to improve the wellbeing of older people living with dementia and other complex mental health needs. We are looking for highly motivated individuals with good communication and interpersonal skills, plus a genuine desire to work with this client group. The ability to work effectively within a team in order to support our service users to achieve their own recovery goals is essential. Ideally you will have previous experience of working with individuals with complex mental health needs, though this is not essential.

• Have knowledge and experience of working with people with complex mental health needs
• Are passionate about helping and caring for people with dementia
• Have good social skills and ability to build trusting relationships with the people we care for
• Are able recognise and maintain appropriate boundaries and awareness of safeguarding issues

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years’ service) and the option to purchase or sell day
• Enhanced pension
• Wagestream - ability to release earnings, giving you instant access to your pay
• Smart Clinic Wellbeing Programme, including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access and counselling sessions Shopping discounts with the opportunity to sign up for a Blue Light Card
• Enhanced life assurance scheme, payment being three times your annual salary
• Plus, many more great benefits on offer!

We are proud to have been recognised and certified as a Great Place to Work, which speaks volumes on how much we value our staff members.

We positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.

We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of Colleague Networks for members and allies of the LGBTQ+, Black, Asian and minority ethnic, menopause and neurodivergent communities.

In order to streamline our recruitment process, once we have received a sufficient number of applications, we reserve the right to expire vacancies, so please submit your application as soon as possible.