Support Worker

FPR Group; Southampton (MA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated Support Workers to join their team in the Hampshire area. This role offers flexibility in shift patterns, allowing you to choose from various settings and times that suit your lifestyle. As a Support Worker, you will be instrumental in providing care and support to vulnerable individuals, helping them navigate their challenges with patience and empathy. The company values emotional resilience and effective communication, ensuring that you are equipped to create safe environments for those you support. If you are passionate about making a difference in people's lives, this opportunity could be your next rewarding career move.

Benefits

Excellent hourly rates of pay

Weekly pay via BACS

Holiday pay earned separately

Enhanced DBS provided

Mandatory training and certificates

Support from experienced consultants

Detailed project information

Supervised support and training

Continuous encouragement of up-skilling

24/7 emergency contact

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting adults and young people is preferred.
• Skills in empathy, resilience, and communication are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in homeless hostels and supported living projects.
• Create and maintain safe working boundaries with clients.

Skills

Emotional resilience

Empathy

Communication skills

Ability to maintain boundaries

Experience with vulnerable individuals

Education

Experience in Health & Social Care

Job description

Due to very high demand, we are actively recruiting Support Workers to cover shifts set in homeless hostels and supported living projects in the Hampshire Area; including but not limited to Havant, Petersfield, Fareham, Portsmouth, Southampton, Basingstoke, Aldershot and surrounding areas.

We can offer Support Worker shifts in a wide variety of settings throughout the Hampshire area. Shifts available include earlies, lates, long days, sleep-ins, and waking nights - it is up to you which shift pattern you prefer to work. Support Worker shifts can be continuous within a single project for consistency, or you can work across different projects giving you great flexibility and variety. Our Support Workers value the ability to work as much or as little as they like, fitting work around their lifestyle and other commitments.

We are looking for people who preferably have experience in supporting adults and post-16 young people or within a similar career background. Applying Support Workers will ideally possess the skills and mindset capable of working with vulnerable people who have faced traumatic issues. Support Workers should be emotionally resilient, patient, empathetic, and understand the need for consistency in their approach and communication skills. The ability to create and maintain safe working boundaries is of paramount importance when supporting individuals who can display challenging and unpredictable behaviors.

If this sounds like you and a career you would be interested in, we would love to hear from you!

BENEFITS of working with us are:

• Excellent hourly rates of pay
• WEEKLY pay via BACS
• Holiday pay earned separately from the Support Worker hourly rate!
• Enhanced Child and Adult Workforce DBS provided *
• Mandatory Training and certificates provided for personal use *
• Friendly and experienced Health & Social Care Consultants to help and support you.
• Detailed information about the projects provided prior to the first shift at each location.
• Additional supervised support and training provided within the project when required or requested.
• Continuous encouragement of up-skilling
• 24/7 contact available in emergencies

*Terms apply.

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FPR Group is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Job Location

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Your Key Contact

I am a senior consultant in our Health & Social Care division and I specialise in placing temporary Nurses, Care Assistants, Support Workers, and other healthcare professionals into temporary roles.

• Salary: £11.44 - £24.00 per hour + Pension, Holiday pay