Support Worker

Adult Social Care; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable social care organization in the United Kingdom is seeking Support Workers to enhance the lives of individuals by fostering independence and social skills. Ideal candidates should possess compassion, resilience, and experience in dealing with mental health conditions. This role offers diverse daily experiences, community engagement, and the opportunity to make a genuine difference in people's lives. Enhanced pay for evenings and weekends, along with various benefits, are included.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Access to cash plans

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence required.
• Experience with individuals requiring enhanced support, including mental health and trauma.
• Composed approach and experience with reflective practice necessary.

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals with daily living skills to gain independence.
• Support individuals in their social interactions and community access.
• Encourage participation in varied activities, enhancing quality of life.

Skills

Caring and compassionate

Resilience

Flexibility

Ability to follow Positive Behaviour Support plans

Experience in supporting individuals with mental health conditions

Job description

Typical Shifts

Monday – Sunday 07:00 – 14:00, 14:00 – 21:00, 07:00 – 21:00 including some weekends.

Benefits

• Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Wagestream – giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.
• Funded Blue Light Card – hundreds of discounts at high street retailers etc.
• 24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families
• Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families
• Enhanced retirement leave
• Long service awards

Job Overview

We’re on the hunt for genuinely caring, hands‑on Support Workers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support. As a support worker with us you’ll be helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives, whilst working within a dynamic team to support a fantastic group of people!

Our residential service is a welcoming and friendly environment and you can be sure that no two days will be the same! You’ll be enhancing the lives of the people we support by teaching them new life skills, assisting with personal care, encouraging them to access their local communities, socialising and doing lots of activities. One day you could be out with the people we support in local bars and pubs, the next you could be unwinding with them playing video games, watching films or going to the cinema.

This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference to someone’s life and to help them grow in confidence and independence so that they meet their goals, whether this be making dinner by themselves or going on holiday.

Qualifications & Experience

We’re interested in our Support Workers having both the right experience and the right values. At this service our Support Workers should hold a full UK driving licence, be resilient, flexible and composed in their approach, have experience with following Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice as well as experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including behaviours of distress, mental health conditions, autism, forensic histories and people who have experienced trauma.

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.