Male Support Worker

Gray Healthcare Limited; Salford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist health and social care provider is seeking a Male Support Worker in Salford to support a gentleman with complex needs, including Organic Personality Disorder. You will provide comprehensive care and support 24/7, working within a dedicated male team. The ideal candidate should possess a UK manual driving license and relevant social care experience. The role offers a competitive salary, training, and benefits including a company pension and additional leave based on service.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Fully paid induction and training

Company pension

Westfield Health Plan

Blue light card

Additional annual leave

Qualifications

• A valid UK manual driving license is essential.
• Experience working in social care, especially with mental health or brain injury.
• Ability to implement detailed care plans and risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for a gentleman diagnosed with Organic Personality Disorder.
• Assist the individual in daily living activities and promoting engagement.
• Work within a male-only support team on scheduled shifts.

Skills

Full UK Manual Driving License

Social care experience

Experience with behaviours perceived as challenging

Strong communication skills

Motivated to promote engagement

Good literacy and numeracy skills

Current Right to Work in the UK

Job description

Gray Healthcare are recruiting a Male Support Worker, within the Salford area of Manchester, to support a Gentleman who has a diagnosis of Organic Personality Disorder and an acquired brain injury.

The person we support lives independently in his own home receiving 2:2:1 support 24 hours a day. The person is supported by a male only team on shifts of days and waking nights / sleep ins. The person we support enjoys fitness, gym, going out in the community and enjoys football.

Male Support Worker Required Skills and Experience

• Full UK Manual Driving License – Essential.
• Social care experience, ideally within Mental health and with some experience of supporting individuals with Brain injuries.
• Experience supporting individuals with behaviours perceived as challenging.
• Experience implementing detailed care plans and risk assessments.
• Experience adapting communication skills, verbal and non-verbal, to aid understanding of the supported individual.
• Motivated to promote engagement in meaningful activity.
• A desire to support the individual in their cultural and spiritual needs.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills.
• You must have current Right to Work in the UK and have been employed in the UK for at least 6 months. We no longer have any certificates of sponsorship available and are unable to consider sponsorship.
• This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Working Hours

36 hour contract 3 x 12 hour days shifts from 8am to 8pm + 2 sleeps paid @ £100per sleep (Alternative weekends).

Induction and Training

We provide an initial week of training which is a combination of online training. (Company induction, systems, and Medication.) Followed by in-person training on PROACT-SCIPr-UK which is a PBS approach to least restrictive practice, this is a therapeutic and proven alternative to restraint dominant approaches. You will then complete the person-centred training, specific to the person that you are supporting. Training continues throughout your time with Gray Healthcare, and we encourage you to develop and grow your career with us.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary.
• Fully paid induction and training.
• Company pension.
• Westfield Health Plan.
• Blue light card.
• Additional annual leave with each year’s service up to a maximum of 33 days.

About Us

Gray Healthcare is a specialist Health and Social Care provider, supporting people with complex needs, disabilities and long-term conditions looking to step back into the community from in-patient support services. At Gray Healthcare, we offer our own dynamic approach to care, enabling people to move back into their own homes – into their own communities – giving them control of their life. We create a bespoke support package for each individual, with support from our own multi-disciplinary team, adaptable to meet all current and future needs.

Equality Statement

This post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1. Due to the nature of the role and the needs of the people we support, we can only accept applications from males for this position.