Social Care Worker

Trident Group; Market Drayton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused care provider in Market Drayton seeks a compassionate Social Care Worker to support individuals with learning disabilities. Responsibilities include enhancing quality of life through personalized care, managing challenging behaviors, and providing companionship. Candidates must have a Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care and relevant experience. The role offers flexible hours and various employee benefits, ensuring a meaningful work experience in a supportive environment.

Benefits

34 days annual leave

Birthday off

Flexible working options

Life assurance (3 x salary)

Qualifications

• Experience supporting individuals with learning disabilities and mental health is essential.
• Must have effective skills to communicate with non-verbal individuals.
• Understanding of health and social care legislation and CQC standards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver person-centered service enhancing lives of individuals with disabilities.
• Assist with personal care, cooking, and health issues support.
• Maintain complete and accurate records of care service delivery.

Skills

Compassion

Communication skills

Behaviour management

Resilience

Building relationships

Education

Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care

Job description

Social Care Worker – Market Drayton, Shropshire

£12.60 per hour

Casual Contract - Zero Hours

About the role

We are looking to recruit a compassionate staff member to join our team to support people with learning disabilities and other complex needs.

Maer Lane, Market Drayton is a registered care home for up to 9 adults with learning and/or physical disabilities, who require support for all aspects of their daily living needs, including personal care, meal preparation, shopping and social activities.

Responsibilities

The aim of the role is to deliver an outstanding service which is person centred in a way that enhances the lives of people with profound learning disabilities offering choice, ensuring the people have a voice and their wishes and decisions are respected. The role will include aspects of personal care, cleaning, cooking, record keeping and supporting people with health and welling issues including attending health appointments as specified in the job description.

We are looking for staff who want to make a difference, the successful candidates must be committed to inclusion and engagement and ensure that the people they are supporting have a full, active, meaningful lifestyle, one that they have chosen for themselves. In addition, the successful candidates will be confident to work alone, and it is essential to have a good understanding and working experience of learning disabilities, autism and mental health.

Who we’re looking for

The successful candidates will need to have an excellent standard of written and spoken communication skills, including effective skills to support people who are non-verbal and use other methods to communicate.

Candidates need experience of supporting adults with challenging behaviour, demonstrate a level of resilience whilst at work, and the ability to build meaningful relationships with customers. Throughout this role you will need to be able to demonstrate effective behaviour management techniques, build rapport and trust with customers to de-escalate incidents and create a safe educational environment.

Punctuality and reliability are essential to meet the requirements of the role, the shifts are early mornings, late finishes, weekend working and waking nights. You may be required to work the occasional night shift when the service is needed

Working in a regulated service it is essential that all mandatory training is up to date and staff have the skills to support in challenging situations. Specialist training tailored to meet the needs of customers will be provided. Candidates will preferably hold a Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care and it is important that the successful candidate understands health and social care legislation and CQC fundamental standards.

Why join us?

This is not just a ‘job’ this is the feeling of knowing that you are part of something bigger and being able to go home each day with job satisfaction and pride in what is achieved by Trident Group every day.

Our purpose is putting people and communities at the heart of our services and the safe homes we provide. To deliver against our purpose we will be:

• Trustworthy
• Collaborative
• Accountable
• People Focused
• Caring in all we do

The benefits

• 34 days annual leave, plus the option to purchase up to 5 additional days
• A day off for your birthday
• 4 days off when you move home
• Life assurance (3 x salary)
• Employee Assistance programme & wellbeing programme
• Flexible Working options
• Learning & Development opportunities

Who we are

Trident Group has over 60 years’ experience of delivering homes, services and innovationfor up to8,000 people in over 3,600 homes in some of the most disadvantaged communities in the Midlands. The Group employs more than650 staff, works with volunteers and provides training places and apprenticeships for many more.

The Group consists of;

• Trident Housing, which provides landlord services for the Group in respect of housing management and maintenance
• Trident Reach, which is a registered care and support charity delivering trauma informed care and support services.

We celebrate Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and as a trauma informed organisation we are continually striving to build a community where everyone feels valued, respected and equally guided by our beacon of hope.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to:

• ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• communicating and promoting vacancies
• offering an interview to disabled people
• anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work
• at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

How to apply

If you think this role is a good fit for you, click apply and upload your CV!

All applicants must provide their right to work documentation at interview stage, such as a valid passport which will be verified to check your eligibility to work and live in the UK.

Relevant roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from Disclosure and barring service (DBS).

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

At Trident Group, we only consider agency introductions where a signed agreement is in place, and where the agency has been specifically contacted by a member of our People & Culture Team. We do not accept responsibility for any fees related to unsolicited or speculative CV submissions made directly to our employees or outside of the above.