Female Support Worker

Overview

We are seeking a Female Support Worker to provide excellent person-centred care and support to our tenants with learning disabilities. You will assist and develop the everyday living skills of our service users and support them to enjoy a wide range of activities. In provision of this care we require warm, motivated and person centred individuals with a keen interest in providing personalised support to meet individual care plans.

We require positive and enthusiastic individuals who will demonstrate superb communication skills, that are able to work within positive behaviour support guidelines and who will encourage the tenants to live socially inclusive lives. The staff must be able to build a trusting and friendly rapport with all of the service users at our Whitley Bay service and work within the guidelines of local and corporate policies in a dignified manner.

Previous experience is not essential as full training will be provided.

We would love to hear from people who have the genuine passion and drive to want to make a positive difference in the lives of people with learning disabilities.

Full time (37.5 hours) and part time hours, to be worked flexibly including evenings, weekends and sleep ins.

Job Purpose:

You will provide person centred support for people with learning disabilities, complex needs and autism spectrum conditions in the Whitley Bay area. You will enable service users to enjoy a fulfilling and valued life, to participate in the community and to develop their abilities as fully as possible.

Qualities Required:

• A minimum of one year’s experience of providing care and support to people learning disabilities and/or autism.
• A warm, person centred and respectful approach to working with people with learning disabilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to listen sensitively to others.
• Collaborate with involved professionals and friends and family of service users.
• Work constructively and cooperatively as part of a consistent team approach.
• Work safely and responsibly without direct supervision in service user’s own home.
• Demonstrate initiative, self-motivation and resourcefulness.
• Support service users with physical health needs; this may include pushing wheelchairs and using hoists for which a degree of physical fitness will be required.
• Willingness to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, including weekends and evenings.

Additional Information

Holidays:

20 days plus 8 days pro rota.

Bank Holidays:

An enhancement is paid for working at Christmas and New Year. We do not pay enhancements for working evenings, weekends or any other public holiday.

Care Certificate and Level 2/3 Health and Social Care Diploma:

All employees will be required to undertake and complete the Care Certificate. Following the successful completion of the probationary period staff are automatically enrolled onto Level 3 Health and Social Care Diploma. If you hold NVQ/Diploma 2/3 Health and social care or equivalent you will of course not need to do the award again, but we may support you to undertake qualifications.

Birthday holiday bonus:

All employees are entitled to one additional day (pro rata for part time employees) annual leave to be taken two weeks either side of your birth date. If you do not take this additional day within that period you will lose this entitlement for that year. Staff who are on maternity, paternity, adoption and sick leave at the time of their birthday will be entitled to take this additional leave upon their return to work.

Disclosure Checks:

All appointments will be subject to DBS enhanced disclosure and ISA checks.

Probationary bonus:

After the probationary period has been satisfactorily completed your further employment will be confirmed. Upon successful completion of your probationary period you will be entitled to a one off £100 bonus pro rata (subject to tax), providing all induction processes have been completed satisfactorily and upon completion and submission of you end of probationary review paperwork.

Creative Support a range of other benefits and the full list is available upon request.

To apply please contact the email below and an application form will be sent to your email address to complete, we can only accept applications form candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK.