Do you have a caring nature? Are you looking to make a difference in people's lives? Do you want to work in an environment where no two days are the same? Are you flexible with your working hours? Can you see yourself providing care to adults who need your support?
If you have answered a big YES to these questions, we would love to hear from you.
At Turning Point, we support people with Learning Disabilities across England.
As a Support Worker, you will make a real difference to residents' lives as you improve their daily living skills. Passionate about people, you will enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress with us.
Where will I be working?
You will be working in one of our supported living services in the Carlisle area, comprising of 8 single occupancy flats. The service provides a relaxed and comfortable home for service users with a variety of health needs, including Learning Disabilities, Developmental Disorders, and Acquired Brain Injuries. You will be working alongside new and experienced staff providing varying levels of support to service users, including assisting with personal care, mobility and medication, as well as helping with daily tasks such as cooking and cleaning and promoting independence in the home and out in the community.
We use a digital social care record system to support daily recording, which will make your day-to-day tasks easier and allows you to spend more time with the People We Support.
Shift Patterns
This is a bank contract; if you lead a busy life and want to pick up a few shifts here and there, this would be ideal for you. We have a wide range of shifts including mornings, afternoons, nights, and weekends.
Role Responsibility
This is a hands-on job in which no two days are the same. Your duties will include:
* Promoting the independence of people we support
* Supporting a full range of daily activities including cleaning and cooking, days out, or going away on holiday
* Arranging activities in the home and in the local community
* Developing residents' life skills and personal interests
* Helping residents stay safe and healthy
* Assisting with personal care needs
* Supporting people with medication
* Ensuring record keeping is maintained to the required standard at all times and contributing to service monitoring requirements
The Ideal Candidate
Previous experience within a social care setting, supporting individuals with behaviours that challenge, is a requirement for this role. What is also essential is that you are:
* Passionate, caring, and enthusiastic
* Flexible, patient, and non-judgemental
* A great team player with lots of energy
* Able to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling where needed
* A full, clean driving license is highly desirable for this position
About us
What Benefits Will I Receive?
Being a member of our bank is a fantastic opportunity to work flexibly around your existing commitments, giving you control over when you want to work in order to suit your own circumstances. But not only that – being employed by Turning Point will also give you access to many of our rewards!
Your annual leave entitlement will accrue as you work, to the equivalent of 29 days a year.
Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following the link below to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.
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