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.
Drivers Preferred for this role.
Where will I be working?
Our services in Clayton provide 24-hour facilities in providing care for adults with Learning Disabilities and additional health issues. We are looking for individuals to support our service users who have complex health needs.
Driving is essential as you will be required to drive the service users to their daily activities and appointments.
Role Responsibility
What will I be doing?
This is a hands-on job in which no two days are the same. Your duties will include:
1. promoting the independence of people we support
2. supporting a full range of daily activities including cleaning and cooking, days out or going away on holiday
3. arranging activities in the home and in the local community
4. developing residents' life skills and personal interests
5. helping residents stay safe and healthy
6. assisting with personal care needs
7. supporting people with medication including creams and lotions
8. ensuring record keeping is maintained to the required standard at all times and contributing to service monitoring requirements.
The Ideal Candidate
What skills and qualities do I need to have?
Whilst knowledge of learning disabilities and complex needs would be beneficial, it isn't essential. What is essential is that you are:
1. passionate, caring and enthusiastic
2. flexible, patient and non-judgemental
3. a great team player with lots of energy
4. able to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling where needed
5. transferable experience of helping people to manage anxiety
About us
As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.
We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.
What Benefits Will I Receive?
We know reward looks different to each person and so whether it's ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package.
You will get 29 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 31 days. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
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.
Salary: £22,284 based on 37 hours / £27,102 based on 45 hours.
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