Langley has a fantastic opportunity for a Support Worker to join our busy and
friendly team in Taunton. This role is a permanent, full time position working
37.5 hours per week, including weekends, as part of our weekly shift rota.
The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary of **£25,544 per
annum** (£23,222 basic plus 10% market premium of £2,322) as well as other
generous **BENEFITS** which include:
* Generous annual leave up to 30 days plus bank holiday holidays
* Fantastic pension scheme, matched up to 8%
* Access to the Flexible Benefits Portal where you can tailor benefits to your individual needs
* Company funded health cash plan
* Free onsite meals whilst on shift
* Life Assurance up to 3 times your salary
* Fully funded DBS, renewals and update service subscriptions
* Company sick pay scheme
* Smart Health, which includes unlimited access to online, telephone and video GP
* Access to private holiday flat in Torquay
* Wellbeing Support - our 247 Employee Assistance Programme includes free counselling and legal advice
* Eyecare & Flu vouchers
* Menopause support
* Enhanced Maternity Pay
* Access to Blue Light Card discounts
* Access to chaplaincy and pastoral support
**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
* To act as the key worker to designated clients as required within the Service.
* To undertake personal care with clients as required. This may include; washing, bathing, mouth care, assisting with dressingundressing, assisting with toilet care and management of incontinence.
* To take an active role in the assessment and management of risk including the operation of physical and situational security measures to control the level of risk posed to the client, the public, staff and other clients and liaising with other stakeholders as appropriate.
* To maintain a clear and calm manner whilst managing client risk through assessment, planning, client knowledge and de-escalation as required.
* To provide, through prompting andor assisting with, personal care to identified clients. To write Care Plans for clients and to implement a Care Plan. To keep health related records for clients as necessary.
* To regularly fully utilise the Trust Client File with designated clients to ensure that they are supported and empowered to achieve appropriate outcomes.
A satisfactory enhanced DBS with Adults Barred List check is required for this
role and job offers will be subject to the Trust receiving satisfactory
evidence of the successful applicants right to work in the UK.
For the full job description, please copy and paste this link into your
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If you want to join our team as Support Worker please apply now as we would
love to hear from you.
**Closing date: 5th January 2025**
We reserve the right to close earlier if we receive sufficient applicants.
For over 65 years Langley Trust has been supporting people with convictions to
transform their lives. As a Christian charity working across England, we
believe everyone deserves another chance. With a wide range of services -
including complex needs care, supported housing, and specialist advice
services - our work prevents crime, promotes rehabilitation, and reduces the
risks of re-offending.
Diversity and Inclusion is integral to Langley Trust. Were committed to
creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and
able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse
workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings
to us as an organisation.
Were proud to be an Investors in People Gold employer which means we invest
in our people. This is a huge achievement as our assessment covers the last 3
years of unprecedented challenges through the pandemic; additionally,
Investors in People have raised the bar and acknowledge that it is harder now
to secure the Gold standard than in previous years as they want to keep it
meaningful.
**DISABILITY CONFIDENT**
As a Level 2 Disability Confident Committed employer, we run a guaranteed
interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria
listed in the job description. If you would like to be considered under this
scheme, please state this in your application.
**About HOUSE OF ST MARTIN**
House of St Martin is a Registered care home for men with multiple needs,
including substance misuse, mental health needs or a learning disability. It
is located three miles from Taunton and set in six acres of beautiful
countryside. The home is registered to support 31 men, offering full-board
catering. We provide a safe calm environment from which men can plan their
next steps and grow in independence.
**This role is eligible for consideration under the Employee Referral Scheme .
For further information around the referring principals and scope, please
consult the Employee Referral Scheme Guide.**