### Job Introduction
At Turning Point, we support people with Learning Disabilities across England.
As a Support Worker, you will make a real difference to peoples 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 our service in Birchington where we support 8
individuals. We offer a 24-hour supported living facility in providing support
for adults with Learning Disabilities. We tailor our support to enable people
to be as independent as possible.
Support Workers are linked to work with a specific person based on shared
preferences and personalities creating a bespoke core team of staff.
Days can consist of supporting people to meet with friends or family,
accessing health professionals, housework, shopping, day trips, cooking,
holidays, Gym classes.
People that we support here have a mixture of communication, mobility and
health needs and this would be described as a quiet but active environment.
This location is perfect for access to local transport being close to the
train station and bus routes, with the local town just up the road.
**Shift Patterns**
This is a 24-hour service, therefore flexibility is essential. You will be
working a range of shifts including nights and some weekends.
**Average potential earnings are £25,383 based on 37 hours.**
_*Potential average earnings are a culmination of colleagues working
additional shifts and where applicable sleep ins**_
_** sleep ins are not required in all services_
_***not all colleagues will work overtime and therefore potential earnings
will differ_
### 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:
* Promoting the independence of the 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
* Manual handling
* 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
**What skills and qualities do I need to have?**
Whilst knowledge of learning disabilities and complex needs would be
beneficial, it isnt essential. What is essential is that you are:
* Passionate, caring and enthusiastic
* Flexible, patient and non-judgemental
* A great team player with lots of energy
* Able to demonstrate good communication skills
* Able to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling where needed
### About us
**What Benefits Will I Receive?**
**_We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its 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 that includes:_**
* **_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 this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees_**** _[Turning Point Benefits](https:eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjobs.turning-point.co.uk%2Fbenefits.html%3Futm_source%3Djobad%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_content%3Dbenefits&data=05%7C02%7CNatalie.Heywood%40turning-point.co.uk%7C5ee7b60c194e4f0c3ba908dcf43c908c%7C0e3b206e48d14e3ab5995e7daeec0bb0%7C0%7C0%7C638653788186914081%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ngOxoXLHJ43I1OG6xdgFvmZzCNoQHlxN6GthD0rbacc%3D&reserved=0)_**
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to
the vacancy before the advertised closing date
Turning Point
### Attached documents
*  [2022 SW Role Profile and Job expectations.pdf](https:join.turning-point.co.ukmembersmodulesjobV2fdownload.php?j=b18a33932eb6dff4&f=5f3eeac7e413962b&mode=job_s2)
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