Safehands Recruitment

43 Upper Tything

Worcester

WR1 1JZ

 (T) 01242 505 429

(E) callumh@safehandsrecruitment.co.uk

www.safehandsrecruitment.co.uk

Job Specification

Job Title: Support Worker                                                       Salary range: £15268 to £22000

Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire                                                          Contract Type: Permanent

Do you want to work for a Care provider that delivers high quality, person centred care and support to each individual the Company supports?

If the answer is yes, then apply today!

This is a full time, permanent position paying £7.83 per hour with additional payments for sleep-ins. You will be working 37.5 hour per week permanent contract on a rota basis working a mixture of earlies, lates and long days.

We are currently looking for the right person to join a team of friendly and dedicated Support Workers who are looking for their next step in their Care career. We are searching for the ideal person that is looking to further the development of their career in a residential home with adults with learning disabilities.

We are working on behalf of a Company that offer both daily and specialist support to adults, young people and children with a wide range of needs including learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder, sensory impairment and mental health problems.

Responsibilities of the Support Worker:

• Your duties will include but not limited to working with service users to support their education and individual life programme
• Helping the service users access the community
• Promoting skills and independence whilst maintaining safeguarding procedures
• Promoting life skills and independence in the home, developing domestic and personal skills
• Documenting all service user activities, reporting and recording key aspects of their care
• Managing challenging behaviour, helping to develop self-control techniques

Person Specification for the Support Worker:

• Experience of working with vulnerable people with complex and challenging behaviour although not essential as full training will be provided would be an advantage
• Flexibility to work earlies and lates on both weekdays and weekends
• The ability to work as part of a team and on independently
• Driving license and access to own vehicle is preferrable but not essential

Additional information for the Support Worker:

• Full comprehensive training
• Access to funded qualifications
• Internal progression
• Flexible shifts
• Pension scheme
• Paid annual leave

Don't miss out on being rewarded with amazing job satisfaction and feeling part of a community. This leading healthcare provider based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire is passionate about offering the best service to both staff and clients. So, apply today!