Support Worker

7 months ago

Lincoln, United Kingdom CareinLincs Full time

**Job description**
Support Worker

Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Full time - 43.75 hrs (Part time hours available)

Salary - FTE £24,090 per annum (£10.56 per hour)

Contract - Permanent

We're looking for a support worker to join our friendly Lincoln team during an exciting time of development.

Everything we do is about valuing and supporting individuals, their carers' and families to ensure that they can achieve their aspirations. We are committed to creating opportunities to improve the lives of individuals now and in future generations.

Maybe you're a caring and compassionate support worker committed to championing the independence of those you support. With a passion for delivering care and support with a focus on choice and ensuring that every individual has control over their own lives. Regardless of your care sector background you're ready to support people with learning disabilities, autism or both to pursue their interests and talents and lead creative and purposeful lives in their community.

Or maybe you have no previous care experience but have a desire to make a real difference in people lives. We'd love to hear from you if you're keen to get started and you share and are able to demonstrate our Linkage values:

- Independence.We will support and encourage individuals to make decisions about their own lives and the freedom to live the life they choose, based on their talents and abilities.
- TeamworkWe will work together collaboratively, as one Linkage, to achieve common goals and engage with partners to deliver more services to more people.
- RespectWe will respect and vale the views, ideas, feelings, and opinions of everyone we deal with.
- HonestyWe will be honest, open, and transparent in our dealings.

This role is an opportunity to join our care team as we continue to invest in the development of existing and new services in Lincoln. We're looking forward to opening new facilities and providing more services for individuals with a wider range of support needs in the coming year.

Who are you?
- You're passionate about quality and committed to providing high quality care.
- You're supportive of choice, enthusiastic and committed to championing the independence of the people you support.
- You have great housekeeping skills including cooking, cleaning, and budget management.
- You're able to remain calm in challenging situations with a considerate and understanding approach towards the needs of individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism.
- You understand the importance of self-care and are willing to assist individuals with grooming and personal care when required.
- You're ready to complete in-house training and basic induction.
- Finally, you have basic IT skills.

The Role
- Supporting activities and day trips such as swimming, baking, visiting the cinema and more.
- Organising fun and simulating leisure activities with an awareness of existing interests and supporting new experiences.
- Assisting with self-care ensuring personal health and care needs.
- Planning, purchasing, and preparing meals.
- Providing a caring environment in line with specific procedures as detailed in individual care plans, whilst maintaining respect and dignity.
- Administrating and recording medication as per the medication system.
- Communicating with the manager including significant developments and any difficulties that arise within the care setting.
- Arranging and chaperoning doctors, dentist, and some social appointments as necessary.

The Organisation

Linkage Community Trust, commonly referred to as Linkage, is a registered charity that supports people with learning disabilities, autism or both. We deliver high quality specialist education, care (including residential), adult day services, employability and support services throughout Lincolnshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire.

The Trust was established in 1976 in recognition that there was a distinct shortage of appropriate support to help people with varying degrees of learning difficulties and disabilities to lead creative and purposeful lives in the community. This remains the case today.

Our vision is that people with learning disabilities, autism orboth have opportunities and choice andare supported to achieve their aspirations.

Our mission is toprovide person-centred services that enable individuals to develop skills and behaviours to live independent lives.

Our Benefits
- Six weeks paid annual leave, including bank holidays, increasing incrementally to 8 weeks.
- Continued training and development opportunities.
- Career progression in a diverse and growing organisation.
- Flexible working options to provide an optimal work-life balance.
- Health and wellbeing packages including advice and support.
- Long Service bonus every five years.
- Workplace pension.
- Recommend a friend bonus - £100 for you and your friend if they are recruited, and another £100 for you once they've passed their probationary period.
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