Support Worker

4 days ago

Stowmarket, United Kingdom Leading Lives Full time

**Support Worker, **Stowmarket, Suffolk

£10.90 per hour (enhancements for Sundays and Bank Holidays)

Permanent, Part-Time, Full-Time and Casual, 0-37 hours hours per week

Are you passionate about ensuring the best opportunities for vulnerable adults? Do you want to work for an award-winning social care company? Do you have the skills to support our customers to lead an independent life?

**We pay the real living wage and there is currently funding available that allows us to give you a £1000 bonus at the end of your probationary period.**

**This funding won’t last for ever so get in touch today**

**Characteristics we are seeking**:

- Do you desire to make other people smile?
- Are you someone who values making a difference to someone’s life?
- Do you want to achieve value in your job and make an impact?
- Are you someone who seeks to learn, progress and have access to award winning training?

**We offer**:

- An opportunity to really make a difference
- Award-winning comprehensive and bespoke training
- An opportunity to gain a recognised and well-valued Health & Social Care qualification
- Holiday package, increasing with service
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to become a shareholder member of our employee owned social enterprise - our members are often awarded annually with vouchers
- £250 payment on completion of probation

Leading Lives provides social care support for people with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs in the home and in the community across Suffolk and neighbouring counties. We are a not-for-profit social enterprise, owned by our employees. Any surplus we make is reinvested back into services for our customers or into the local community.

We are currently recruiting for a Support Worker within a range of our services including: Community Hubs, Short Breaks, Support to Live at Home and Supported Independence in the Ipswich area.
- **Mini Overview of services**:_

**Short breaks**: A residential home where customers come for a short break, you get to work with a vast range of individuals who all have different personalities and supporting needs. As a support worker within our short break service, variation ,change, and consecutive learning is key.

**Support to live at home**: Providing the opportunity to support people in their own homes, to live as independently as possible. Interacting with a small group of individuals enables you to build relationships and see their progression towards independence.

**Supported independence**: Interacting with a numerous customers you will travel to support customers in their own homes.. These individuals require small amounts of support with particular parts of their day to day life. This role is customer lead and dependent on their needs that day.

**Everyday is different**

At Leading Lives, we are caring and passionate and know that there’s no better feeling than seeing the difference each of our jobs make to other people’s lives.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Support Worker who will role model our key values and ensure the service continues to run smoothly and efficiently. You’ll be part of the key workforce on the front line ensuring our customers have every opportunity to lead the life they choose.

Working in social care, we know that no two days are the same, but every day counts.

As **Support Worker**, your key responsibilities will include:

- Support a range of customers to live independently and complete day to day activities
- Identify and assist with opportunities within the local community
- Provide intimate personal care according to individual needs
- Maintain dignity and respect at all times
- Communicate effectively and sensitively with customers
- Liaise effectively with families and carers
- Where appropriate, administer medication in line with Company policy

Whilst experience in a similar organisation/role would be advantageous, we believe that the right values and attitudes are also important when recruiting new staff.

**Your values**:

- You will think ahead, flex, adapt and focus to ensure Leading Lives is delivering to the expected standard of service to our customers
- You will build relationships both internally and externally
- This is a great opportunity to grow yourself and others to ensure we make the Leading Lives difference

A full drivers licence and access to your own vehicle is desirable.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Zero hours contract, Volunteer

**Salary**: From £10.90 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Wellness programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme
- Signing bonus
- Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Stowmarket, Suffolk: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Please note what

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