Support Assistant

2 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Sanctuary Supported Living Full time

Location: Manchester, North West, GB, M30 0NP- Department: Supported Living Services- Operation: Sanctuary Supported Living- Closing Date: 05/03/2024- Salary: £10.97 / hour- Requisition: 216271**Support Assistant**

**Wellington Road, Eccles**

**£10.97**

**37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday, **9am to 5pm and** **occasional weekends

Are you a friendly and dedicated person looking for a rewarding career?

Are you passionate about supporting people?

If this sounds like you then we may have your perfect opportunity

We’re seeking a Support Assistant to make a real difference to the lives of our customers. Wellington Road offers 11 en-suite rooms in a shared house, as well as two self-contained one-bedroom flats. We provide support for adults aged 18 and over, with a range of mental health needs, encouraging them to develop their skills and live as independently as possible. If you want to make a positive impact to people’s lives, this is a fabulous opportunity to come and work within an established and experienced team.

We value our team and encourage learning and progression through our comprehensive induction programme, as well as on-going training to develop new and existing skills and encourage progression.

Sanctuary offers our own Learning and Development Academy, who provide a wide range of training courses, open to all.

Sanctuary also offers a great employee rewards scheme, where you will be able to receive a variety of discounts from major retailers.

This is an amazing opportunity to work in a positive environment with a dedicated team who value the individuals they support and make a difference in people’s lives every day.

Learn more about our Mental Health Services at Sanctuary Supported Living

Read more about Wellington Road on our website

**The role of Support Assistant will include**:

- Providing a high quality, hands-on, personalised support service
- Supporting our customers to live as independently as possible
- Ensuring that customers are supported by developing their daily living skills such as cooking, cleaning, shopping and being part of their community
- Encouraging social inclusion and helping customers to build their confidence, resilience and self-esteem
- Accompanying customers on outings such as swimming and shopping
- Working with colleagues and partner agencies to achieve the best outcome for our customers
- Maintaining a safe environment for customers, providing support in accordance with relevant regulations, procedures and practices

**Skills and experiences**:

- You will have previous experience in a similar care and support role, ideally working with vulnerable people
- You will be empathetic and non-judgmental with a positive approach to managing challenging behaviour
- A positive, ‘can-do’ attitude
- Excellent interpersonal, organisational, listening and time management skills
- NVQ2 in Health & Social Care, or willing to work towards

**Why work for us?**

We’re united in working together to help customers on their pathways for independence, and our people are the single, biggest influence on our success.

No matter your job - delivering support directly or working in our offices to support our frontline teams - your work makes a difference every day.

We won the West Midlands Care Employer Award 2022-23, in recognition of our commitment to our staff and supporting our teams to be their best. We’ve also been awarded Investors in People Gold status for the second time - because we value our people and have a strong focus on inclusion, teamwork, and empowerment.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment where you can grow and thrive. And like our customers, we know everyone is different, and we’ll support you to be your best self. We’ll develop your skills and experiences, celebrate success, and turn any setbacks into motivation.

**Are you ready to be your best?**

Brilliant work deserves brilliant benefits As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary Supported Living a great place to work, here are just some of the ways we’ll reward you:

- £10.97 per hour
- At least 25 days paid holiday, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service (plus public holidays)
- A pension scheme with employer contributions
- A variety of online discounts and rewards from major retailers
- Health and well-being plans
- Life assurance
- Family friendly arrangements, including opportunities for flexible working
- Tax efficient savings through our Cycle to Work scheme
- A wide range of learning and development opportunities

Download our Recruitment Pack to learn more about Sanctuary culture and how you can #BeYourBest

Closing Date: 5 March 2024

**For an insight into what it’s like to work for Sanctuary Supported Living, take a look at our** **careers page**, or find us on** **Twitter**,** **Facebook**,** **LinkedIn** **and **YouTube**.**

**Together we can be our best so that our customers can be their best.**
**#BeYourBe



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