Support Worker

Are you ready for your next career move

**About Us**

Wood lodge is committed to providing outstanding quality of care and support. Our primary goal is to empower service users to gain and maintain as much independence in their lives as possible, to maximise their capacity to make choices and decisions, and to enable them to control their own lives.

CWC group is a family run business established in 1985. We provide high quality care for our service users, so they can maintain an independent lifestyle as much as possible.

We believe that what we do genuinely makes a difference and, that includes investing in our people to provide training and development and ensuring everyone feels they belong. We believe in continuous improvement and pride ourselves in providing clear career paths and internal opportunities for career progression. We have open door management and balanced policies. Diversity and inclusion is not just something we talk about, we promote the benefits of diversity and see it as one of our strengths.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Support Worker to work within our wider team.

You will work as part of the care team providing a high-quality care to the service users Ensuring person-centred and holistic practice is maintained at all times.

**We are looking for**:
Previous experience working in the health care industry and experience working with similar service users is an advantage but full training will be given.

Experience taking care of adults with learning disabilities and associated complex needs is desirable, but we will provide bespoke training.

Caring and compassionate personality, with a passion to help others.

Excellent communication and listening ability.

Organized, tenacious and pays attention to detail.

The ability to remain calm when working in a fast-paced environment.

Initiative to work alone, but also a team player.

**Key Duties will include**:

- Analytical, capable of dealing with complexity and multi-tasking
- To support people in activities of daily living, looking after their health needs, including attend appointments with service users when required
- To continually assess the needs and abilities of the service users and to support change in same.
- To provide structure and routine for the service users, considering individual needs, and promote dignity, independence and choice at all times
- To follow, where in place, a personalised behavioural programme, that may involve restrictive practices, or adversely reward programmes.
- To assist in the planning of activities, and to implement same into daily life in Wood Lodge.
- To assist the resident to maintain social, recreational, cultural and religious links through daily living activities, inside and outside the home and in the community
- Be responsible for maintaining accurate records, keeping in line with Wood Lodge policies and procedures.
- Communicate effectively with staff at all levels, regarding the care of the service users or any new information that needs to be made known to staff.
- To carry out domestic duties including laundry and food preparation.
- To be prepared to stay on site during inclement weather.
- To report and record all contacts made with MDT and relatives accordingly.

**What’s on offer**:

- An attractive salary starting at £12.25 per hour during probation and completion of training programme
- Excellent benefits package including holidays, pension, and employee assistance programme.
- Opportunities for career development
- The opportunity to work in an incredible location, with amazing people in a beautiful home
- Onsite parking
- Free uniform
- Excellent induction and continued training, with great opportunities to broaden your skill set.
- A discount card scheme for retail discounts

**EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £12.25 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Bereavement leave
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site gym
- Store discount

Physical setting:

- Care home

Shift:

- Day shift
- Night shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Castlewellan: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- do you currently have a driving licence?

**Experience**:

- support worker: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person