Support Worker

**Support Worker**

We have an exciting opportunity for a Support Worker to be part of an enthusiastic team, providing a service for young people with learning disabilities and/or autism in 6 flats.

You will be working for a well-established, national, charitable organisation which provides support for adults with learning disabilities and mental health conditions living in the community.

**Position**:Support Worker / Casual Support Worker

**Location**: Poole, Dorset

**Hours**: Various contracted available, waking nights and casual hours available, full and part time

**Salary**: For a full-time role (37.5hrs/week) up to £19,171.79 per annum (including a geographical allowance of £1,051.00). Salary for Casual Support Worker is £10.59p/h

**Closing date**: ongoing

**About the role**:
As Support Worker you will work together with the team and in partnership with other agencies to provide an excellent service. You will be passionate about ensuring the service delivered is person-centred and supports the young people to develop their confidence,skills and independence in their new homes and in the local community including:

- Maintaining their homes
- Budgeting and shopping
- Planning and preparing meals
- Personal Care
- Accessing activities in the community (study, volunteering, social/leisure activities)
- Support with medication.

**About you**:
Many of the customers have complex needs and challenging behaviour so you will need you to have some previous experience in working in care/support.
If you think the role of Support Worker sounds right for you, you will need to be
- Flexible to work on a rolling rota
- Good at working on your own and within a team
- Have good communication skills
- Able to complete good quality support records
- Have good IT knowledge.

Although not essential, a driving licence and access to own vehicle are desirable for this role.

**To join the team as a Support Worker, you need to have received both of your COVID-19 vaccinations and provide evidence of these, unless you are medically exempt and provide evidence of your exemption.**

**About the organisation**:
The charity are a well-established, national organisation which provides support to thousands of adults across the UK with learning disabilities and mental health conditions living in the community.

They recognise that their people are their greatest asset, that’s why they invest in their training and development and enable them to gain industry-recognised qualifications and supporting them in realising their own career aspirations.

The charity is an equal opportunities employer who values its staff and the difference they make to their customers. There is no place for racism or discrimination of any kind. They are committed to recruiting the best staff whatever their ethnicity, race,religious beliefs or sexual orientation may be. All newly appointed staff receive an induction, during which they will learn about PRIDE values, expectations of how they should treat customers and commitments in relation to how they will be treated as a memberof staff.

**In return**:
You will receive a fantastic benefits package including:
A comprehensive induction programme
Being part of a progressive and dynamic team where you will meet new people and feel valued
A large range of employee benefits including flexible hours to fit around you and the needs of customers; competitive rates of pay; reimbursement of mileage expenses and a free DBS; paid holiday of up to 30 days after five years continuous service, plus bankholidays per year (pro-rata for part-time employees); access to a lone-worker system to provide you with security when you need it; enrolment in a pension scheme with matched contributions above the statutory minimum; free, nationally recognised training linkedto all aspects of the role; and staff discounts at over 250 high-street retailers including Marks and Spencer, Mothercare, Sainsbury’s, Apple and many more.

The charity is regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing and the Care Quality Commission and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people they support. You will be required to provide evidence of right to work. An Enhanced DBSdisclosure will be required for this role.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Care Worker, Health Care Assistant, Support Worker, Nurses, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Mental Health Care Worker, Voluntary Worker, HCA, Healthcare Assistant, etc.