Support Worker

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**Support Worker - Residential Care Service, Full Time**

**Hours**: 37 hours per week, rota agreed in advance and will ideally include alternate weekends. Early shifts start at 7.30am and late shifts finish at 9.30pm.

**Salary**: £12.26 (Apprentice rate), £12.88 to £13.44 per hour, depending on qualification level (£23,587 apprentice rate, £24,774 to £25,866 per annum).

We’re looking for full time Support Workers to join our wonderful team here at The Grange at Bookham supporting adults with learning disabilities. We have a small group living community onsite with moderate learning and physical disabilities who require support to live as independently as possible 24/7, including support with personal care.

**About The Role**

By joining The Grange as a Support Worker, you’ll instantly become part of our dedicated community, our ethos is Person Centred Care and Support and you’ll see and feel this at every level. We are proud that we do not rely heavily on agency staff, so you’ll get to know your colleagues and the people we support quickly.

As a Support Worker you’ll need to have natural empathy, great people skills and a positive approach, ensuring that everyone is treated with dignity and respect and that we meet their needs and aspirations.

After full induction and training, you’ll act as a key worker to named individuals, supporting with personal and basic care needs, helping them make informed choices regarding all aspects of healthy living and wellbeing including physical activity, social and community opportunities, support with appointments, work/volunteering placements and occasionally support on trips or holidays. You’ll also provide domestic activities such a laundry, shopping, food preparation and with medication after training.

There’s a huge emphasis on team work and you’ll play an important part in a busy committed team of Support Workers, working in partnership with Senior Support Workers, Team Leaders and Positive Behaviour Champions to ensure we continue to achieve our high standards of Person Centred care and support.

You’ll be supported by a welcoming team and provided with an extensive training programme to help you develop your skills and knowledge. We are happy to support people who wish to develop their careers through studying apprenticeships in Level 2 or 3 Adult Social Care and regularly have promotion opportunities for those who want to become Senior Support Workers or Shift Lead.

We know the care industry can be tough, but The Grange brings so much joy to not only the people we support but also to the staff team and wider community too.

**What Colleagues Say**

Don’t just take our word for it, here’s a snippet of what our team had to say in our October 2024 staff survey:
**99.1%** of the team say they understand how the purpose and values of The Grange Centre relate to their job.

**94.6%** say that The Grange Centre provides them with the training they need.

We have an open, no blame culture as emphasised by **92%** of the team saying that The Grange Centre provides an environment where they feel able to admit when they make a mistake.

**92%** feel they are a valued member of The Grange Centre team.

**90.3%** feel they can express their ideas and opinions.

**94.7%** find their colleagues to be helpful and supportive.

**About The Grange Centre**

The Grange Centre for People with Disabilities provides vital services supporting people with learning disabilities to lead independent and fulfilling lives.

We are unique in Surrey as we are offer accommodation, care support and wide range of skills training and activities all on one beautiful 8-acre site in Bookham. Our services are most suited for people with mild to moderate disabilities.

We are a regulated care provider, a charity and a housing association and we provide three services - residential care for those with higher care needs, Supported living for people working towards independence and Skills & Activities - a wide range of training, work experience and mini businesses.