Support Worker

7 days ago

Sheffield, United Kingdom Mencap Full time

**Job Advert**:
**We are looking for a Support Worker to join our Community Service based in Sheffield on a permanent, part time basis (25 hours a week)**. Locations vary, but they will all be based in Sheffield. Shifts are based over a seven day period and will include early starts, late finishes, weekdays, weekends and Bank Holidays.**

**What does a Support Worker do?**

As a Support Worker you will be expected to provide an outstanding level of support that will help to ensure the people we support live a more comfortable, dignified, liberated and happy life. You will have excellent communication skills and be a naturally caring and patient personality. Typical responsibilities may include:

- **Supporting people to live independently** - budget management, paying bills, housework, organising appointments and cooking delicious healthy meals.
- **Relationship building**- supporting the people we support to understand the world around them and promoting positive relationships.
- **Community & Social Inclusion** - supporting individuals to access and participate in their local community and social events to promote life skills and individuality.
- **Personal care** - helping people to get ready for the day. This may include prompting the people we support to take their medication and assisting with bathing, showering and using the bathroom including intimate personal care.

Job ID: 34234

** Please note we cannot currently offer sponsorship.

**Please Note, the job is in Sheffield however interviews and training will be held in our main office in Rotherham.**

**Benefits**:
**Why join Mencap**?
- 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time) + a variety of benefits including pension and holiday buying options.
- Ongoing training and development opportunities to enhance your skills.
- A supportive and inclusive work environment where your contributions are valued.

**About Mencap**:
Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.

We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.

At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.

Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.
- **Everyone** is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.
- ** Every day** we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes
- **Everywhere** people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long
- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.

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