Support Worker

If you care for others without a second thought, and are looking for a rewarding career, where you can make a difference and change lives for the better, then a Support Worker at 1A Upper Brighton Road House based in Surbiton could be the right choice for you.

Whether you are looking for a new career or already work in healthcare through the NHS or private sector, you’ll receive training to join the team, where you will be valued and supported, with career development opportunities available.

It’s a career that you can take pride in while enjoying the satisfaction of helping people and seeing them improve. It’s what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

**What you will be doing**:
You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with learning disabilities. Whether you have experience as a Healthcare Assistant or Care Worker, you will use your knowledge and skills to help support people lead a valued and fulfilled life.

It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. But it is hugely rewarding to see people improve thanks to you; being able to do something today that they couldn’t do last week.

You will have access to the Elysium Wellbeing team, which is on hand to keep you feeling great; be it a chat, massage or group activities. Who doesn’t like a free massage at work?

With a huge range of courses that will help you grow and succeed, if you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, Elysium Healthcare can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.

**Where you will be working**:
**Location**: 1A Upper Brighton Road, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 6LQ

1A Upper Brighton Road based in Surbiton is part of our learning disability and autism division and provides support for people who may be living with severe learning disabilities, autism and behaviours which, due to their diagnosis may be seen as challenging.

Residents may also have profound and multiple communication difficulties, sensory impairments and physical health problems.

Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you will offer support to people as part of their care pathway. Whether it is moving from their community placement or a family home because they require more structured care and support.

Your aim will be to encourage individuals to lead a full and valued life, enabling them to live more independently through a programme of active community engagement, developing meaningful social networks and developing robust coping strategies.

**Shifts are 7:00am -2:30pm & 2:30pm-10:00pm, including weekends on a rota basis.**

**Permanent, 37.5 hours full-time contract.**

**Things that you will have**:

- **Ideally be driver and hold the UK driving license,** as part of the role, you will be using the company vehicle to escort the staff and service users to the local destinations. This is to accommodate the needs of our service users in the most efficient manner.
- Must be local at a commutable distance and time
- The ability to show strong empathy, a caring and compassionate nature
- Willing to support the resident with the personal hygiene
- People skills, communication skills and a good sense of humour
- Willingness to deal with the challenging behaviour
- A positive & professional approach
- Reliability, flexibility, hard work and honesty
- Team working ethos aligned to our company values
- _You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time. _20-hour Student and Skilled Worker Visa's cannot be accepted._

**What you will get**:

- Annual salary of £21,547
- Enjoy a £500 Welcome Bonus
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave plus your birthday off
- Free meals on duty
- Wellbeing support and activities
- Funded career development and training
- Pension contribution
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Maternity Package

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.

**About your next employer**:
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority and as such we encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.