Support Worker

**Job Description**:

- Ivy Cottage
- 37.5 Hours
- Tom Wood Ash Lane, Upton, Pontefract

Are you a caring passionate person? Got what it takes to be a residential support worker?

Looking for a role where your work-life balance is better? Currently offering full-time/ part-time days shifts (22.5, 30, 37.5 hours). Shifts are 7.5 hours and are a mixture of Early (07.30-15.00) and lates (14.30-22.00)

We are also looking for full time night support workers where you work 35 hours per week. The night shift hours are 21.45-07:45 working 4 shifts one week, and the 3 the next.

**Ivy Care does not currently offer sponsorship**

If so, we would love to have you on board.

A role as a Support Worker is so much more than just a job. We can provide you with an opportunity that will allow you to make a real difference to individuals’ everyday lives.

Here at Ivy Care, you would assist people living with different mental health needs and physical disabilities to live their lives more independently and support them to reach their potential by providing both physical and emotional support.

We’re looking for people who are committed to developing their own professional skills and abilities. This is supported by a variety of training opportunities including safeguarding, communication, and the ability to complete the Care Certificate and a Diploma in Adult Care.

We are very proud of the quality of our residential services for adults. As a result, we have invested in our homes and staff and plan to continue this, in order to achieve a service that is ambitious, innovative, and responsive to the needs of the adults we support.
- What we are looking for:

- Kind caring individuals who take pride in the work they do
- Enthusiasm and reliability
- Committed to development
- A can-do attitude
- Positivity
- Willingness to learn and partake in any necessary training

We are currently recruiting for Days Support Workers and Night Support Workers to join us in The South Elmsall region of WF9 1

You will be working as part of a dedicated team in one of our supported living services in West Yorkshire. Where we support adults with learning disabilities and complex needs.

As a Residential Support Worker, your responsibilities will include:
Working and supporting adults with complex needs to create positive outcomes and promote independence.
Direct practical interactions with adults including, activities, cooking, personal care, and engaging with the wider community.
Engage in planning and coordination of activities as a team.
residential homes of which you should have an understanding.
Engage in planning, implementation, and delivery of support plans.
Working in partnership with other agencies.
providing practical assistance and emotional support to empower the people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations.
As part of the role, you will need to be able to complete a range of records and documents to regulatory standards.

At Ivy Care We have lots of fun and adventure in exploring the local community, travelling to places that our service users would like to visit, going to local pubs and restaurants, shopping, recreational activities, including, swimming, playing bingo, dancing/singing, bowling, computer games, walking, visiting our local community centre. We also like time in house; watching TV, listening to music, painting, baking, playing games and chatting, really getting to know our service users, family, friends, and colleagues, so that we are all working in partnership as a ‘team’ ensuring our service users are at the heart of everything that we do here at Ivy Care.

Benefits of working for us:
Refer a friend scheme - earn an extra £250 for every friend you refer, refer 3 and earn £750 Subject to T&C’s
Blue Light discount card, (more than 15,000 discounts from large national retailers to local businesses)
A supportive understanding senior management team
Continuous support and feedback through 1:1 supervision
Ivy Care has been providing a network of high-quality specialist learning disabilities and complex needs services for more than 20 years.
5.6 weeks holiday (including bank holidays) (Pro-rata for part-time)
Pay scale up to £12.04 ph (above national minimum wage)
Care Certificate and Level 2/3 Diploma funded entirely by us
Paid for ongoing mandatory and development training days
Regular promotion opportunities
Pension scheme
Free Parking
DBS will be reimbursed (T&C’s apply)
**Ivy Care does not currently offer sponsorship**

Interested and would like an interview this week? Send us your CV and will be in touch ASAP.