Male Support Worker

**Job Advert**:
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**About our Service**

Our service based in Prudhoe supports a gentleman with a learning disability. You will be part of an excellent established team that provides high quality care and support to the gentleman.

This role is extremely rewarding and enables the person we support to live a fulfilled life. You will be often busy inside and outside the home. Throughout the day you will be travelling to different destinations that the person we support likes to go to. At home your duties include personal care, cooking, cleaning, budget preparation, shopping and health care. It is a fantastic opportunity for someone to become part of an excellent team with excellent training provided with possible further career opportunities within the company.

No two days will be the same and having a passion for communication would be a huge advantage. It is important that you are able to find creative ways to engage with the person we support you will be supporting to help remove barriers and empower the individual to learn new skills.

It is essential that you are calm and approachable in order to support the person to challenge themselves to progress, and achieve his own personal goals. He likes to experience new things and will look to you to suggest innovative ideas. So if you love being creative and have a good sense of humour, this role will be ideal for you

Shifts will be spread across mornings, afternoons, evenings, sleep-ins and bank holidays. Actual shift patterns may differ slightly throughout Mencap services, nevertheless your shift rota will always be communicated to you in a timely manner. You will receive 20 days holiday pro rota.

**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.Not all Support Worker roles include high levels of personal care.

**Have you thought about working for Mencap?**

Mencap is a leader in providing excellent support to people with a learning disability. Our vision is a world where people with a learning disability are valued equally, listened to and included.

Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something really meaningful. Everything we do at Mencap keeps the people we support at the centre of what we do.

With us, it’s never ‘just a job’. In return for your hard work and passion you can find real and meaningful work experience, access to some excellent benefits alongside our competitive pay.

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To continue to keep the people we support safe; we will continue to follow the government guidelines regarding Covid-19. This means due to impending changes to government legislation it will be mandatory, unless you are medically exempt, to have had both covid-19 vaccines prior to starting work in our services._**
- Due to the nature of this service, we are looking for male only applicants. This post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.

Job ID: 24714

**Benefits**:
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As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.
- 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing to 35 days with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
- Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
- Pension contributions into NEST Scheme on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings
- Death in service life cover for a nominated beneficiary under our life assurance scheme
- Loans for debt consolidation, bikes, computers and phones when you have been with us for 6 months
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
- Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
- Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
- Quarterly award scheme and recognition at every 5 years