Support Worker

5 days ago

BurtonOnTrent, United Kingdom Nexxus Care Full time

**OPEN DAY - Tuesday 25th June 11pm-3pm**
- Queens Street Community Centre_
- Queen Street, Burton on Trent, DE14 3LW_

**Nexxus Care are looking for a Learning Disability Support Worker** - Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, confident and passionate Support Worker to work in our exceptional short breaks and respite centre based in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, our centre supports adults with learning disabilities.

Flexibility to work shift patterns over a 7 day working week. No 2 days are the same within our respite centre - we can accommodate up to 5 overnight clients with the addition of day centre users. Shift times are typically 7am - 3pm, 3pm-10pm and 9.45pm - 7.45am

**The role of a Nexxus Care support worker will include**:

- Supporting clients to live independently - from helping prepare and cook delicious healthy meals, attending appointments, managing budgets and shopping.
- Accessing the community - supporting clients to participate in local social events, promoting life skills, individual hobbies and interests
- Communication - Building strong working relationships with our clients to ensure person centred care is being upheld. Promoting positive relationships to help understand the client, their needs, wants and goals. Learning different ways of communicating ie Makaton, Braille
- Personal Care - help clients prepare for their day. Some clients will require further support with their personal care including washing, bathing, showering, toileting etc
- Encouraging individuality whilst making a real difference to lives of clients with a learning disability, they are diverse in their needs and abilities. We are proud to support individuals to thrive in a safe, happy and comfortable environment.

**Nexxus Care offer a wide range of benefits such as;**
- Blue Light Card membership - This means you’ll get discounts from loads of high street store including JD Sports, New Look, River Island and more You can also save money on your holidays
- Job security - Work for a local authority owned company
- Refer a friend bonus
- Enhanced bank holiday rates
- Funded DBS*
- Classroom based training as well as care coaching - Paid in your first wage
- Career development and qualifications - We want you to progress

Good understanding of learning disabilities and the requirements that individuals may need.

Ability to adapt to situations that may arise within the service when supporting clients with additional or complex needs

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent, Freelance

Pay: £11.54 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Store discount

Day range:

- Monday to Friday

Physical setting:

- Day centre
- Live-in

Shift:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Burton-On-Trent: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Home care: 1 year (preferred)
- Learning disabilities: 1 year (required)
- Supporting adults: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: INDLD

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