Support Worker

**ob Title: Support Worker & Senior Support Worker (Full-Time/Part-Time/Bank)**

**Location: Balsall Heath B12, Kitts Green B33, Birmingham**

**Salary/Rate: Upto £15.00 per hour**

**Company description**

In Enabling Lives, our focus is providing personalised support for people with Learning Disabilities, Autism, Mental Health Needs, Challenging Behaviours, Complex care etc. We work with the people who use our service and their families to find team members who are compatible with similar interests & hobbies. The key for us is getting it right. Our approach is person-centred and promotes people’s privacy, dignity and human rights.

**Job description**

Support Workers are responsible for delivering high quality personalised support to individual people we support in accordance with Care Quality Commission Fundamental Standards (where personal care is delivered), the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and the Care Act 2014, providing quality support, care and life experiences to people we support based upon the six basic values of privacy, dignity, independence, choice, rights and fulfilment.

This work can be challenging but is also hugely rewarding. You will be provided with full training, developmental opportunities and on-going coaching & mentoring support. We pride ourselves on developing our teams and are keen to promote team members within the company.

**We offer the following**:

- Competitive hourly rate
- Full Training (paid and free of charge)
- Paid induction, shadow shifts and face to face training
- Full Enhanced DBS paid for
- Exceptional hands on coaching & mentoring from our Management team
- Excellent opportunities for progression
- Refer a friend bonus upto £200 (T's & C's apply)
- Company pension
- Free access to our award winning Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

**Our key requirements**:

- For you to share our values and passion
- Be compassionate, genuinely care, have good humour, have empathy & integrity, are open & honest, innovative, adaptable and have the ability to treat people with dignity & respect
- A minimum of 1 year of experience of supporting people with learning disabilities, autism, mental health and behaviours which challenge
- Full UK driving license with access to a vehicle (preferred, not essential)
- Willingness to make a difference
- Reliable, flexible, punctual, hard working and honest
- Good communication skills and a positive attitude
- Willingness to learn new skills and progress within your role
- Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service outcome
- Satisfactory references

Some of our roles require male or female employees only, where this is indicated it is a genuine occupational requirement, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

**Hours**: Zero hours, part time & full time hours available (0-40 hours per week)

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**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Temporary contract

Part-time hours: 40 per week

**Salary**: Up to £15.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free or subsidised travel
- Referral programme

Day range:

- Monday to Sunday

Shift:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Night shift
- Overnight shift

COVID-19 considerations:
The safety and welfare of the people we support in Enabling Lives and our team members who are doing that important work, remains our number one priority. We continue to follow government advice and to keep everyone updated with any changes.

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

**Salary**: Up to £15.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free or subsidised travel
- Referral programme

Day range:

- Every weekend
- Monday to Friday

Shift:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Night shift
- Overnight shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Birmingham, West Midlands: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):
Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Shift availability:

- Night shift (required)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: SWM