Support Worker

13 hours ago

Hailsham, United Kingdom East Sussex County Council Full time

Are you ready for a rewarding career where you can truly make a difference in the lives of others?

At Grangemead, a top-tier respite and emergency service for adults with learning disabilities located in Hailsham, we are looking for a passionate Support Workers to join our dedicated team. Our beautifully refurbished facility provides a warm, hotel-style atmosphere complete with en-suite accommodations and interactive sensory equipment to enrich our guests’ experiences.

We offer a fun holiday experience for both long and short respite stays, promoting life skills, independence, community presence, and opportunities for guests to forge new friendships. Our emergency services accommodate individuals facing challenging life circumstances such as safeguarding issues, homelessness, illness, bereavement, or the end of placement with caregivers.

As a Support Worker you will collaboratively in teams alongside Senior support works, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our guests.

As a Support worker your responsibilities will include:

- Administering medication
- Engaging guests in enjoyable activities
- Preparing drinks and snacks when needed
- Assisting with personal care
- Supporting guests with a range of needs, from low-level support to high and complex requirements, including PEG feeding, managing challenging behaviours, and moving and handling support.

This role also entails performing security checks and maintaining cleanliness to uphold Grangemead’s high standards, ensuring a safe environment for all guests.

We value your unique qualities We believe that your core values matter most. We are committed to providing excellent training opportunities, thorough induction, and ongoing supervision to help you develop the necessary skills for success in this role.
- Enthusiastic and positive
- Committed to creating a friendly and supportive atmosphere
- Hardworking and dedicated
- Well-organised with time management skills
- Resilient under pressure
- Compassionate and caring

Our rotas operate on a 6-week rolling schedule, with Support Workers completing both early shifts from 07:30 to 14:00 and late shifts from 15:00 to 21:30, please note this includes working 2 in every 3 weekends.

See example of rota below:

- Mon
- Tue
- Wed
- Thur
- Fri
- Sat
- Sun
- 07.30 - 14.00
- OFF
- OFF
- 15.00 - 21.30
- 07.30 - 14.00
- 14.30 - 21.30
- 07.30 - 15.00

Please download the Job Description & Person Specification.

Interviews will be held face to face at Grangemead as guest involvement is a crucial part of our recruitment process. Interviews will take place week commencing 21 July. If for any reason you can't make this date please let us know and we may be able to offer an alternative.

Support Work is a privilege and offers the chance to turn kindness into a career. How often are you able to support another human being to live life to the full? In this job you can every day.

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.

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