Support Worker and Driver

3 days ago

Rotherham, United Kingdom Elysium Healthcare Full time

Job summary

As a Support Worker at Kingswood in Thurcroft, you'll use your knowledge, experience, and caring nature to make a positive difference to the lives of people with learning disabilities and autism. You'll be part of an inclusive and supportive team, providing personalized care and support to help residents along their recovery pathway towards a more fulfilling life. With a range of training and development opportunities, you can grow and succeed in your career, with the potential for promotion.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you'll join a dedicated team that works closely together to provide high-quality care and support to individuals with learning disabilities and autism. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include conducting ward rounds, analyzing behaviors, updating patient records, and assisting with personal care and daily activities. It's a challenging but rewarding environment, and you'll need a positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance to thrive. The shift pattern is hours per day, 3-4 days per week, including nights and weekends.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales, covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is ample opportunity for career growth and development.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Be part of making lives better as a Support Worker at Kingswood in Thurcroft and experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

Use your knowledge, experience, and caring nature to make a positive difference to the lives of people with learning Disabilities and Autism.

You’ll be looked after, with a fulfilling career where you’re valued, recognised, and supported, with colleagues there for you and a culture built on kindness and teamwork.

There’s also a range of training and development options available to help you achieve your career aspirations, allowing you to grow and succeed as a Support Worker and beyond. Over 2,000 staff had a promotion last year, that’s 25% of the workforce, so the opportunities really are there.

We are currently advertising for candidates who have a valid UK driver's license in order to provide the best possible service for our residents. What you will be doing You will join an inclusive and supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with Learning Disabilities and Autism, using your knowledge and skills to help people along their recover pathway towards leading a valued and fulfilled life.

Your day-to-day will include ward rounds, analysing behaviours and adapting care accordingly with colleagues, updating patient records, and providing overall care and support, which may include assisting with personal hygiene.

It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. But it is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of your involvement, knowing that you’ve made someone’s life better.

The shift pattern is hours per day, 3-4 days per week, including nights and weekends. 

Where you will be working

Location:  Green Arbour Road, Thurcroft, S66 9LY

Kingswood House is a residential service with nursing for adults with a Learning Disability and/or Autism with a range of associated needs. It’s been designed to meet the needs of the local area for a specialist service to support people with ongoing complex needs and challenging behaviours who are stepping down from hospital or to avoid an inappropriate admission to hospital to enable them to return to their home area.

This small service is made up of six individual apartments which allow people to live in their own home setting and be provided with person centred care, whilst having access to a range of communal facilities to avoid isolation. It’s in the heart of the local community within walking distance of a full range of local facilities and resources.

You will receive a structured and thorough induction training programme before working with the residents, which includes a focus on positive behavioural support and training in the management of aggression and other behaviours of challenge, alongside specialist training in Learning Disabilities, Autism, and Mental Health.

What you will get

Annual salary of £23,693 The equivalent of 25 days annual leave - inc Bank Holidays – plus your birthday off Free meals and parking Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance. Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals. Pension contribution to secure your future. Life Assurance for added peace of mind. Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

You'll receive a structured and thorough induction training program before working with the residents, which includes a focus on positive behavioral support, management of aggression and other challenging behaviors, and specialist training in learning disabilities, autism, and mental health.

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