Short Term Break Support Worker Bolton, England
Job description
Short Term Break Support Worker
Location: Bolton BL2 1JG
Salary: £10.90 per hour, annual leave paid at the same rate.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Flexible to meet the needs of the service. 25 Hrs per week
Looking to make a difference every day?
As a support worker, the rewards can be so much bigger than the challenges. You’ll become part of a close working team guided by an established team leader and Registered Manager But most importantly, you can learn through real experiences and carve your own career within Bolton Cares. Many of those who join us have no previous knowledge of learning disability or support work. Our fantastic induction programme and continuous learning and development opportunities help all of our staff become skilled support workers
At our Short Breaks service in Bolton we are looking to recruit 3 Support Workers who will deliver high quality, compassionate care and support and offer the right candidates an opportunity to work closely with people in identifying and realising aspirations which is both exciting and rewarding.
One of our priorities for this role is to find people with the right values, behaviours and attitudes that match our THRIVE values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Values and Empowerment.
In our team we treat people with compassion and care, showing dignity and respect, commit to quality and being the best that we can and do this through trusting each other.
About the Support Worker role:
Whilst mainly working from our Short Breaks Service in Bolton, we operate a supportive workforce culture in making sure that we are connecting people in with the community, accessing a range of social and leisure activities and achieving outcomes. This may require you at times to support across services to enable full access to all amenities.
A flexible approach in your pattern of supporting people will ensure we meet the needs of the people we support and will entail working some weekend Bank Holidays and daytime and evening shifts on a rota basis.
Responsibilities:
·Supporting people to identify their aspirations
·Supporting the planning and delivery of activities
·Working with people with complex needs and disabilities.
· Undertake personal care tasks, while maintaining people’s privacy and dignity.
· Supporting people with their medication
· Helping people live more independently and undertake life enhancing activities.
· Ensure people’s needs are at the heart of everything we do.
· Work with care managers and health colleagues to implement and support therapy plans.
Experience and skills required:
· A strong team player.
· Understand that all behaviour is communication.
· Have a positive outlook and a flexible approach.
· Have a passion for supporting people.
· Demonstrate a high standard of personal and professional behaviour.
· Are able to communicate confidently with others.
· Be able to develop supportive relationships, promoting choice and independence.
· You will be highly motivated to deliver outstanding care and support.
· Are able to use or, learn to use relevant IT systems.
Benefits:
· Company funded DBS
· 6% employer contribution pension scheme
· 21 days annual leave (FTE) plus Bank Holidays
· Life insurance scheme
· Access to Smart Health -virtual health service
· Company sick pay scheme
We will provide the right candidate a range of training and development opportunities. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills through our service specific training
If you are new to care, we will support you to achieve the Care Certificate, giving you a solid foundation for care work.
All applications will be subject to satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service checks and references.
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be considered for this role APPLY today!
Job Types: Permanent
Part- time hours- 25 hrs
Salary: £10.90 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Life insurance
- Sick pay
- Wellness programmes
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Salary: £10.90 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
