Support Worker

Support Worker Gloucester, England

British Red Cross
Full Time Gloucester, England 18972 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Do you love helping people in need? Are you looking for a rewarding role that could kick start your career in the health and social sector? We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic person with great people skills to join our Independent Living team.

At the British Red Cross, we put the people that need us at the heart of what we do. As Support Worker, you will provide the support and care which can make a vital difference to the quality of people’s lives, allowing them to continue living at home in comfort.

You will provide reactive, focused and flexible support to adults following a hospital stay to enable early discharge when clinical needs have been met. You will assist the Independent Living Service Coordinator by undertaking duties required to meet the service users’ needs in order to re-enable service users to return to their own home and prevent hospital re-admission.

Not only will your role allow people to enjoy healthier, more fulfilling lives, but a career within Independent Living can be both rewarding and satisfying, providing extensive progression opportunities and allowing you to build meaningful relationships with both colleagues and service users.

Say hello to the team...

The Independent Living (IL) & Crisis Response (CR) service (IL/CR)supports people in the space between hospital and home and responds to the needs of people in crisis following an emergency; maintaining an extensive network of external relationships across health, social care and emergency services.

You will have the following skills/experience

  • Ability to assess service users’ needs whilst completing and following a support plan
  • Able to plan own workload
  • IT literate with Microsoft 365
  • Knowledge of services provided by the NHS and Social Care
  • Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
  • Good Interpersonal and verbal communication
  • Working knowledge of health and safety practices
  • Understanding of the Risk Assessment process
  • Ability to communicate with health and social care professionals

Closing date for applications are 0:00hrs on 5th April 2023, with interviews to follow.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits, these include:

  • 36 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
  • Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
  • Up to 6% contributory pension
  • Flexible working policy

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 24 per week

Salary: Up to £18,972.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee discount
  • Store discount
  • Wellness programme

Shift:

  • Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Gloucester, Gloucestershire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 6956

Support Worker
British Red Cross

www.redcross.org.uk
London, United Kingdom
Michael Adamson
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1001 to 5000 Employees
Non-profit Organisation
Civic, Welfare & Social Services
1870
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