Support Worker Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
Job description
About us
Kilcreggan Homes is recruiting support workers and we are offering an enhanced and competitive starting rate. We offer a range of staff benefits including significant loyalty increments, internal promotion opportunities, a private health care scheme, training and education opportunities, employee welfare and wellbeing initiatives, generous holiday entitlement, a cycle to work scheme, an attractive pension scheme and a free Access NI check to get you started.
We are looking for empathetic and caring staff who share our values and have a desire to help improve and add to the quality of life and well being of our tenants and service users. We believe that well-being at work is about creating an environment that allows employees to flourish and achieve their full potential.
We are a registered charity that provides person centred services to people who have learning disabilities, autism and acquired brain injury.
- To support tenants in daily living tasks
- To provide one to one support to our tenants and service users with a broad range of learning disabilities and autistic spectrum conditions.
- To work as part of our team to ensure Kilcreggan continues to provide opportunities for our service users to lead lives they choose.
Essential criteria:
- Understand what it means to provide support in a person centred way.
- Be able to demonstrate that you have skills and attributes required to enhance the client's lives.
- You will be expected to undertake training up to NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care.
Desirable criteria:
- Registered with NISCC.
- Have experience of working in care or support.
- NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: From £11.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Wellness programme
Day range:
- Monday to Friday
Physical setting:
- Sheltered housing
Shift:
- Day shift
- Night shift
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (preferred)
Work Location: One location
Application deadline: 06/03/2023
Reference ID: KH023.02
