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Job description

We are looking for Support Workers who care about making every moment matter for the people we support in our residential service.

Position: Support Worker

Salary: £11.00 per hour

Location: Sunderland (SR6 post code)

Hours: 40 hours per week, a mixture of day & night shifts

About our service

We are an 8-bedroom residential home based in Sunderland. Delivering bespoke packages of care to people diagnosed with various complexities, autism, learning difficulties, and epilepsy. We offer high quality training in autism awareness, epilepsy, medication, and person-centred training for those who require it.

In our most recent CQC report we received some incredibly positive feedback from family members. Relatives told us they felt their family members were “safe living at Park Lodge – Swanton Care.” Relatives we spoke with told us staff were “kind and caring.”

About you

Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed to supporting people in a way which respects their dignity?

Ideally you will have previous experience supporting people with learning disabilities, although full training will be provided. You will need to be adaptable, flexible with excellent communication skills and able to work as part of our team.

Here at Swanton, we are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are five key words, these underpin the PRIDE we take in our services.

‘Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy’

The Role

• To provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower the people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they wish, in line with their individual support plans.
• Promote the health, well-being, physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual beliefs of the people we support and ensure they are met in an inclusive way.
• Facilitating social, educational or work activities such as visiting family and friends, walks, shopping and other recreational activities of their choice.
• General housekeeping duties that can include shopping, domestic duties as well as elements of personal care.
• As part of the role, you will need to be able to complete a range of records and documents.

What we can offer:

· Refer a friend scheme we know that amazing people often know fantastic people and you will receive £400 each time a successful referral is made

· Golden Hello receive a £100 bonus if you complete your e-learning prior to your start date

· Long service awards we recognise your contribution to the team and award long service

· Employee benefits app stay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities

· Pension and life cover auto enrol into our pension scheme and entitled to the death in service benefit

· Funded qualifications earn whilst you learn! we aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton

· Trained mental health first aiders & EAP free confidential access to 24hr assistance program for counselling, advice and support

Swanton Care invests in its people and offers apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level 3). Earn whilst you learn has never been easier! If you are interested in this great opportunity and are successfully shortlisted for interview, please advise the hiring manager.

You will be required to undergo relevant pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £11.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Cycle to work scheme
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• Referral programme
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Night shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Sunderland: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Experience:

• Care / support work: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Level 2 in Health and Social Care (preferred)
• Driving licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Shift availability:

• Day shift (preferred)
• Night shift (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Park Lodge