Support Worker
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Support Worker
East Ipswich
Permanent Part Time 32 hpw)
Salary 23672 pro rata
Plus great benefits including Health Cash Plan!
Home a place where you belong
Want to be part of a team that really cares and empowers you to help change a customers life for the better As our Support Worker youll be at the heart of supporting our customers who have complex mental health and may also have a substance misuse issue and/or a mild learning disability. Youll help develop their skills to live more independently in the community. Youll make a big difference each day as you help our customers achieve their hopes and aspirations. Amazing we know!
Typical day as our Support Worker
- Starting the day with a cuppa and handover from colleagues catching up on any changes since you were last on shift and the tasks/ support planned for the day ahead.
- You will assist customers with support needs like cleaning paying bills attending activities and appointments. Youll also help them develop daily living skills like meal preparation shopping budgeting maintaining their tenancy and transitioning to independent living.
- Organize activities like an inhouse cooking group BBQ or a trip to Felixstowe for fish and chips. Also support customers during distress and stay resilient.
- Assisting with risk assessments support planning goal setting and conducting regular reviews. Participating in the upkeep of the property reporting necessary repairs and adhering to health and safety requirements.
- Cuppas chats and catch ups. Theres no rushing from one customer to the next here! Plenty of time to work together with colleagues too.
Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better Youll do that here working for one of the Top Ten Great Places to Work in the UK!
You bring
- Passion to support our customers to live their best life working together as a team with an eye for detail
- Experience of supporting others you may have worked in Supporting/ housing environment before or have experience of supporting others such as family members who have experience Mental health issues
- The ability to work on your own initiative remain calm under pressure and have a resilient approach
- Recognise every customer is different and youre able to adopt a flexible personal approach listening to customers to understand their needs
- Have a Positive attitude with a solution focused approach
- Able to use technology to update support plans complete online learning and to collaborate with colleagues.
Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship we are not able to offer sponsorship toexternalcandidates for this role. This remains under regular review
Our team
Youll join Manager Elle and the Ipswich Cluster team. We take pride in our effective collaboration especially during tough times for customers. Our team is supportive and we love lunches together. Theres nothing like a Greggs Sausage Roll!
Job details
- Where were flexible with you we do need to meet the needs of our customers. That may mean adapting your start or finishing times on occasion.
- The work pattern operates on a 4week rolling rota which includes scheduled sleepins weekends and bank holidays. Shifts typically run from 9 AM to 6 PM 2 PM to 11 PM and sleepin shifts from 7 PM to 3 AM.
- Sleep in 50 per shift in addition to contracted hours
- Although you may work alone at times colleagues are often on shift or available in nearby services and there is an outofhours oncall service for emergencies if you need help.
- Youll need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that.
A place where you belong
Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks peers and allies (Multicultural LGBTQIA and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!
Whats in it for you
- 34 days leave (including bank hols and a me day to use for whatever you fancy) increasing to 39 and time off for volunteering too!
- Health cash plan saving you from 1140 per annum. Well cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental optical prescriptions alternative therapies and lots more.
- Over 800 high street discounts on groceries holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone bike or car with us.
- We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course! when youre ready for the next step in your career you can grow with us!
- Colleague wellbeing really matters to us. There are a number of tools and support available to help you when you need them.
- Explore ourbenefits in detail on our website.
Find out more
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Employment Type
Full-Time
