Job Title: Support Workers Location: Prestwich, Manchester Full time: 37.5 hours per week Salary: £12.21 p/h unqualified - £13.02 p/h (qualified Kisharon Langdon has an exciting opportunity for Support Workers (full time) to join their growing team in the Prestwich, Manchester area. Kisharon Langdon are a newly merged charity offering a wider breadth of services of enhanced quality, enabling us to better support people with learning disabilities and autism and their families. From nursery and school to further education, through to employment opportunities and supported living, Kisharon Langdon will enable people with learning disabilities and autism to thrive and realise their ambitions and aspirations. Whilst we support the Jewish community, we celebrate and benefit from the diversity of the communities in which we are based and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We are looking for caring enthusiastic people who share our values and can support someone to live the life they want to have. About the Role: As a Support Worker you will be required to work individually and as part of a team to support and enable our members to live as independently as possible. You will be responsible for working with our employment team to facilitate employment opportunities and assisting and supporting our members to enjoy an active social life. Key Responsibilities: You will be required to provide personal care, work flexible hours which will involve working early and late shifts, (typically between 0700 & 2200), every other weekend and bank holidays in accordance with member need, and you will. Assist and support in the provision of social, health and personal care including providing Support in assisting moving, use of wheelchair and hoist as required Support and enable our members to live as independently as possible and develop new and existing skills Support individuals to achieve goals that link to the Kisharon Langdon mission Assist in supporting our members in designing and developing their support/care plans, Enable our members to form relationships and wider social networks, Support our members to observe Jewish Culture, Promote and adhere to the workplace values (Respect, Integrity, Community, and Excellence). About You : If you are already working in the care sector or looking for a career change and enjoy engaging with people and have a real desire to make a difference to someone’s life, then we want to hear from you. Ideally you will be; · Confident with dealing with challenging behaviours and provide personal care, · Educated to GCSE level or equivalent, you must have a good standard of written English, · Experience of working with adults with learning disabilities is desirable but not essential as full training will be given to the successful applicant, · Ideally you will hold a UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work use, but this is desirable and not essential. What We Offer: · 21 days holiday which increases with length of service, plus 8 bank holidays, · Pension scheme - (NatWest Cushion), · Blue light card - access to more than 15,000 discounts from large national & local retailers, · Eyecare benefits – via Vision Express, · Long service recognition and reward & employer referral bonus, · Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Programme with free access to independent advice, support and counselling on a wide range of issues, · Training and development and career progression opportunities. To apply please submit your CV for this exciting Support Worker opportunity, please click on the "Apply now" link below. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service if you are successful after interview. Please note: At this time, we cannot offer Certificate of Sponsorship. All applicants will need to demonstrate the ability to work without restriction in the UK. We reserve the right depending on the number of applications received, to shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date. Early applications are therefore encouraged.