Job Introduction
Are you looking for a rewarding job, making a real difference to people's lives and supporting them to achieve their goals? Are you flexible with your working hours? Can you see yourself providing support to adults and help to improve their independent living skill and lead a meaningful and active life.
If you want to know more now, read on
As a Support Worker, you will make a real difference to people’s lives. You may also make a positive difference to your own life. We are passionate about people including our staff. You will receive bespoke training and development opportunities. 100% of our management team in Northumberland began their career with Turning Point as a support worker. We realise though that not everyone wants to climb the ladder which is perfect too - many of our staff have remained happy in a support worker roll for over 15 years.
Role Responsibility
Where will I be working?
Our service in Amble provides a 24-hour supported living service in the heart of a beautiful costal town with good access to public transport. We support 4 charming gentlemen who are very individual in their own right.
What will I be doing?
Encouraging the people we support to live life to their full potential. This will include a variety of community activities, promoting and developing their daily living skills, supporting with medication and health appointments, supporting to manage their personal budgets.
What will I be doing?
Encouraging the people we support to live life to their full potential. This will include a variety of community activities, promoting and developing their daily living skills, supporting with medication and health appointments, supporting to manage their personal budgets.
Working Patterns
This is a 24-hour service, therefore we can be flexible to meet your preferences where possible. A good work / life balance is important to us all and we do require people to take their share of working weekend and evenings. We have short days, long days and sleep-ins are available but not an essential requirement. Our rota is published 8 weeks ahead so you can plan your life too!
The Ideal Candidate
What skills and qualities do I need to have?
Whilst knowledge of learning disabilities and or autism may be beneficial, it isn't essential. We have great mentors with a wealth of experience.
What is essential is that you are prepared to mirror our vision and values.
Our vision and values are the heart of Turning Point; they are the essence of who we are, what we do and why we are here.
Our Vision To constantly find new ways to support more people to discover new possibilities in their lives The quality of our services means everything to us. The people we work with inspire us and in turn we look for new ways to inspire change. We owe it to the people we work with to grow and shape the future, because we believe in what we do.
Our Values
We believe that everyone has the potential to grow, learn and make choices.
We all communicate in an authentic and confident way that blends support and challenge.
We are here to embrace change even when it is complex and uncomfortable.
We treat each other and those we support as individuals however difficult and challenging.
We deliver better outcomes by encouraging ideas and new thinking.
We commit to building a strong and financially viable Turning Point together.
About us
As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.
We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.
What Benefits Will I Receive?
We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package.
You will get 29 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 31 days. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following the link below to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.
Turning Point Benefits
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Attached documents
* [pdf] Grade 2 - Support Worker.pdf
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