Are you a naturally empathetic, caring and compassionate Support Worker in the UK with experience of caring for people with learning disabilities?
Where you'll be supported with development opportunities to grow you as a person and in your career?
Join Felbrigg House in Dover as a Support Worker and provide care for people with severe learning disabilities, Autism and behaviors may be seen as challenging; where you'll support and encourage them to lead a full and valued life, enabling them to live more independently.
Having a good sense of humour and resilience, and a willingness to help residents with their personal hygiene are also important.
You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. Whether you have experience as a Care Assistant or Support Worker, you will use your knowledge and skills to help support people lead a valued and fulfilled life.
Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you will use your excellent communication skills and experience as a Support Worker with a background in Learning Disabilities & Autism to provide care and support people through their care pathway.
5 hrs a week, on a rota basis. Rotas are issued 6 weeks in advance. Your working week will be made up of a mixture of long and short shifts. The is an opportunity for overtime once passed probation.
Long shifts are 7.30 am - 21:30 pm, and short shifts are 7:20 am - 14:30 pm or 14.Weekends will be part of your working rota. Minimum expectation is working 2 weekends a month.
Felbrigg House provides an eleven-bed specialist residential service for men and women with a range of learning disabilities, including autism and sensory and communication impairments. The service is staffed 24 hours a day by a dedicated team of Support Workers, led by an experienced Registered Manager.
The service is designed for those individuals who require a high level of support to live within a community setting and will continue to require this longer term. Clients may be transitioning from children's residential services, education, or moving out of the family home. The aim of the service is to encourage individuals to lead a full and valued life, enabling them to live more independently through a programme of active community engagement, developing meaningful social networks and developing robust coping strategies
The house is an old rectory, situated in the Conservation Area of Dover, in Kent and has been completely renovated to provide a spacious beautiful character home, with two fully enclosed gardens and eleven spacious bedrooms with full en-suite facilities. Desired - Hold a valid UK manual driving licence (Held licence for over 3yrs) - to assist with community visits
Required - Previous experience within care industry and background in Learning Disabilities
Desired - Background in challenging behaviour, Prada-Willi experience, PICA experience
Be willing to support residents with personal hygiene
Be willing to deal with challenging behaviours
Be reliable, flexible, hard-working and honest
Be local or within commutable distance
You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time. 20-hour Student and Skilled Worker Visa's cannot be accepted.
85 hourly rate)
The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) - plus your birthday off!
Free meals and parking
Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
Pension contribution to secure your future.
Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.