The role of a Support Worker at Enable in Grantham, Lincolnshire involves making a meaningful difference in the lives of young individuals with complex support needs, including those with Learning Disabilities, Autism, and Mental Health challenges. The successful candidate will need to be enthusiastic, have great people skills, and a positive and proactive approach to their role.
Main duties of the job
As a Support Worker, you will be responsible for supporting individuals to live as independently as possible within their own homes and local community. This involves encouraging active participation in the community, supporting with activities of daily living, effective communication, and promoting enhanced quality of life. You will also be required to keep accurate records and report changes in the health or circumstances of service users to management. The role requires working as part of a team, as well as using your own initiative.
About us
Enable is a family-run business that has been caring for and supporting people since 1986. With over 4,500 team members, they are one of the UK's largest care providers and are continuing to grow, with over 100 locations across England including care & nursing homes, home care branches, extra care schemes, supported living properties and live-in offices.
Job responsibilities
Package Description:
Are you ready to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young individuals and deliver positive person centred outcomes for people with complex support needs who rely on our services.
You will need to be enthusiastic, have great people skills, and a positive and proactive approach to your role, supporting individuals with Learning Disabilities, Autism, Mental Health and complex needs.
Where youll be working:
Grantham, Lincolnshire
We support 14 people living in the town of Grantham,
This is a unique service within Grantham offering supporting living, enabling people to live as independently as possible within their own homes and local community.
We are looking for support workers to join our amazing team, and to continue delivering outstanding outcomes.
As an Agincare employee youll enjoy:
£12.50 per hour
Refer a friend scheme earn up to £500*
Fully funded training and career development
Company pension scheme
What is required from you?
A minimum of 12 months on your right to work
We can add in specifics for each service that we require
How we achieve our outcomes with the people we support.
As part of your day to day work you will be offering the following;
Encouraging people to play active roles in the communities in which they live, to encourage independence.
Supporting Activities of daily Living including social activities, personal care, routines, planning and preparation of meals and budgeting.
Communicating- effectively communicate using peoples chosen methods
Engaging- promoting and motivating people we support to enhance their quality of life
Specialising - supporting people who may need positive behavioural support approaches
Recording- keeping accurate records &reporting changes in health or circumstances of service users to management
Team player Working as part of a team, as well as being able to work using your own initiative.
About Agincare
Were a family run business thats been caring and supporting people since 1986. With over 4,500 team members, were one of the UKs largest care providers and are continuing to grow.We have over 100 locations across England including care & nursing homes, home care branches, extra care schemes, supported living properties and live-in offices.
Agincare are signatories of the Care Leaver Covenant and are committed to supporting care leavers to live independently.We are proud to be able to offer a guaranteed interview to care leavers, or an informal conversation about our career opportunities.
All of our care services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Equal opportunities are important to us at Agincare and we welcome applications from all.
*Subject to terms and conditions
Person Specification
Qualifications
* No specific qualifications are required, but you will need to have a minimum of 12 months' right to work in the UK.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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