Role: Support Worker
Location of role: Billinge, Wigan
Rate of Pay: £25,621 per year, pro rata
Hours of work: Various hours available
Role Description:
We are currently recruiting for experience support workers for The Orchards in Billinge Wigan, which provides specialist supported living services adults with a range of needs including physical and learning disabilities, autism, and mental health.
At Nugent Community Choices, we are proud of what we do daily and work with the ethos of “would we ourselves or our relatives be happy to receive this service?”
We support people to live well, maintain their own tenancies, and require staff that can make a positive difference in peoples’ lives.
Our principles set a foundation on which we base providing effective support and your role will be key to an individual’s life. All our services offer individual packages but based on the individual we are supporting being the key decision-maker.
Experience & Skills:
* You must be enthusiastic about providing outstanding care to our clients.
* Be willing to undertake training to achieve your level 3 Diploma in Adult Health & Social Care which is fully funded by Nugent.
* 6-month experience working in a similar setting.
* Experience in supporting individuals who have various forms of Dementia.
* A good understanding of providing Person Centred Care
Benefits:
* Life Assurance Scheme
* Corporate Medicash Scheme
* Group Personal Pension Scheme
* Access to offers and discounts.
* Blue Light Card
* 30 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing to 33 days after three years in service.
* Recommend a friend scheme.
* Values Awards
* A comprehensive induction programme with ongoing training and development
* Career Progression opportunities
* Enhanced DBS check which is fully paid for by Nugent and maintained on the DBS update service.
What does it mean to work with us? It’s all in the name – iACCORD.
We live and work by our values, which spell out who we are and what we stand for:
* Integrity – we are honest in what we say and do
* Ambition – we have high hopes for the future
* Courage – we stand up for what we know is right
* Compassion – we are kind and support each other
* Optimism – we believe we can
* Respect – we accept one another and look after all we share
* Dignity – we value ourselves and each other
These values guide everything we do, every day – with heart, purpose, and positivity