Are you a naturally empathetic, caring and compassionate Support Worker in the UK with experience of caring for people with learning disabilities?
Do you want a fulfilling career, where you can make a difference and change lives for the better in a culture of kindness and teamwork? 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.
You’ll be great with people – a real ‘people person’, able to communicate effectively – explaining yourself clearly in the right tone to suit the situation and be really good at understanding others (behaviours and expressions, as well as vocal). Having a good sense of humour and resilience, and a willingness to help residents with their personal hygiene are also important.
What you will be doing
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.
It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. But it is hugely rewarding to see people improve because of you; being able to do something today that they couldn’t do last week.
You’ll work 37.5 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 14.30 pm - 21:30 pm
Weekends will be part of your working rota. Minimum expectation is working 2 weekends a month.
Where you will be working
Location: Felbrigg House, St. Alphege Road, Dover, Kent CT16 2PU
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. We are specialists in working with epilepsy and complex needs. 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. We are also experienced in successfully managing clients moving from services where their placements may have broken down or where their needs are no longer being met. 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. There are a good range of shops and amenities a short walk away. Dover has direct train access to London and good road links around the area.
In this role you will:
* 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
* Must have strong empathy and a caring and compassionate nature
* Be willing to support residents with personal hygiene
* Have excellent people and communication skills, and a good sense of humour
* Be willing to deal with challenging behaviours
* Have a positive and professional approach
* 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.
What you will get
* Base annual salary of £25,058 (£12.85 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.
* Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.
There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.
About your next employer:
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.