Supported Living Worker - CQC Accommodation Based | Solihull – Aviary House
Secondment (covering maternity leave), full time (37.5 hpw). Earn £12.60 per hour (£24,638 per annum) and great benefits including Health Cash Plan.
Welcome to Home, a place where you belong. As our Supported Living Worker, you’ll be at the heart of supporting our customers who have complex needs to develop their skills to live more independently in the community, in our registered CQC service.
Aviary House is a unique service providing support to customers on a 24/7 rota basis. We offer both respite care service and a supported provision. Our customers have a diagnosis of mental health issues and we support them to manage their everyday lives and fulfil their aspirations. The team at Aviary House are a very established team and colleagues will always be on hand to provide the necessary support.
Typical day as our Supported Living Worker
* Assisting customers with practical, daily living tasks to develop their independence, helping them to achieve the goals, aspirations and outcomes documented in their support plans.
* Helping customers with daily living activities such as making meals, shopping, budgeting, maintaining their tenancy and moving onto independent accommodation if they are able.
* Supporting to attend appointments, take part in hobbies and interests or attend college or work.
* Supporting customers with their personal care and medication needs outlined in their support plan.
* Carrying out risk assessments, support planning, goal setting and regular reviews.
* Cuppas, chats and catch‑ups. There’s no rushing from one customer to the next here! Plenty of time to work together with colleagues too.
You have
* A level 2 or above, or equivalent in social care, or willingness to work towards this.
* Passion to support our customers to live their best life, working together with an eye for detail.
* Experience of caring for others, you may have worked in care before or have experience of caring for others such as family members or children.
* Experience of working on own initiative, remaining calm under pressure and having a resilient approach.
* A flexible, personal approach, listening to customers to understand their needs, recognising every customer is different.
Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship, we are not able to offer sponsorship to external candidates for this role. This remains under regular review.
Job details
* Where we’re flexible with you, we do need to meet the needs of our customers. That may mean adapting your start or finishing times on occasion.
* You’ll provide emotional support, medication support, personal care, flat support as well as accessing the community.
* You will need to be able to think on your feet and remain calm under pressure.
* Able to use technology to update support plans, complete online learning and to collaborate with colleagues.
* You’ll need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that.
What’s in it for you?
* 34 days leave (including bank holidays and a “me day” to use for whatever you fancy) increasing to 39, and time off for volunteering too!
* Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We’ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.
* Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.
* We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you’re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!
* Colleagues really matter to us, that’s why we’re the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing. Our tools and support help you when you need them.
* Learn more about our benefits on our website.
Find out more at our website. Click APPLY NOW to see our Supported Living Worker job description, find out about us and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early, so don’t delay or you might miss out.
Finally, do let us know if there’s anything we can do, to help you shine in our process by making reasonable adjustments at recruitment@homegroup.org.uk.
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