Job details
Job Title: Support Worker
Employer: TieTalent
Location: Dawlish & Teignmouth
Salary: Between £26,208 - £27,310.40 based on 40 hours per week, plus potential sleep-in allowance of £1,896 based on 4 sleep-ins per month
Contract Type: Permanent
Overview
Independence! Thats not much for people to ask for and our supported living services are dedicated to offering just that. As a Support Worker within our independent living services, youll spend your time working across various locations in Dawlish and Teignmouth. Throughout the week you could be supporting a young adult to attend education or work, researching and advocating for an individual to meet their goals, helping people maintain their tenancies or planning a supported holiday. People often say that a job is varied and no two days are the same; working here, thats 100% true.
Within Supported Living you will support a range of young adults with Autism, ADHD and learning disabilities, each with their own unique support needs, wishes and aspirations. Some adults may need only a few hours of help per week, while others may require more time to develop independent life skills. We aim to help individuals flourish and achieve.
There will be challenging days where you may need to support someone in unexpected ways and offer emotional guidance when needed. You should be open-minded, empathetic and resilient.
Responsibilities
* Supporting adults to have the best quality of life possible, including assisting with shopping and cooking, personal care, budgeting, and emotional support.
* Liaising with wider teams internally and externally to ensure the support provided is right for the individual.
* Advocating for people so that their wishes and values are respected in all areas of life.
* Administration: keeping records up to date to evidence progress and ensure appropriate levels of support.
Qualifications & requirements
* Patience, compassion, and resilience; adults may have experienced trauma which can affect communication.
* Excellent communication skills (verbal and non-verbal) and ability to adapt support records as needed.
* Flexibility, including potential sleep-in duties up to once per week. Roles may be completed in 3-4 days per week for some staff.
In return for your time, youll get
* Holidays: 28 days annual leave plus an extra day off for your birthday after the first year; bank holidays may be required depending on rota.
* Pension: employer contribution 3% above your 5% employee contribution.
* Learning & Development opportunities for career growth.
* Discounts via Blue Light Card and internal benefits platform.
* Wellbeing support including mental health resources, monthly confidential check-ins, and group reflective practice sessions.
* Cycle to Work scheme.
* DBS: Enhanced disclosure and barring service check carried out, cost covered.
* Medicash after 12 months: medical and wellbeing expenses, with extra benefits such as access to GP, critical illness cover, and life insurance.
Please note: As part of our safer recruitment processes, successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check, online and social media checks, and reference validation.
At Phoenix Learning and Care, we pride ourselves on a diverse and inclusive workforce, ensuring team members can bring their true selves to work without risk of discrimination.
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