Care Support Worker
This position does not meet the requirements for sponsorship under current UK immigration guidelines.
Overview
At Turning Point, we support people with Learning Disabilities across England. As a Support Worker, you will make a real difference to residents' lives as you improve their daily living skills. You will gain experience and training to progress with us.
Where will I be working?
Our service is located in Sydenham and is within walkable distance to Leamington Spa. There are eight individuals we support who have profound learning disabilities with additional health issues such as epilepsy and congenital conditions. Some of the people we support have high complex needs, mobility issues and require personal care. You will develop communication skills such as signing and using visual aids as some residents are non-verbal. We aim to create positive family relationships and a supportive community. The service has a community feel and runs events during the summer months.
Shift Patterns
This is a 24-hour service, therefore flexibility is essential. You will work a range of shifts including early mornings, late evenings, waking nights, sleep-ins and some weekends.
Role Responsibilities
This is a hands-on job in which no two days are the same. Your duties will include:
* promoting the independence of people we support
* supporting a full range of daily activities including cleaning and cooking, days out or holidays
* arranging activities in the home and in the local community
* developing residents' life skills and personal interests
* helping residents stay safe and healthy
* assisting with personal care needs
* manual handling
* supporting people with medication
* ensuring record keeping is maintained to the required standard and contributing to service monitoring requirements
The Ideal Candidate
What skills and qualities do I need to have?
* passionate, caring and enthusiastic
* flexible, patient and non-judgemental
* a great team player with lots of energy
* able to demonstrate good communication skills
* transferable experience of helping people to manage anxiety
About Turning Point
Why Turning Point? As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take pride in our services. Our organisation is guided by values such as belief in potential, confident communication, embracing positive change, and treating everyone as individuals. We operate on a not-for-profit basis and invest every penny back into our services and people.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive reward package to support you in every way we can. This includes 29 days’ paid holiday per year, increasing with service length to 31 days, with the option to buy additional holidays.
How to apply
To explore all the exciting perks and apply, follow the link provided in the job posting.
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