Job Description
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We are looking for a Support Worker to join our friendly staff team in Jarrow, South Tyneside, supporting adults with learning disabilities with their daily lives. This offers a rewarding opportunity to start or advance your career in social care, within a well-established and friendly team.
Support Worker Duties:
* Providing positive behaviour support to individuals with learning disabilities, and non-verbal communication requirements.
* Encouraging service users to engage in a range of exciting social activities both within and outside their homes
* Developing warm and trusting relationships with service users and their families enabling them to enjoy their time at the service to the fullest
* Administrating and monitoring prescribed medication to service users.
No previous care experience is required – we value an engaging, creative, and person-centred approach above all.
Vacancy Reference Number: 89548
Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.
Creative Support’s Development Pathway offers a structured induction and values-led training to help staff grow from entry-level to leadership roles. It empowers career progression through tailored learning aligned with national strategies and the WE CARE framework.
Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.
We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization- Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received an Investors in People Gold award.
Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. xkybehq We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.