Job Description
Job Introduction
Female Bank Support WorkerPay rate: Days and Nights £14.18 per hour & Sleep in £10.00 per hourShift Pattern: 8:00am - 20:00pm, 20:00pm - 8:00am with a sleep during 23:00pm - 8:00am (24 hour shifts) The right Support Worker will need to be able to work a 24 hour shift.
We are looking for compassionate, reliable, and proactive Support Workers to join a dedicated team providing 24-hour support for a young adult living in their own home with Global Development Delay, Autism, visual impairment (registered blind), and Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties.
The person you will be supporting enjoys baking, cooking, and going on outings in the community. They attend a local day centre once a week and share their home with a much-loved indoor cat, so you must not be allergic to animals.
Enriching activities will be an important factor in your support, and you will bring a wonderfully empathetic approach to truly make a difference to this person’s life. You will also need to bring previous experience with you in the following:
* Learning Disabilities
* Autism
* Behaviours that can be perceived as challenging
What will your shift involve?
* Providing high-quality care on a 1:1 basis
* Providing personal care and support with daily living tasks, including showering
* Supporting with routines, community access, and attending appointments or day centre activities
* Encouraging and enabling independence in a safe and supportive way
* Working collaboratively with family and other professionals involved
* Ensuring a calm, structured, and understanding approach to behaviour and emotional needs
More about Acuity Care Group
We have been around for nearly 20 years so know our stuff! We have over 900 people working for us across Operations and supporting roles. Acuity Care Group is a Supported Living healthcare provider, comprising 3 specialist business divisions:
* LD&A – Learning Disabilities & Autism
* Bespoke
* Team Brain Injury
This role sits within our LD&A family, and you will be supported by an experienced hands-on Team Leader.
We work together in a wide variety of locations to support adults and children with complex care needs, and a range of both physical and mental disabilities. We are person-centred and the needs of the people we support are at the heart of everything we do. Our teams are passionate about working in close partnership with the people we support to provide outstanding, tailored care that promotes empowerment, and do everything possible to help our clients to access new experiences.
What next?
If you have the skills and experience listed above for this role, please pop us over your CV through the job link but if you have any questions and need to know more before you apply, please drop us a call.
We will be in touch to discuss the role in more detail as soon as possible, go through some screening questions with you. Should you be keen to take it further and have the right experience, we will arrange an interview on Teams.
Acuity Care Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable individuals. All applicants will be subject to Enhanced DBS checks and referencing.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
What else do we offer?
We do offer additional benefits including:
* Access to Westfield Rewards - an exclusive rewards website, special offers on all your favourite goods and services from over 1,000 leading online and high street retailers, restaurants, travel companies
* Access to Westfield Health Cash Plan with access to GP appointments 24/7 and cashback for health expenses
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), support helplines and counselling for when you need more support covering mental wellness, finances and relationships to name a few.
* Blue Light Card discount scheme and Blue Light Card tickets – grab a free ticket to a horse race or comedy show.
* Further training in NVQ's in Health and Social Care
* Progression opportunities within the organisation
* Ongoing training and development
* A generous Refer a Friend scheme - receive up to £500!
This post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1. Due to the nature of the role and the needs of the people we support, we can only accept applications from women for this position.