Would you like to make a real difference in the community in a highly rewarding role?
Our community-based Worksop Supported Living service could be the right place for your development, and we would like to hear from you if you are motivated, resilient, and are a looking for a new exciting opportunity.
Worksop Supported Living is a 24/7 services delivering support to individuals with mental health conditions, learning disabilities, autism and those with behaviours which may challenge. Our support extends to 5 houses, where our residents are supported to live as independently as possible both outside and inside their homes.
As a Support Worker, your role will involve helping our residents to cook and clean, helping them maintain their personal hygiene (which includes providing personal care ), supporting them to spend time in their community and to participate in leisure activities. The role requires you to be creative to help enrich the lives of our residents, and being a calm, resilient person who is able to deescalate situations related to challenging behaviour. You will also be required to help with day to day needs of the service users such as shopping, appointments, finances, medication and meal preparation. You will be an advocate for the individuals you are supporting, reliable and passionate about improving the lives of others. Please note that due to the needs of our service users, there may be elements of moving & handling and risk management involved in the role; The support I get from my support worker is the difference between a good day or a bad day" - Service User
We are looking for someone who has a desire to help others and make a difference, and who demonstrates a good work ethic. this means they should be reliable, flexible, and willing to go the extra mile. Empathy and compassion are a must whilst being able to demonstrate a robust and safe approach to managing risk positively is key in this role. Although the role can be challenging at times, the training and support we provide will ensure that you are well equipped and confident to hit the ground running.
A valid full UK driving license is a requirement for this role. All successful candidates will be required to work on a rota basis over a 24-hour period including weekends, bank holidays and sleep-ins; a bonus is paid for waking nights and an allowance is paid for sleep-ins. You will be expected to work a pattern of Late shift (14:30 - 22:00) - Sleep in - Early Shift (07:00 - 14:30) over 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Mid-day shift patterns could be in the rota as well.
NCHA strives to be a welcoming and inclusive employer as such we particularly welcome applicants from men, as they are currently under-represented within in our Care and Support department.
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We're Nottingham Community Housing Association, known to many as NCHA. We're more than just a housing association: we deliver care and support to people all over the East Midlands. Wellbeing
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