Support Worker - Heath Street Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Heath Street, Stoke-on-Trent
Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week available covering a 7 day rota
Shift Pattern: 07:15am - 14:45pm, 14:30pm - 22:00pm
Salary: £13.00 per hour, plus benefits.
The role:
Are you looking for a fresh challenge where you can showcase your caring and understanding nature? Our residential schemes support adults with learning and physical disabilities with a range of health needs.
We are looking for Support Workers to join our team in Staffordshire. Experience is not essential, as we will provide you with all the relevant training and support to become a confident Support Worker.
At Wrekin Housing Group, we are all about caring for the community and the people we support. At Heath Street, we support up to six individuals, male and female, with all aspects of daily living including personal care, preparing meals and mealtime support, administering medication, and supporting with health appointments.
We also have a lot of fun supporting them with their daily activities such as visits to Tunstall Park, Hanley Forest Park, walks on Wesport Lake, pamper sessions, bingo, coffee mornings, lunches, and musical sessions to name a few. There are many more activities you can get involved with. This is a rewarding role where you can see our residents enjoying themselves and having a great time with your support.
Benefits:
In return, we offer you a rewarding opportunity within a supportive team of experienced mentors and peers, ensuring you thrive throughout your career.
Continuous professional development with training, coaching, and mentoring
Enhanced maternity, shared parental, and adoption leave
Free onsite parking
Paid Carer’s leave
You will have access to our comprehensive training platform
Access to a number of fantastic rewards including free and discounted tickets to popular destinations
Access to our discounts and cashback app Rainly from day one
Access to Blue Light Discount
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
What you will be doing:
Delivering the best possible levels of care to the people you support, to help the individuals to achieve their personal goals and live as independently as possible
As a Support Worker, your responsibilities are varied and no two days are the same
Alongside providing physical and emotional support, you may be needed to help with household tasks and personal care, as well as supporting individuals with their healthcare needs, such as administering medication
Everything you do within your role will provide flexible services that meet peoples needs, and support them to have choices about their own lives
About you:
You will enjoy working in harmony with the team proactively and collaboratively for positive outcomes for our residents
You will be someone who would embrace processes and procedures along with adding in a good measure of your creativity
You will be open to new ideas and thinking out of the box
As the shift patterns are based on our resident's changing needs, flexibility is required
About us:
The Wrekin Housing Group is a socially minded organisation that makes a difference to people’s lives. We support adults with learning disabilities to live their best life possible by promoting their personal development and independence. We are looking for people who are caring, compassionate, and align with our values. Our values are 'Communicate Clearly', 'Work Together', 'Everyone Matters' and 'Inspire Positive Change'. Through our values, we strive to make a difference to everyone's lives.
‘Made With Care’:
We've linked up with the Governments recently launched ‘Made With Care’ campaign which means if you join Choices, you will be part of the biggest reform of adult social care in a generation.
There is record funding being invested to support the new social care sector including for staff training and development and if you have the values we're looking for - kindness, compassion and resilience -you will be joining a workforce dedicated to helping others and build a career that helps people live happy, healthy lives.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/adult-social-care-campaign-to-build-bigger-and-better-workforce
Our Inclusive Culture:
We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer. All applications are considered on the requirements of the role regardless of gender identity, nationality, ethnicity, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, religious belief or background. Please refer to our Equal Opportunities Policy below for further information.
Next Steps:
To apply for this role, please send an up-to-date CV and the completed application form to CareandSupportRecruitment@Wrekin.com .
Successful candidates will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Check.
This position does not offer sponsorship, and successful candidates will be required to have the Right to Work in the UK.
Ref : CHO2412. Closing Date : 03/12/2024
- Interview Date : 10/12/2024