Support Worker Days and night Shift

Are you flexible with your working hours? Can you see yourself providing care to adults who need your support? 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. Passionate about people, you will enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress with us. Weare providing support for adults with learning disabilities and physicaldisabilities. There are three individuals, 2 male and 1 female that we support who have varying levels of Learning Disabilities. The bungalow is beautifully placed close to the main road, close to the M1, bus station and amenities . There are health issues such as epilepsy, mobility issues and a requirement of personal care. The people we support enjoy various activities like walking, attending various social groups, going to the pub, Theme Parks, shopping and holidays. Staff support them in their own vehicles (the clients). The people we support do have pets which include, a dog, cat, fish and chickens that we help support looking after. You will be required to provide aperson-centred approach in all aspects of the clients lives, including managing their home, some personal care, accessing their local community facilities, and maintaining contact with other important people in their lives. You will be supporting people who have learning disabilities, Autism and other health conditions. A full UK driving license is preferable. We use a digital social care record system, to support daily recording, which will make your day-to-day tasks easier and allows you to spend more time with the People We Support. Shift Patterns You will be working a range of shifts from 7:00am to 2:00/3:00pm and 2:00/3:00 pm to 9:00/10:00pm, sleep ins or waking nights, some weekends. Please note that the shifts may vary. promoting the independence of people we support supporting a full range of daily activities including cleaning and cooking, days out or going away on holiday arranging activities in the home and in the local community 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 at all times and contributing to service monitoring requirements. The Ideal Candidate What skills and qualities do I need to have? Whilst knowledge of learning disabilities and complex needs would be beneficial, it isn’t essential. flexible, patient and non-judgemental able to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling where needed transferable experience of helping people to manage anxiety About us As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support. Your annual leave entitlement will accrue as you work, to the equivalent of 29 days a year….