This is a unique service within Staffordshire supporting 3 people, where we offer supportive living, enabling people to live as independently as possible within their own homes and local community. The role involves encouraging, supporting, communicating, engaging, specialising, recording, and working as part of a team to deliver positive person‑centred outcomes for people with complex support needs who rely on the service.
Main duties of the job
You will need to be enthusiastic, have great people skills, and a positive and proactive approach to your role, supporting individuals with Learning Disabilities, Autism, Mental Health and complex needs. As a Support Worker, you will be offering the following: Encouraging people to play active roles in the communities in which they live, to encourage independence; Supporting activities of daily living including social activities, personal care, routines, planning and preparation of meals and budgeting; Communicating effectively using people’s chosen methods; Engaging and promoting to enhance quality of life; Supporting people who may need positive behavioural support approaches; Keeping accurate records and reporting changes in health or circumstances of service users to management; Working as part of a team, as well as being able to work using your own initiative.
About us
Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family‑owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, they continue to strengthen their services through recent care home developments and the launch of their new not‑for‑profit Children’s Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK’s largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live‑in care across more than 170 locations nationwide.
Job responsibilities
Package Description:
Are you ready to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young individuals and deliver positive person‑centred outcomes for people with complex support needs who rely on our services.
You will need to be enthusiastic, have great people skills, and a positive and proactive approach to your role, supporting individuals with Learning Disabilities, Autism, Mental Health and complex needs.
Where you’ll be working:
Burton On Trent, Staffordshire
This is a unique service within Staffordshire supporting 3 people, where we offer supportive living, enabling people to live as independently as possible within their own homes and local community.
We are looking for support workers to join our amazing team, and to continue delivering outstanding outcomes.
As an Agincare employee youll enjoy:
£12.50 per hour
Refer a friend scheme earn up to £500*
Fully funded training and career development
Company pension scheme
What is required from you?
- A minimum of 12 months on your right to work
- A full UK drivers licence
How we achieve our outcomes with the people we support.
As part of your day to day work you will be offering the following;
- Encouraging people to play active roles in the communities in which they live, to encourage independence.
- Supporting Activities of daily Living including social activities, personal care, routines, planning and preparation of meals and budgeting.
- Communicating – effectively communicate using people’s chosen methods.
- Engaging – promoting and motivating people we support to enhance their quality of life.
- Specialising – supporting people who may need positive behavioural support approaches.
- Recording – keeping accurate records and reporting changes in health or circumstances of service users to management.
- Team player – Working as part of a team, as well as being able to work using your own initiative.
About Agincare
Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities.As a rapidly growing, family‑owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not‑for‑profit Children Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK’s largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live‑in care across more than 170 locations nationwide.As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community. All of our services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship. As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isnt the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers
Equal opportunities are important to us at Agincare and we welcome applications from all.
*Subject to terms and conditions
Person Specification
Qualifications
- A minimum of 12 months on your right to work and a full UK drivers licence
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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