Support Worker
As a Support Worker, you’ll deliver excellent care, celebrate achievements, encourage fun and creativity and engage directly with the wider community.
You must have a full UK driving licence for this role.
About the role:
The focus of this role is to help the people we support to develop independent living skills: improve their personal hygiene, assist with meal preparation, exercise, leisure activities and socialising – the daily routine of regular life. You’ll get huge job satisfaction from seeing the people you are supporting do more for themselves and live the life they want to live.
First and foremost, our goal is to provide fantastic opportunities and positive experiences for the individuals we support. We aim to support people to live big, set ambitious goals and gain independence skills.
You will be supporting 4 adults, both male and female with learning disabilities. Good communication skills are a must, as the people we support are non-verbal. You will provide person-centred care and support with personal care. This role is ideal for people committed to making a positive difference to individual’s lives, including experienced support workers, graduates and those seeking a stimulating career path into social care.
If you’re interested in building a career, we’re here to support you all the way on your own journey.
Hours:
1 full time position available. This will be on a fix term basis to cover maternity leave.
Day hours will be between 8am-3pm.
You must be flexible and willing to do sleep in shifts.
Location:
This service is based in Crewe. It is located on a main bus route and close to the train station with free off street parking available.
About you:
We are looking for a experienced, calm and resourceful Support Worker to join our friendly team. You will provide person-centred care and support with personal care as well as community activities such as walking, swimming or going to the gym. This will also include planning alongside members of the person’s circle of support to enable individuals to be happy, healthy and to be successful in achieving their wishes and aspirations. You must be confident communicating with people that are non verbal.
Applicants with a full UK driving licence are required for this role as the service have their own vehicle to use.
Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship, please only apply if you can work in the UK.
We may close this post early if we receive sufficient applications before the closing date. If you are interested in applying, we would ask that you do so as early as possible to avoid any disappointment.
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Choice Support is Disability Confident which is a scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview. If you consider yourself to have a disability or long-term chronic health condition or if you require any adjustments/support during the application/selection process, please contact us so that we can discuss your needs with you.
