Job Introduction
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.
Where will I be working?
You will be working in one of our supported living service in the Carlisle
area, comprising of 8 single occupancy flats. The service provides a relaxed
and comfortable home for service users with a variety health needs, including
Learning Disabilities, Developmental Disorders and Acquired Brain Injuries.
You will be working alongside new and experienced staff providing varying
levels of support to service users, including assisting with personal care,
mobility and medication, as well as helping with daily tasks such a cooking
and cleaning and promoting independence in the home and out in the community.
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
This is a 24-hour service, therefore flexibility is essential. You will be
working a range of shifts including nights and some weekends.
Role Responsibility
This is a hands-on job in which no two days are the same. Your duties will
include:
- 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
- Developing residents life skills and personal interests
- 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
Previous experience within a social care setting, supporting individuals with
behaviours that challenge, is a requirement for this role.**** What also is
essential is that you are:
- Passionate, caring and enthusiastic
- Flexible, patient and non-judgemental
- A great team player with lots of energy
- Able to demonstrate good communication skills
- Able to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling where needed
- A full, clean driving license is highly desirable for this position.
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 run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every
penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for
the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we
support.
What Benefits Will I Receive?
We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make
your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or
opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we
can with our total reward package.
You will get 29 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of
service up to 31 days. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread
the cost.
Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following
the link below to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.
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