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Support Worker
Job Posted: 18 days ago
Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type:
Location: LA12, Ulverston, Cumbria
Expire in: 10 days
Job Description
Support Worker
Location: Ulverston / Barrow, Cumbria
Salary: £12.60 per hour + Excellent Benefits!
Contract: Permanent, 20 hours per week
Benefits:
As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.
* 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing with long service.
* £500 cash incentive for joining Oaklea (paid on completion of 6 months probationary period)
* Pension
* DBS funded by Oaklea
* Fully funded private healthcare scheme
* Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
* Reward and recognition scheme
* Access to foundation and bespoke training and development
At Oaklea we work in partnership with the individuals we support (our customers). We strive to support people within the framework of the seven keys to Citizenship; Love, Freedom, Life, Purpose, Help, Money and Home.
Every employee wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Oaklea, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and advocate.
You’ll make new friends and feel inspired to reach your potential. We will ask a lot of you - but you’ll get back so much more. With us, it is never ‘just a job’.
In return for your hard work and passion, we can give you real meaning and purpose in your work.
We are now recruiting for a Support Worker to join our established team in Ulverston who provide care and support to Adults with Learning Disabilities.
When asked what they wanted from the staff who support them, Customers requested that you have a sense of fun and be involved in many aspects of their daily lives including maintaining relationships, forging new friendships and encouraging confidence and self-belief. You need to be a good communicator, be compassionate, understanding and non-judgemental.
You will be expected to support Customers to meet their personal care needs, including administration of medication. It is vital that staff respect the individual and respond in a positive manner to meet each Customers personal need. Customers will need support in setting and achieving their own personal goals and expect the staff who support them to be encouraging, enabling and promoting life skills.
You need to be forward thinking and have a positive outlook to life. The Customers will look to you for motivation, guidance and direction; they want to be given the opportunity to live a full and rewarding life. You will be expected to encourage and offer choice and promote independence as well promoting positive risk taking.
You will be required to support Customers to access the local community and to try new experiences. Some of the Customers enjoy specific hobbies but there is so much more they would like to do and as a Support Worker you can help to make their lives productive. Support will also be required for each person in areas such as health, budgeting and domestic tasks.
Sleep in shifts will be required.
You do not need to have experience, but it is essential that you share our values. As long as you have a positive attitude and want to improve the lives of those with a learning disability, we will support you with progression opportunities throughout your career with us.
Driving licence is preferred but not essential.
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