Job Title: Support Worker
Location: Blackburn
Salary: £10 – £13 per hour DOE
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
The Company:
Sleep rate – £75 (10pm – 8am)
Our well-established company based in the Northwest have two semi supported living provisions in Blackburn and Great Harwood.
Our company provides semi supported living for young people aged between 16/18 years old, we specialise in supporting young people and assisting them with employment, education, self-esteem, independence, mental health and preparing them for their next step to adulthood.
The role will include –
- Completing daily logs, incident reports, support plans, weekly reports and other required documents to a high standard
- Support young people where required, vitals skills such as cooking, cleaning, budgeting, shopping, housekeeping, making appointments etc
- Weekly staff training
- Working closely with Social Workers and other external agencies to assist the support of the young people
- Working effectively, proactively and confidently whilst dealing with challenging behaviours
- Safeguard the young people at all times
- Guiding the young people and tailoring our support to suit the young persons needs – building self-esteem, promoting independence, CV building, facilitating a positive mental health, strategies to improve mental health etc
The ideal candidate will –
- Be eager to make a difference
- Have previous experience within Semi Supported living (advantage) or experience working with young people
- Have a good knowledge of safeguarding and whistleblowing
- Can provide a high level of support to the young people
- Health and Social level 3 or above (preferred)
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work effectively and proactively
If you for the role of Support Worker then, click ‘Apply’ today!
Note: you must have the right to live and work in the UK for this role.
Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Support Worker, Care Worker, Night Care Assistant, Care Assistant, Domiciliary Care Assistant, Senior Care Assistant, Team Leader, Care Work Assistant, Resident Care Assistant, Resident Care Worker, Elderly Care Worker, Elderly Care Assistant, Elderly Support Worker, Elderly Care, Support Assistant, Enabler, Healthcare Assistant will all be considered.
