Job Title: Support Worker
Location: Filton, Bristol (BS34)
Salary: £10.90 per hour plus benefits.
Job type: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week.
Become a Support Worker & make a difference to the lives of members of your community
Are you compassionate, caring and hard working?
Are you passionate in your belief that individuals with a disability should have the same rights to choices, dignity and life satisfaction as everyone else in society?
Are you looking for a part time job that works for you? – If so, United Response would love to hear from you.
We are a charity with over 40 years’ experience of support that changes with you. Our staff promote a person-centred approach and we are looking for similar minded individuals to join our incredible team who deliver a world class service to four young adults, in their own home and the community, with physical disabilities and complex needs. We believe in championing the right of disabled people to live, work, socialise and participate in the community, free of discrimination and unnecessary boundaries. In our work we aim to be creative, strong, honest, responsive and united.
PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP
Benefits
In return for your passion and commitment, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Free excellent training and development programme and paid time for attending all training sessions.
- pension contribution
- Childcare vouchers
- Access to free occupational health, physiotherapy, counselling and advice services Fully paid training and access to nationally recognised qualifications
- Travel to work scheme (season ticket loan)
- Access to an online shopping platform with discounts from over 3,500 retailers
- Refer a Friend scheme
Key responsibilities:
- To support people in accordance with their needs and wishes as detailed in their person-centred support plans.
- To demonstrate a commitment to the Safeguarding of Adults and to recognise and report any disclosure, suspicion or evidence of harm, risk of harm, abuse or neglect in line with United Response’s Safeguarding Adults policy.
- To ensure that support plans reflect the changing needs and wishes of the people we support by contributing to regular monitoring and review.
- To encourage and enable the people we support to become active members of both their local and wider communities.
- To support people to develop or maintain good family relationships and a range of friendships.
- To support people in all aspects of their daily living, for example, going shopping, cooking, keeping their home clean and tidy, budgeting and paying bills.
- To deliver personal care (if required) with dignity and respect.
- To support people to stay healthy and safe, following guidance from health professionals where health support is required.
- To accurately complete documentation, including people we support records.
Person specification:
- Passionate about making a difference and the work of United Response.
- Clear written and verbal communication style.
- Basic IT skills and numerical ability.
- To be willing to undertake required training, sometimes off site and outside normal working hours.
- Must have a full UK drivers licence and the ability to drive a manual vehicle.
Our vision is a society where everyone has equal access to the same rights and opportunities.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Care Assistant, Care Worker, Care, Healthcare Assistant, Charity, support worker, support work will be considered for this role.
