Support Worker – Full time (37.5) & part time (16) hour posts
Location: Harrogate
Salary: £11.44 per hour plus benefits
Permanent – Full Time
Become a Support Worker & make a difference to the lives of members of your Community.
What’s in it for you?
We offer an excellent benefits package that includes:
- 20 days paid annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays, pro rata for part time), which increases after 3 and 5 years’ service
- Pension Contribution
- The opportunity to be part of our UR Stars Recognition Scheme
- 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
What would you be doing?
The people we support need thoughtful, enthusiastic and caring people to support them.
Your days will be varied and supporting people with all aspects of daily life means we need you to be adaptable – one part of the day might be supporting people with intimate and personal care, using specially trained moving and handling techniques, the next could be taking them for a walk to the park then sitting with someone to support them hand over hand to prepare dinner for everyone and then helping them to eat what you has been made or supporting them to go swimming or accessing the hydrotherapy pool. Part of your role will be to help them live life to the full meaning no day will ever be the same
About you
The people we support need (and want) people who support them to take the time to get to know them – to learn to listen to what they say with both their verbal and nonverbal language. This might be difficult at first but there are members of the team who have known the people we support for many years and will help to support you.
Supporting people also means doing the things that keep us safe and the people we support need staff who can help them to take care of their health needs as well. You will be supporting in attending appointments and working with families to make decisions and advocate where needed.
We need people who are good communicators who can work alone and as part of a team, people who can problem solve and maintain boundaries in a positive and sensitive way.
If you genuinely enjoy making a positive difference in people’s lives, are approachable, motivated, kind and a good listener please do get in touch.
This position is subject to an enhanced DBS Check, the cost to be met by United Response. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.
* It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.*
*We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk*
If you feel this is the role for you, please contact Sophie on 07974 042678 or Kayleigh on 07855 195618 or you can email makecarematter@northyorks.gov.uk for further information.
PLEASE NOTE: If you are interested in being considered for more than one of our vacancies, you will only need submit ONE application. You can state in the ‘Supporting Evidence’ section of your application the other roles you would like to be considered for, but any suitable roles will be discussed with you.
Together we can Make Care Matter.
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