Creative Support is a not-for-profit provider of care and support to people with a wide range of needs, including learning disabilities, mental health needs, autism spectrum conditions and older people. We are recruiting Support Workers for our community and supported living services in Wellingborough and the surrounding areas.
We are looking for calm, resourceful and energetic Support Workers who are well motivated, hardworking and keen to join our friendly team. You will provide person-centred care and support to service users in all aspects of everyday life, and support them to enjoy a wide range of activities in the community. You will be skilled in positive communication and engagement, and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for the people we support. You will have the maturity to be able to work within a positive behaviour support framework, to accept responsibility and to grow in confidence as a skilled practitioner. You must be able to follow agreed guidelines and to work positively within a consistent, mutually supportive team ethos.
What we offer…
Creative Support offers a wide range of training courses and this will be a perfect opportunity for those who are seeking to progress in the health and social care sector as we also offer the QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care level 2 – 5. As a senior practitioner, we will support your continuous development by providing accredited courses such as person centred planning, communication approaches and many more. Although previous experience in a similar role to Support Worker is advantageous, we would like to encourage the people with the right values and passion to apply and work to make a difference.
In return we offer a wide range of benefits to ensure job satisfaction. This includes:
• A one-off bonus of £100 upon successful completion of the 4-month probationary period
• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave
• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff
• Free employee support programme
• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out-of-hours teams
Vacancy Reference Number: 73948
Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number
Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.
We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold award.
We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK. – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme