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Support Worker (Pudsey LS28)

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Job summary

Looking for a rewarding and fulfilling vocation, then why not join our team at Northern Health Care. We provide mental health recovery services across many regions within the UK. Our services consist of support living and community outreach services which provides our residents and service users with access to 24 hour support from experienced clinical and support staff.

You will be supporting persons with learning disability or mental health illness to improve their lives and to live independently.

Main duties of the job

We are currently recruiting support workers who are committed, positive, compassionate, understanding, dedicated, and dedicated to always putting people first to join our team. You will be supporting persons with learning disabilities or mental health illnesses to improve their lives and live independently.

It's hard work and can sometimes be challenging but the rewards are truly amazing!

As a support worker, you will be at the heart of supporting our service users on a daily basis. You will work with service users to help them live a fulfilled and happy life, whilst living as independently as possible. You will help to enable them to develop positive relationships and to be valued as equal members of their local community as part of their rehabilitation.

As part of this role, you will work closely with a variety of colleagues and support staff to prioritise outcome-focused support for our residents.

About us

Your key attributes

  • Must have the right to work in the UK.
  • Our values - positive, respectful, open and honest, understanding and dedicated.
  • Supportive and empathetic.

Where you'll be working

Your location will be Northern Healthcare, Radcliffe House, Pudsey.

Working Hours

  • Full-time position (38.5 hours per week). This role requires a level of flexibility as you will be working on a rotational shift pattern 8am-8pm during the day and 8pm-8am waking nights, including weekends.

In return you'll receive

  • Salary: £10.50 per hour

  • Employee benefits

    • Company pension scheme and contribution.
    • Enhanced overtime rate.
    • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
    • The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc. Bank Holidays).
    • Free enhanced Disclosure Barring Scheme (DBS).
    • Free car parking at the majority of our services

  • Career development & Training

    • Career development and recognition scheme.
    • Train towards NVQ in Health and Social Care.
    • Induction and buddy programme.
    • Apprenticeships route

  • Awards and recognition

    • Refer a friend scheme with Care Friends and earn up to £250.
    • Employee recognition scheme.
    • Annual employee awards.
    • Monthly NHC Values Champion Awards

    Employee Wellbeing

    • Flexible working week (option of working 3 days on 4 days off; part time and full time opportunities) option of 8am-4pm or 9am-5pm Monday to Friday if salaried).
    • Free Employee Assistance Programme with Health Assured - offering holistic solutions, physiotherapy, wellbeing support & Advice.
    • Optional healthcare cover with Sovereign Healthcare, including dental, optical, prescriptions, and physiotherapy.
    • Site Wellbeing budget.
    • Access to discounted products and services through the Blue Light Card scheme.

Details

Date posted

28 February 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£10 an hour per hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

SW Pudsey New

Job locations

Radcliffe House

11 Radcliffe Gardens

Pudsey

LS28 8BG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities

  • Ensure that our service users are at the heart of everything we do.
  • Support and guide service users with day-to-day activities enabling them to be able to live a full and as independent life as possible. This may include help to manage budgeting, domestic tasks, or meal preparation
  • Support and guide service users with grocery shopping and attending routine appointments.
  • Support service users whilst taking of prescribed medication.
  • Support service users to be as active as they would like to be as part of their local community, whilst encouraging them to try out new things. These could include days out, family visits or arranging to go to college or use their local leisure facilities.
  • Regularly review support plans whilst ensuring that they are committed to working toward their needs and aspirations.
  • Working positively and collaboratively with other colleagues within the team
  • Work within and implement our policy and procedure, including confidentiality and safeguarding.
  • Escalate as appropriate any concerns or issues in a timely manner.
  • To maintain and keep accurate records whilst reporting in a factual and person centred approach.
  • Ideally, you will have some experience as a support worker or have gained your level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities

  • Ensure that our service users are at the heart of everything we do.
  • Support and guide service users with day-to-day activities enabling them to be able to live a full and as independent life as possible. This may include help to manage budgeting, domestic tasks, or meal preparation
  • Support and guide service users with grocery shopping and attending routine appointments.
  • Support service users whilst taking of prescribed medication.
  • Support service users to be as active as they would like to be as part of their local community, whilst encouraging them to try out new things. These could include days out, family visits or arranging to go to college or use their local leisure facilities.
  • Regularly review support plans whilst ensuring that they are committed to working toward their needs and aspirations.
  • Working positively and collaboratively with other colleagues within the team
  • Work within and implement our policy and procedure, including confidentiality and safeguarding.
  • Escalate as appropriate any concerns or issues in a timely manner.
  • To maintain and keep accurate records whilst reporting in a factual and person centred approach.
  • Ideally, you will have some experience as a support worker or have gained your level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Attributes and Experience

Essential

  • The ability to be a good team player
  • Meet our key attributes
  • Experience in mental health, learning disability and/or challenging behaviours
  • Evidence of working within a customer-centred environment

Desirable

  • oGained your level 2 or 3 in Health and Social care or have training in relevant practical skills
  • oKnowledge of Excel/ Windows Office software applications including: SharePoint, Excel, Word. Computer literate
Person Specification

Qualifications, Attributes and Experience

Essential

  • The ability to be a good team player
  • Meet our key attributes
  • Experience in mental health, learning disability and/or challenging behaviours
  • Evidence of working within a customer-centred environment

Desirable

  • oGained your level 2 or 3 in Health and Social care or have training in relevant practical skills
  • oKnowledge of Excel/ Windows Office software applications including: SharePoint, Excel, Word. Computer literate

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Healthcare

Address

Radcliffe House

11 Radcliffe Gardens

Pudsey

LS28 8BG


Employer's website

https://www.northernhealthcare.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Healthcare

Address

Radcliffe House

11 Radcliffe Gardens

Pudsey

LS28 8BG


Employer's website

https://www.northernhealthcare.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Department

Recruitment Department

recruitment@northernhealthcare.org.uk

01619747210

Details

Date posted

28 February 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£10 an hour per hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

SW Pudsey New

Job locations

Radcliffe House

11 Radcliffe Gardens

Pudsey

LS28 8BG


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