Support Worker - Luton, United Kingdom - Advance

Advance

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Luton, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Support Worker

Location:
Luton, Tennyson Road

Salary:
£8,807.45 per annum, 16.5hrs/week

Hours:
Week one Tuesday sleep into Wednesday

Week two Saturday sleep into Sunday

Job Ref:
BED-LTR-SER-003232

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an enthusiastic team in Luton.

Tennyson Road is a CQC registered small group home for people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autism, and mental health conditions.

About Advance

Advance are a well-established, national organisation which provides support to thousands of adults across the UK with learning disabilities and mental health conditions living in the community.

Advance recognise that their people are their greatest asset, that's why they invest in their training and development and enable them to gain industry-recognised qualifications and supporting them in realising their own career aspirations.

Advance is an equal opportunities employer who values its staff and the difference they make to their customers. There is no place for racism or discrimination of any kind. They are committed to recruiting the best staff whatever their ethnicity, race, religious beliefs or sexual orientation may be.

All newly appointed staff receive an induction, during which they will learn about PRIDE values, expectations of how they should treat customers and commitments in relation to how they will be treated as a member of staff.

Benefits of working for Advance
We're a national, charitable organisation, supporting thousands of people across the U.K.

We value our staff and the difference they make to the lives of our customers, which is why we offer the following benefits:

Flexible hours to fit around you and the needs of our customers
Paid mileage and travel time between appointments
Paid holiday
Full, professional training and the opportunity to work towards care qualifications
Free DBS check
Support from an experienced team leader
Excellent opportunities to progress your career within Advance
Enrolment in a pension scheme with matched contributions above the statutory minimum (if you work enough hours to meet the threshold for enrolment)

_ About the role _

As a Support Worker, you will help people with mental health problems or learning disabilities in their home or out in the community.

This might include motivating someone to eat healthily or visit the gym, or providing support to a person with emotional problems.

You will work together with the team and in partnership with other agencies to provide an excellent service.

You will be passionate about ensuring the service we deliver is person centred in supporting our customers to develop their confidence, skills, and independence in their homes and in the local community.

Tasks include but are not limited to:

Personal care
Maintaining their homes
Budgeting and shopping
Planning and preparing meals
Accessing activities in the community (study, volunteering, social/leisure activities)
Maintaining relationships with family and friends
Accompanying customers to appointments and/or on excursions
Food preparation and cooking
Laundry and housework
Support with medication

For more information for an informal chat about this role, please contact Support Manager Justine Griffiths on

We would love to hear from you if you are

Flexible to work on a rolling rota (morning/evening /weekend availability is essential)
Good at working on your own and within a team
Excellent at communicating with people
Able to complete good quality support records
Have good IT knowledge

Advance is regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing and the Care Quality Commission and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support.

You will be required to provide evidence of right to work at interview stage. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be covered by Advance.