Support Worker at Home Group

Cornforth, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

14 May, 26

Salary

24638.0

Posted On

13 Feb, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Supporting customers, Mental health needs, Independent living, Risk assessments, Support plans, Goal setting, Computer systems, Safeguarding incidents, Health and safety, Attention to detail, Working on initiative, Calm under pressure, Resilient approach, Flexible approach, Driving licence, Mileage reimbursement

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Description

Support Worker Earn £12.60 per hour (£24,638 per annum) and great benefits including Health Cash Plan Permanent, full time (37.5 a week) West Cornforth (Durham) We can’t offer a CoS for this role Home, a place where you belong Want to be part of a team that really cares and empowers you to help change a customer’s life for the better? As our Support Worker, you’ll be at the heart of supporting our customers who have complex mental health needs to develop their skills to live more independently in the community. The aim of our service is for our customers to gain the skills and knowledge to move on living independently. Our customers reside with us for up to 2 years by then they have the ability to live successfully in the community. You’ll make a big difference each day as you help our customers achieve their hopes and aspirations. What’s in it for you? 34 days leave, pro-rated (including bank holidays and a “me day”) Paid time off for volunteering Matching Pension contributions (up to 7%25, with life assurance of 3x Basic Salary) Save up to £1140 yearly with our health cash plan, covering dental, optical, and therapies Career path with development and an excellent training package Excellent benefits and rewards including supermarket discounts and travel expenses What you’ll do Assisting customers with practical, daily living tasks to develop their independence, helping them to achieve the goals, aspirations and outcomes documented in their support plans. Helping customers with daily living activities such as making meals, shopping, budgeting, cleaning, supporting to appointments and maintaining their tenancy and moving onto independent accommodation. Understanding and following risk assessments and support reviews. Completing detailed support plans and setting personalised, achievable goals with customers. Supporting customers to work on their goals each week, helping to build confidence and achieve meaningful progress. General office duties and paperwork, responding to safeguarding incidents, ensuring the service remains fully compliant with health and safety requirements. Cuppas, chats and catch ups. There’s no rushing from one customer to the next here! Plenty of time to work together with colleagues too. You will need a good knowledge of computer systems as most of our documents are online. There is no personal care required for this role just practical and emotional support. You will not need any experience handling medications as we are not a CQC service. Why join us This is more than a job, it’s a place where you feel valued. You get great training, support from friendly colleagues and a chance to make a real difference every day. Be part of one of the UK’s top 10 Great Places to Work! You have Passion to support our customers to live their best life, working together with an eye for detail The ability to work on your own initiative, remain calm under pressure and have a resilient approach Recognise every customer is different and you’re able to adopt a flexible, personal approach, listening to customers to understand their needs To get from A to B, you’ll need a valid driving licence and a vehicle insured for business purposes. The great news is that we’ll pay your mileage! Experience with Mental health would be preferred, as this would benefit you in the role with the customers we support. Stronger together We do our best work when we’re ourselves. That’s why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work! The practical bits Where we’re flexible with you, we do need to meet the needs of our customers. That may mean adapting your start or finishing times on occasion. Working 5 days a week over 7 days, following a 4-week rolling rota. Shifts are 08:00am – 16:00pm, 12:00pm to 20:00, 13:15 – 21:15pm, this will include some weekends. Able to use technology to update support plans, complete online learning and to collaborate with colleagues. You’ll need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that. Full UK driving licence with business insurance. Find out more Click APPLY NOW to see our Support Worker Job Description, find out about us and for help to apply. Roles can close early, so don’t wait. For reasonable adjustments email recruitment@homegroup.org.uk

Responsibilities

The role involves assisting customers with practical, daily living tasks to develop their independence, helping them achieve goals documented in their support plans, such as meal preparation, budgeting, and maintaining tenancy. Responsibilities also include understanding risk assessments, completing detailed support plans, setting personalized goals, and handling general office duties and paperwork.