Support Worker - Part time; Golders Green

Job Title:

Support Worker

London Golders Green, NW11

Hours:

Part time (10 hours p/w)

Location:

Temple Fortune / Golders Green

Salary: £12.39p/h unqualified - £13.22 p/h qualified*

Kisharon Langdon has an exciting opportunity for a Support Worker (male only*) to join their growing team in the Golders Green area of North West London.

You will be required to provide personal or supported care, from Noon to 2pm (Monday to Friday) 10 hours per week) in the Temple Mead (Golders Green area)

Kisharon Langdon are a charity offering a wider breadth of services of enhanced quality, enabling us to better support people with learning disabilities and autism and their families. From nursery and school to further education, through to employment opportunities and supported living, Kisharon Langdon will enable people with learning disabilities and autism to thrive and realise their ambitions and aspirations.

Whilst we support the Jewish community, we celebrate and benefit from the diversity of the communities in which we are based and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

We are looking for caring enthusiastic people who share our values and can support someone to live the life they want to have.

* male only due to the support offered to our resident.

As a part time Support Worker you will be required to work individually and as part of a team to enable our members to live as independently as possible. You will be responsible for working with our employment team to facilitate employment opportunities and assisting and supporting our members to enjoy an active social life.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist and support in the provision of social, health and personal care including providing,
• Support in assisting moving, use of wheelchair and hoist as required,
• Support and enable our members to live as independently as possible and develop new and existing skills including shopping and other domestic tasks like cooking & cleaning,
• Support individuals to observe Jewish Culture and achieve goals that link to the Kisharon Langdon mission,
• Assist in supporting our members in designing and developing their support/care plans,
• Enable our members to form relationships and wider social networks,
• Support at mealtimes and with social activities including music and art therapy,
• Attending appointments and maintaining their health and wellbeing,
• Promote and adhere to our workplace values (Respect, Integrity, Community, and Excellence).

About You

If you are already working in the care sector or looking for a career change and enjoy engaging with people, value diversity and have a real desire to make a difference to someone’s life, then we want to hear from you.

* Qualified candidates need to demonstrate they have completed an Ofqual QCF (NVQ) Level 2 qualification or higher in Health & Social Care (for the higher rate of pay £13.22 per hour).

Unqualified candidates are encouraged to apply. (£12.39 per hour)

Ideally you will be:

• Confident with dealing with challenging behaviours and provide personal care,
• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent, you must have a good standard of written English,
• Experience of working with adults with learning disabilities or Autism people is desirable but not essential as full training will be given to the successful applicant,
• Ideally you will hold a UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work use, but this is desirable and not essential,
• Happy to work shifts as part of a rota system which will include some weekend and bank holiday working and sleeps ins as required,
• Work as part of a team to deliver an excellent person centric service to the people we support,
• Be flexible in your approach to work,
• Have a commitment to equality and diversity and take a positive approach to supporting people with learning disabilities.

• 58 hours holiday per year (including bank holidays) which increases with length of service, pro rata for part time
• Pension scheme - (Nat West Cushion)
• Blue light card - access to more than 15,000 discounts from large national & local retailers
• Eyecare benefits – via Vision Express
• Long service recognition and reward & employer referral bonus
• Employee Assistance and…