Female Support Worker

Overview

£12.40 per hour
Stockport | 37.5 hours per week

Are you ready to have a meaningful impact on someone's life? Are you compassionate to others? Are you dedicated to making a difference? Then we want to hear from you. Our support workers are the heart of everything we do. We want you to empower the people we support to live their lives how they want to, whether that's travelling the world or spending time in their local park.

This position is all about building relationships with the people you will be supporting while helping them with their day-to-day routine in line with their personal support plans such as dressing, personal care, finances, medication, attending any appointments along with employment, volunteering and hobbies.

This role focuses on building relationships with the people we support and assisting with daily living tasks in line with individual support plans, including:

• Assistance with dressing and personal care
• Support with finances and medication management
• Attending appointments and coordinating schedules
• Supporting with employment, volunteering and hobbies as part of personal goals

This position requires:

• Enhanced DBS Check (cost to be met by United Response)
• Female applicants only under an exemption from the Equality Act 2010 - Section 9 - Part 1 (A) as a genuine occupational requirement
• United Response is committed to an interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria as part of our Disability Confident Leader status

• Enhanced company sick and maternity/paternity pay
• Two wellbeing days per year
• Time and a half for bank holiday working
• Access to Blue Light Discount Card and Costco membership
• Free occupational health, physiotherapy, counselling, wellbeing and advice services
• Fully paid training and access to nationally recognised qualifications/apprenticeships
• Generous annual leave allowance
• UR STARS recognition program
• Workplace pension scheme
• Long service awards
• Travel to work scheme (season ticket loan)
• Discounts via online shopping platform

United Response is not just a social care provider — we are a well-respected charity dedicated to championing the rights of people with learning disabilities, people with Autism and those with mental health needs. Our mission is to empower these individuals to live, work, and actively participate in their communities, free from discrimination and unnecessary obstacles. We strive to be Creative, Strong, Honest, Responsive and United, and we are committed to inclusion and wellbeing.

We are an equal opportunity workplace and a Disability Confident Leader, providing support to applicants with mental and/or physical disabilities, including guaranteeing an interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.