Support Worker, Healthcare Nursing

Overview

Waking Nights Support Worker

Location:

Sawdlincote DE11 9UA

Hours:

36 Hours - Permanent

Rate: £12.21 per hour

Real Life Options provide support to people with autism, learning disabilities, and complex needs. We provide individualised support packages and promote independence to enable people to live a happy fulfilled life within their own homes. The service comprises of 12 apartments for people with mild learning disabilities, 4 bungalows for individuals with higher complex needs and 4 bungalows for people who display behaviours of concern.

You will be supporting individuals in their own homes to live as independently as possible, this involves:

• following daily planners
• helping with financial expenditure
• domestic support and administration of medication

There may also be some support with:

• personal care
• meal planning/preparation
• maintaining important relationships
• support to find new friendships

A rewarding part of the role will be encouraging participation in activities in the local community to enhance social inclusion. Seeking new opportunities for the growth and development of the people we support which could include volunteering roles and further education access.

• 10pm - 7am (Waking Nights) on a rota, you will be required to work weekends and bank holidays with planned time off.

Flexibility to cover any of these shift patterns over the 7 day weekly period is essential.

An Enhanced DBS will be required for this role.

• A minimum of 28 days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
• Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job - develop professionally through training, mentoring, and a strong support network
• An employer contributory pension scheme
• Work in a collaborative, values-led environment
• Access to Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours)
• £10,000 Life cover
• Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
• Reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services
• Financial wellbeing scheme
• Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)
• Recognition Initiatives

Join a team driven by values and with a mission that matters.

Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email. Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.

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