Female Support Worker

We are looking for a compassionate, positive and creative individual to join our supportive and dedicated team at our supported living service in Westwood, Leek.

We would love to hear from people who have the genuine passion and drive to want to make a positive difference in people's lives who have learning disabilities. The successful candidate will be supporting individuals at our beautiful and homely Supported Living Service and out in the community. No two days will be the same as the people that use our service have a wide range of interests and activities from shopping, afternoon tea, trips out visiting new places and coffee and cake days.

Support Worker Duties:

• Assisting with day-to-day living duties such as budgeting, shopping and supporting with medication and any personal care that may be required
• To work flexibly including evenings and weekends, according to the needs of the service
• To enable service users to become as independent as possible and to grow in confidence, competence and personal effectiveness in areas such as social skills/relationships, daily living skills and using community resources
• To be responsive to the individual needs of service users within the framework of their Person-Centred Plans

Please note, possession of a full UK driving licence is an essential requirement of this role.

We welcome people with a wide range of previous experience or no experience at all, as our superb training and induction process will give all successful applicants the best, appropriate level of support.

Vacancy Reference Number: 92156

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.

Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

Gender is considered to be an occupational requirement - Equality Act 2010.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold award.

Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK.