Relief Extra Care Support Worker

Location: South East London

Do you have the commitment and values to make a real difference to the lives of people with care needs? Are you passionate about empowering them to improve their quality of life, while supporting them to realise their hopes, dreams and aspirations? Creative Support is a not-for-profit organisation which provides high quality, person-centred support to people with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health needs and dementia.

The support we offer is tailored to the individual client's needs and encourages independence and community engagement. We are looking for calm, resourceful, and energetic individuals who are highly motivated, hardworking, and keen to support people with learning disabilities and autism in a proactive and holistic manner. You will have well-honed skills in positive communication and engagement, and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for our all our supported people.

You will support people to maintain a healthy state of wellbeing, mentally, physically and emotionally. You will empower individuals to be happy, healthy, and successful in achieving their life goals. Creative Support is committed to your continuous professional development and as a successful candidate, you will receive a full local and corporate induction and be enrolled on the Care Certificate if pertinent.

You will have the opportunity to discuss your training and development needs during regular supervision meetings with your line manager. You must be willing to embrace all aspects of the role including, but not limited to, providing support with personal care, medication, domestic tasks, and supporting individuals to attend appointments and access work, education and social opportunities. You will be required to work in a flexible manner, on a roster basis, which will include evenings.

If you would like to have an informal discussion about this position, please contact Anwen Hails on  or or Laura Newcombe (Area Manager) on  or You must have at least 12 months care experience for Relief Roles. Vacancy Reference Number: 94091 . 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. We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded. 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 and cannot accept applications from candidates on Skilled Worker visas.

We do not accept CVs in lieu of a completed Creative Support application form. All job offers are subject to the satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check, the costs of which are borne by Creative Support. Creative Support is not a recruitment sourcing agency; all employees are directly employed by our organisation. We do not accept cold calls or sales/marketing contact from recruitment candidate sourcing/advertising agencies.

At Creative Support, we are passionate about developing our people. Through our award-winning Creative Academy, we provide high-quality training and career development opportunities to help colleagues reach their full potential, regardless of their starting point or role. As an Investors in People Platinum organisation and an approved centre for nationally recognised qualifications, we are committed to supporting learning, growth and long-term career progression.