Support Worker, Community Health

Location: Wythenshawe

Job Introduction This position does not meet the requirements for sponsorship under current UK immigration guidelines

At Turning Point, we support people with Learning Disabilities across England. We strive to constantly find ways to support more people to discover new possibilities in their lives. The quality of our support means everything to us. The people we work with inspire us and in turn we look for new ways to inspire change. We owe it to the people we work with to grow and shape the future, because we believe in what we do.

We endeavour to create positive family relationships offering a good circle of support. There is a strong focus on supporting individuals' lives in a person-centred way which includes various activities, shopping, managing own budgets and cooking. We tailor our services to enable people to be as independent as possible.

Would you like to support people with learning disabilities to have an inclusive and fulfilling life with opportunities to access the wider communities, i.e. attending concerts, sports events, general day to day outings, also supporting on holidays/breaks?

Are you looking to help people grow independence, learn new skills, live a healthy and active life? If so, why not join our team today where you can have a growing role in helping amazing people achieve their goals each day!

Where will I be working?

Cornish Close is 5 terraced bungalows next to each other in a private off road, cul de sac. Cornish Close support 14 people (4 people in 2 of the bungalows, 2 people in the other 3 bungalows), who have physical, learning and mental difficulties, as well as epilepsy, autism. People who live at Cornish Close are supported to live their lives to the fullest and their teams provide care, support and a close knit community atmosphere for all those that live there.

You will support people with their emotional, physical and cultural needs as well as assisting with any personal care needs that is needed and all aspects of daily life.

Everything we do is aimed at providing the very best quality and person-centred support in the right location at the right time, making a real difference for the people and communities we support.

Roles are subject to TUPE.We use a digital social care record system, to support daily recording, which will make your day-to-day tasks easier and allows you to spend more time with the People We Support Shift Patterns The support is a 24-hour service; therefore, flexibility is essential. You will be working a range of shifts from 8:00am – 3:00pm and 3:00pm – 9:30 pm, including alternative weekend shifts.

Night shifts work from 9:15pm – 8:15am. As we support throughout the year there would be an expectation for you to work shifts on Bank Holidays this would be done on a rota to ensure all people are working these days.

Please note that working hours may vary from home to home.

Role Responsibility This is a hands-on job in which no two days are the same. Some of your duties will involve:

Promoting the independence of people we support

Supporting a full range of daily activities including cleaning and cooking, days out or going away on holiday

Arranging activities in the home and in the local community

Developing residents' life skills and personal interests

Helping residents stay safe and healthy

Assisting with personal care needs

Manual handling

Supporting people with medication

Ensuring record keeping is always maintained to the required standard and contributing to service monitoring requirements

The Ideal Candidate Essential Requirements Experience working within the Learning Disability sector, including experience supporting individuals who may present with behaviours that challenge

Passionate, caring, and enthusiastic

Flexible, patient, and non-judgementalA great team player with lots of energy

Able to demonstrate good communication skills

Able to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling

Willing to learn and complete training

Hobbies & Interests Having an interest in any of the following would be beneficial:

Going to the cinema

Arts and Crafts Bowling Trips  out to places of interest

Shopping Swimming Drawing About  usAs a leading…