Support Worker - Adult Residential

About The Role

Whilst fully embracing the company ethos, support workers provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they want to live.

Support is required 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The position involves lone working. You would need to be able to work on a rota which includes shift work and weekends.

Experience working within complex care is essential.

• Enable the people we support to live a full and happy life, to run their own home and to take part in a range of activities in the community.
• Provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower the people we support to achieve their goals and aspirations, respecting everyone’s individuality and enabling them to make appropriate choices to live the life they wish, in line with their individual support plans.
• Promote the health, well‑being, physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual beliefs of the people we support and ensure they are met in an inclusive way. Facilitate social, educational or work activities such as visiting family and friends, walks, shopping and other recreational activities of their choice. Perform general housekeeping duties including shopping, domestic duties and personal care. As part of the role, you will need to be able to complete a range of records and documents.

Our core values are Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy
.

• Refer a friend scheme – £400 each successful referral *
• Above and beyond – vouchers for high street shops and other surprises for going the extra mile and good inspection feedback!
• Long service awards.
• Employee benefits app.
• Cycle to work – salary sacrifice scheme.
• Pension – auto enrolment into salary sacrifice scheme.
• Life cover – death‑in‑service benefit.
• Funded qualifications – earn whilst you learn.
• Career pathways – apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level
  3).
• Swanton Educates – our training qualification centre.
• Trained mental health first aiders – available to support you when you need someone to talk to.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – free confidential access to 24hr assistance programme for counselling, advice, and support.
• Employee Voice – we hold regular events throughout the year to listen to your feedback about working with us.

* subject to eligibility & criteria

You will be required to undergo relevant pre‑employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

We are a residential care home situated in the heart of Murton, County Durham, providing 24/7 support and care to 10 people with learning disabilities and/or autism. At Murton Grange we promote independence in a person‑centred approach. We pride ourselves in being open and honest, keeping in touch with relatives is important to us as well as the people we support.