Support Worker, Healthcare Nursing

The role of a Support Worker involves providing support and assistance to individuals with complex needs, such as learning disabilities, autism, and mental health conditions. The role focuses on empowering individuals to live as independently as possible within their own homes and the local community.

As a Support Worker, you will be responsible for encouraging individuals to play an active role in their communities, supporting them with activities of daily living, effective communication, and promoting their overall quality of life. You will work closely with the team to deliver person-centered outcomes and specialized support, including positive behavioral approaches. Accurate record-keeping and reporting of changes in health or circumstances will also be part of your duties.

Enable is a family-run business that has been providing care and support services since 1986. As one of the largest care providers in the UK, Enable has over 4,500 team members across more than 100 locations in England, including care and nursing homes, home care branches, extra care schemes, supported living properties, and live-in offices.

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Description:

Are you ready to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young individuals and deliver positive person‑centred outcomes for people with complex support needs who rely on our services.

You will need to be enthusiastic, have great people skills, and a positive and proactive approach to your role, supporting individuals with Learning Disabilities, Autism, Mental Health and complex needs.

Where you’ll be working:

Cranford Avenue – Weymouth; this is 2 supported living services on Cranford Avenue supporting 8 individuals with autism and complex needs to live independently within the local community.

Offering supported living, encouraging and enabling people to live as independently as possible within their own homes and accessing the local community & facilities.

We are looking for support workers to join our amazing team, to continue delivering outstanding outcomes.

As an Agincare employee you’ll enjoy:

• £12.50 per hour
• Refer a friend scheme – earn up to £500
• Fully funded training and career development
• Company pension scheme

What is required from you?

A minimum of 12 months on your right to work

How we achieve our outcomes with the people we support: as part of your day-to-day work you will be offering the following;

Encouraging people to play active roles in the communities in which they live, to encourage independence.

Supporting Activities of daily Living including social activities, personal care, routines, planning and preparation of meals and budgeting.

Communicating – effectively communicate using people’s chosen methods.

Engaging – promoting and motivating people we support to enhance their quality of life.

Specialising – supporting people who may need positive behavioural support approaches.

Recording – keeping accurate records & reporting changes in health or circumstances of service users to management.

Team player – working as part of a team, as well as being able to work using your own initiative.

We’re a family-run business that’s been caring and supporting people since 1986. With over 4,500 team members, we’re one of the UK’s largest care providers and are continuing to grow. We have over 100 locations across England including care & nursing homes, home care branches, extra care schemes, supported living properties and live-in offices.

Agincare is a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant and is committed to supporting care leavers to live independently. We are proud to offer a guaranteed interview to care leavers, or an informal conversation about our career opportunities.

All of our care services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Equal opportunities are important to us at Agincare and we welcome applications from all.

• A minimum of 12 months’ right to work is required for this position.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.