Female Support Worker
Job description
Job Reference: 67426
Posted: Tuesday 21st March 2023
Closing Date: Tuesday 4th April 2023
£10.70 per hour Birmingham, West Midlands Part-TimeCreative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are currently looking to add a Female Support Worker to our team in Birmingham, West Midlands.
We are looking for a flexible, compassionate and motivated Female Support Worker to join our team in Birmingham, near Harborne. This service is a three bedroom bungalow supporting 2 individuals with learning disabilities. They all have their own bedroom with shared communal areas. Our service users are really outgoing and always like to be doing something, whether it’s enjoy completing jigsaws, baking cakes, pamper days and cupcakes, watching soaps and many more activities!
Support Worker Duties:
– Provide personal care and support with domestic tasks e.g. cooking, cleaning etc
– Enable service users to enjoy a fulfilling and valued life, to participate in the community and to develop their abilities as fully as possible
– Enable service users to gain independence, confidence and competence in areas such as: daily living, managing money, social skills/relationships and many more
– Collaborate with families of service users and involved professionals to provide a consistent service to meet individual needs
– Be willing to work flexibly according to the needs of the service, which may include daytimes, evenings, weekends and bank holidays
Experience is desirable but not essential for this role, as full ongoing training will be provided.
Benefits of working with Creative Support:
- A one-off bonus of £100 upon successful completion of the 4-month probationary period
- Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave
- Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff
- Free employee support programme
- All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out-of-hours teams
- Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and Social Care Diploma
Gender is considered to be an occupational requirement – Equality Act 2010
Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.
We would encourage you to apply to us even if you have not yet had your COVID 19 vaccine. You will be required to have your first COVID 19 vaccine prior to your interview and your second vaccine before you start work with us. This time will be used to complete post interview recruitment checks. Applicants who are unable to receive the vaccination on medical grounds are still welcome to apply with provision of their official NHS COVID pass letter of medical exemption.
Application Instructions:
In order to apply, please read the job description and then complete the online application form using the links above.
You can also download a copy of our application form using the links above. Completed Application Forms must be submitted to our Head Office address (below) or emailed to [email protected] to be considered for the vacancy. If you have not received a response to your application within 10 working days of the closing date please accept this as notification of an unsuccessful application. Unsuccessful applicants must wait 6 months before reapplying.
If you require any advice on completing your application form, please call us on 0161 236 0829.
Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS
