Weekend Waking Night Support Worker

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Job description

Creative 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 for Support Workers to join our team at The Houghtons, in Bedford.

We are looking for warm, dedicated, caring and proactive individuals to provide person centred care and support over the weekend, including evenings, at our Houghtons service. You will be based in our residential home service for adults with learning disabilities and complex health needs in the heart of Bedford. You will be working with a tight knit team of Support Workers to provide respectful personal care to six individuals with a wide range of needs, helping to ensure service users are able to enjoy valued fulfilling lifestyles.

Support Worker Duties:

• Providing respectful personal care, practical and emotional support to six individuals with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and complex health needs
• Maximising social opportunities and community engagement
• Provision of constant 1-1 support to service users as part of a team
• Develop and sustain warm and trusting relationships with service users
• Collaborating with colleagues, families and involved professionals to ensure a coordinated and consistent service

Houghtons is based just off of Goldington Road within walking distance of Goldington Green Park in Bedford. It is well connected via local bus routes and there is free parking on site for those driving to work.

Experience is not essential for this role as full training will be provided. However, you must be able to demonstrate a warm and caring personality and a positive and proactive approach to the role. We welcome applications from experienced practitioners, graduates and individuals looking to pursue a career in social care.

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
• Choice of weekly or monthly pay

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 expect all applicants to Creative Support to have had at least their first Covid 19 vaccination prior to starting employment with us and to be committed to having the second vaccination within a 3 month period.