Relief Support Worker
| Posting date: | 18 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £11.50 per hour plus accrued holiday credit |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2024 |
| Location: | Stretford, Greater Manchester |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Creative Support |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 74712 |
Summary
Creative Support is a non-profit provider of person centred care and support to older people, people with learning disabilities, mental health needs, and autism spectrum conditions. We are recruiting Relief Support Workers for our Mental Health Care Service in Stretford.
Relief Support Worker duties:
-Providing practical and emotional support to service users in line with Personal Support Plans
-Identifying and accessing opportunities with service users to gain independence and confidence
-Working with service users in a recovery-focused way in line with their support and risk management plans
-Collaborating with service users, families, and involved professionals to provide a consistent and coordinated service that maximises outcomes for service users
Experience of working with people with mental health needs is essential; additionally, you must have a warm personality and be able to work in a person-centred way.
You are expected to be available to work flexibly to meet the needs of the Stretford service, including evenings, weekends, sleep-ins, and bank holidays.
This position offers the opportunity to work in an environment that challenges and encourages personal and professional development. Creative Support has obtained Investors in People Silver status and you will receive ongoing training regarding the client group you work with, managerial qualifications, and up-to-date training regarding changes to the law governing social care.
As a Creative Support Relief Support Worker staff member you will have access to our free app which allows you to pick up shifts Stretford and in any area of the country, provides information on the service and shifts as well as directions. You will be paid on a weekly basis.
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 can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK.
We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed.
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 Gold award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures, however we can only accept fully completed applications from those located in and eligible to work within the UK – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme. We are also not accepting applicants who are currently on a Skilled Worker Visa, seeking secondary employment, as we are unable to actively track the hours worked with the primary sponsor.
Please note, we do not accept CVs as a form of application.
We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed. We do not notify unsuccessful candidates of their outcome at application stage, previously unsuccessful applicants must wait six months before reapplying.
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