Support Worker, 39 hours per week, Permanent in Sandbach - Driver Essential
| Posting date: | 24 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £12.0 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £12.00 for hours worked |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 May 2024 |
| Location: | Sandbach, Cheshire, Sandbach |
| Company: | Alternative Futures Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REF-13I-OSS1G9B |
Summary
Being a Support Worker at AFG is a hugely rewarding role and could be your first step on a long and happy career in Health & Social Care.
So, what does a Support Worker do?
We have a vision to create a world where people control their lives. Here at AFG, we pride ourselves on helping the people we support to design, develop and ‘own’ the support they receive by planning this with them; we support people to make informed choices and increase their own independence; and we support people to maintain their own health, wellbeing and living environment. These principles are really important to us.
Our Support Workers work in a variety of settings including community-based services (often supporting people in their own homes) to our Treatment & Recovery Centres.
One thing that is common across all of our services is a focus on personalised support and tailoring our services to the needs and aspirations of the people we support with a diverse range of care needs (including Learning Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Mental Health Concerns, Complex Care, Substance Misuse issues to name a few).
We value the people that work with us…
At AFG we recognise the contribution and value that our staff make. We would not be able to provide the life changing support that we do without people like you! In return for your contribution we will support you throughout your career and we provide a wide range of employee benefits, career development (including opportunities to undertake vocational qualifications) and lifestyle support services to ensure that you too feel supported, fulfilled and valued from day one of your employment with us.
About you…
There are a few things that we look for in all of our support workers; we would need you to…
- be a good communicator (verbally and in writing)
- be patient, confident and enthusiastic about caring for others
- be able to use your own initiative
- be able to work as part of a team
- have flexibility to work a varied shift pattern to provide 24-hour support
- share our AFG values
We don’t ask for any other relevant training or a previous career in care as full training will be provided – you just need a willingness to learn and develop.
Your pay - our Support Workers receive a rate of £12.00 per hour for all worked hours. Once you are successful for a role with us, full details of your pay will be included in your written offer.
As a ‘values based’ employer, the people that work for us genuinely care about the people they support, and we are seeking likeminded people to join our AFG family. If you are passionate about caring for others and have a real desire to make a positive difference to the lives of the people we support then we would love to hear from you.
More about this vacancy...
We asked the Team Leader to tell us more about this role and the amazing person that we need to work here.
Where is this vacancy based?
This vacancy is based in Elworth, Sandbach.
Who do you support?
We currently support 3 ladies who all have learning disabilities. Two of the ladies are elderly and one is middle aged. They all like to access the community regularly and take part in different activities.
Where do they live?
The property is situated on a private road in Elworth, Sandbach.
It is a large 4 bedroom detached bungalow with a communal lounge, kitchen/dining area, bathroom with a bath/shower and toilet.
There is also a large communal private garden with a seating area to sit and enjoy the sun.
What would a typical shift be like?
At the start of the shift you will support the ladies with their personal care and administering medication, then completing morning routines ready for the day.
You will support the ladies through breakfast by supporting them to make their choice of food.
The cleaning will then typically be done such as bathrooms and communal areas before completing activities or scheduled health appointments.
The afternoon will be relaxed, unless a planned activity takes place, the ladies like to relax watching films in the evening before completing their evening routines.
What activities do the people that we support at this property like to do?
One of the ladies we support likes trips to the hair dressers and shopping.
She also likes theatre and musicals, along with a wine and meal out at the pub on occasion.
She also likes to access a day centre which she attends once a week. The two elderly ladies like to access the community via the garden centre, hairdressers and shopping trips.
Are there any skills or interests that a candidate could have that would be great to use to support this service?
We would need someone with basic cooking skills to support the ladies with baking and cooking their favorite meals.
We need a compassionate, person centered support worker who is able to complete personal hygiene tasks.
We have a mobility car at the property so we would require someone who can drive.
What is the team here or is it lone-working?
On occasion you will lone work, usually there are 2 staff in the service during the day time and a sleep-in during the night.
You will be part of an experienced team who will support you to settle in and learn new skills along the way.
What are your shift patterns?
Day shift would usually start from 7:30am, then if you were working the early shift this would then finish at 15:00.
Or, if this were the long day then you would finish around 20:00.
The afternoon shift would usually be 15:00-20:00, unless you wanted the sleep-in shift which would then be until 22:30 and then the sleep until 07:30 the following morning.
We hope this has given you more insight into this role and we hope to see your application soon.
Please note our Support Workers are contracted by area therefore flexibility is essential to work in other services where required.
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