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Recovery Support Worker

Job details
Posting date: 24 October 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: Up to £12.00 per hour
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 07 November 2024
Location: Preston, Lancashire
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Creative Support
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 73953

Summary

Creative Support is a national, fast-growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are seeking individuals to join our friendly team in Preston, Lancashire.



We are looking for respectful, warm and professional individuals to work across our mental health supported housing services in Preston. As a keyworker, you will provide support to people through a recovery-focused approach, promoting independence and move-on to more independent settings in the community. You will have skills in positive communication and engagement, and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for the people we support.



We offer either weekly or monthly pay.



Support Worker Duties:



Developing and sustaining warm and trusting relationships with service users,
Carrying out general administrative duties,
Providing emotional support to service users,
Visiting service users in their own homes or in other settings within the community,
Medication oversight,
Supporting with daily living tasks, including budgeting and tenancy maintenance,
Communicating and building strong relationships with service users’ family, support network and involved professionals.


A background in the mental health field is preferred for this position. You must demonstrate a ‘can-do approach’, person-centred values, energy and commitment. We are looking to recruit people who enjoy a challenging and rewarding job and who wish to develop through the training packages that we offer. You will have a strong work ethic and duty of care, and be able to contribute to a positive team approach. Shift work is a requirement, as our services operate up to a 24-hour period dependent on individual location, and sleep in shifts are available with competitive rates of pay.



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


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



We can only accept fully completed applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK, we do not accept CV’s as a form of application – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme