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Creative Support

1mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry & Junior Level

AI generated summary

  • You need experience with learning disabilities, ability to manage challenging behavior, a person-centred approach, and a clean driving licence with a year’s experience.
  • You will provide personal care and support to individuals with learning disabilities, promote social inclusion, collaborate with families and professionals, and assist in daily service operations.

Requirements

  • Experience of working with people with a learning disability is desirable, as is a relevant professional qualification.
  • Experience of supporting individuals who may display challenging behaviour is essential for this role.
  • The Support Worker position is open to graduates, experienced practitioners, and people looking to start their career in social care.
  • You must be warm and able to work in a person-centred way with people with a learning disability.
  • A clean, valid driving licence with more than a years’ experience on the road is essential for this role as the position will involve transporting service users throughout the Wigan area.

Responsibilities

  • Responsibilities
  • Providing personal care, practical and emotional to people with a learning disability
  • Identifying and accessing opportunities for social inclusion with service users
  • Collaborating with service users, families, and involved professionals to provide a consistent and coordinated service that meets the needs of service users
  • Assisting the line manager with the day-to-day running of the service

FAQs

What qualifications are required for the Support Worker position?

While relevant professional qualifications are desirable, experience working with people with learning disabilities is essential. The position is open to graduates, experienced practitioners, and newcomers to social care.

Is prior experience in social care necessary for this role?

Experience of supporting individuals who may display challenging behaviour is essential, but prior experience in social care is not strictly required as the position is open to those looking to start their career in this field.

What type of training is provided for new employees?

Full training is provided to all new employees, along with the opportunity to work towards a QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care.

What are the working hours for Support Workers?

Specific working hours may vary depending on the needs of the service users and the schedule of the supported living services, but flexibility is often required.

Are Support Workers required to have a driving license?

Yes, a clean, valid driving license with more than a year's experience on the road is essential, as the role involves transporting service users throughout the Wigan area.

What benefits are included with this role?

Benefits include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days of Annual Leave, and company-paid enhanced DBS.

How can I apply for this position?

Applications for the role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the vacancy reference number 78951.

Is this position open to international applicants?

No, this post is not open to sponsorship under the UKVI scheme; only candidates located in and eligible to work within the UK can apply.

What values does Creative Support uphold as an organization?

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization committed to diversity, recognized as a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a Disability Confident Employer, and they have recently received the Investors in People Gold award.

Do Support Workers work independently or as part of a team?

Support Workers are expected to collaborate with service users, families, and involved professionals to provide a consistent and coordinated service, indicating that teamwork is an essential aspect of the role.

Creative Support

Opportunity, Choice, and Wellbeing

Science & Healthcare
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
1991
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Creative Support was established as Manchester Housing Consortium in 1990 and was registered in 1991 as an Industrial and Provident Society with charitable status. We subsequently changed our name to Creative Support to show our commitment to developing creative responses to individual needs. In our first five years we successfully enabled people who had been living in long stay hospitals to move into supported housing, greatly improving their quality of life. By the late 1990’s we were providing a wide range of housing, care and support services. Creative Support now provides person-centred services across England in 65 local authorities, supporting over 5,000 individuals with care and support needs. Our portfolio includes accommodation based services such as residential care, supported housing and extra care as well as a range of floating support and homecare services to service users living in their own homes. We also provide day activities and respite support so that service users, families and carers can enjoy holidays and short breaks.