Support Worker Sunderland - Full Time & Casual Hours UK Driving License Desirable

Not all jobs give you the satisfaction of seeing someone you work with achieve their true potential. Social Care is a truly rewarding career and St Anne’s is a leading provider of care and support services in Yorkshire and the North East, with a reputation for high quality, person-centred services.

Our Sunderland service assists clients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We require enthusiastic, caring individuals to take them out on day trips going to the beach, shopping or to local coffee shops. We have a variety of shifts including days, weekends, and sleep overs. If you love 10-pin bowling, can hunt out a charity shop bargain or love to cook this rewarding job could be for you. This homely service is set in Sunderland (SR4) close to public transport routes, holding a valid UK driving license is desirable to drive the client vehicles.

As a Support Worker, you will provide high quality care and support to our clients to enable them to live their best life. You will be passionate in making a difference to our client’s lives, helping them to fulfil their aspirations and ambitions. Experience of working with clients with challenging behaviour is desirable.

Main duties of the job:

• Person Centred: Prepare person-centred support plans with clients which reflect their views and aspirations and respect their beliefs and opinions, reviewing and amending them as necessary and considering the client’s changing needs and wishes.
• Respectful: Support clients to fulfil their aspirations, supporting them to live as independently as possible, in accordance with their skills and abilities. This may include accompanying them on social visits and events, supporting them with their interests and hobbies, promoting choice, arranging activities and outings, and developing their skills and knowledge.
• Open: Communicate in an open and transparent way with clients and other team members, acting with integrity and doing what you say that you will do.
• Understanding: Where required you may be asked to provide personal care to clients in a way that respects their choices and dignity. This can include assistance with washing and toileting.
• Dedicated: Keep appropriate, accurate records, including daily notes, with full involvement of the client.

Employee benefits include:

• Rising 20 to 25 days plus statutory bank holidays
• 24 Hour Employee Assistance Programme
• Continuous opportunities for ongoing training and career development
• Refer A Friend recruitment initiative
• Flexible working opportunities (where applicable) upon successful completion of probation period
• Discounted income protection scheme
• Free car parking at most services
• Free life assurance cover

Willing to provide an appropriate level of care and support to clients, in accordance with their care plan including personal care. Understanding of the importance of maintaining accurate written and numerical records. Ability to undertake a wide range of personal care and domestic duties (specific to each service). Able to carry out the physical requirements of the role including but not limited to climbing stairs/using hoists/pushing wheelchairs/moving people/night work. Adjustments will be considered in line with the Equality Act where these criteria cannot be met due to a disability. Understand or willing to learn how to use computer packages (such as Word, Outlook and the Internet) and to undertake relevant training and qualification in care if required. Able to work cooperatively as a team member. Able to liaise and communicate effectively with carers, families, inspectors and other external stakeholders. UK Driving license is essential. Sleep-ins are required.

St. Anne’s is working to actively promote equality, diversity and inclusion. We want people from underrepresented groups such as disabled, black and ethnic minority, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, and non-binary (LGBTQ+) communities to apply for all our roles. St. Anne's is a Disability Confident employer. We are actively working to recruit and retain people with disabilities and long-term health conditions into our workforce. If you are an applicant who has a disability, you will be offered an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the job. Please contact recruitment on 0113 243 5151 opt 5 if you require any reasonable adjustments.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.