Female Support Worker

Drumoyne Gardens is an Independent Living Service for adults with a Learning Disability. The service provides 24/7 support to 4 young women who share a house together.

We are seeking staff that can provide excellent person-centred care and support to tenants to assist and develop everyday living skills and to enjoy a wide range of activities. We require positive and enthusiastic staff who will demonstrate superb communication skills, that are able to work within positive behaviour support guidelines and who will encourage the tenants to live socially inclusive lives. The staff must be able to build a trusting and friendly rapport with all of the service users and to work within the guidelines of local and corporate policies in a dignified manner. The service is full of energy and provides a lively and unique job role for the right candidate. It is desirable to have a candidate who is creative and innovative, who can inspire the ladies and provide fun activities during shifts.

Staff must be flexible and willing to work the required shifts patterns including evening, weekends and sleep-ins. The posts also offer potential candidates the opportunity to work across other services and with other individuals who have a range of support needs. In provision of this care we require warm, motivated and person centred individuals with a keen interest in providing personalised support to meet individual care plans.

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.

Car driver preferred though not essential for this role.

Vacancy Reference Number: 74957

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number

Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK. – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme