Job Description
As a support Worker at Ulcomb House, you will have the opportunity to work with adults from different backgrounds with complex support needs.
Positive Behaviour support lies at the heart of the daily support we give. Our service users are supported to make informed choices, ensuring their inclusion to improve their quality of life. Every day is different as you build meaningful relationships with our service users that will enable them to grow confident to try out new things and develop new skills.
For the right individual, supporting people with complex needs is an extremely rewarding role as the skills you bring can make a huge difference to their lives.
Skills and experience required to be a Support Worker
The ideal applicant will have:
- Care Certificate (not essential).
- experience of working with young adults.
- past experience of assisting people with Learning Disabilities and challenging behaviour.
- Full UK Driving Licence (preferred but not essential).
We seek staff with positive attitudes, flexibility and good written and verbal communication.
Please see a full job specification attached to this advert on our website.
Support Worker shifts
The role of Support Worker is full time at 37.5 hours per week with shifts. You will be required to work a mix of early and late shifts, some weekends and some bank holidays. This is not an overnight role. Early and late shift times are as follows:
- Early: 7:30am to 3pm
- Late: 2:30pm to 10pm
Ulcomb House
Bridge House is a large, comfortable home and is conveniently located just 10 a minute walk from Sittingbourne railway station. It also benefits from being within sight of a bus stop.
WHY JOIN OUR TEAM AS A SUPPORT WORKER
- Clear career and personal development pathway (including employer funded professional study)
- Employer pension contribution scheme
- Private healthcare
- Full health and wellbeing support
- Great company recognition programme (including longevity awards, KUDOS, Employee of the Month, FREE staff lottery, CareFriends recognition bonus payments)
- Comprehensive induction
- Employee referral scheme
- Free meals / fruit on shift
- DBS check - we cover the cost of your DBS check
- Access to many other benefits: Blue Light Card; Concerts for Carers; Discounts for Carers +
Most importantly, you will be valued for the work you do, and we highly regard a good work and home-life balance.
Recruiting Process
We manage a rigorous, fair recruitment process and all successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced disclosure as we undertake criminal record checks
Thank you for your interest in working for Cartref Homes. We hope to be in touch with you very shortly.
Salary
Cartref Homes UK Ltd provides services designed to enable young people and adults with intellectual/learning disabilities to progress towards positive valued life-styles.
We have created a range of residential and supported living services that provide service users with opportunities to become more independent and engaged within their local community.
We are able to respond to the needs of service users with challenging behaviours, mental health problems and other special needs. We now also have considerable experience of working with service users with a forensic history and have specifically developed expertise and resources in the field of sexual abuse/offending.
Our teams are particularly skilled in the development of person-centred approaches, positive behaviour support and life-skills teaching. We are also very successful in integrating service users into local educational and vocational opportunities.