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Full Time Support Worker - Learning Disability
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Update day: 13-09-2024
Location: Grimsby Yorkshire and the Humber
Category: Other
Industry: Civic Social Organizations
Position: Entry level
Job type: Full-time
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Support WorkerSalary: FTE £21,900 per annum (£9.60 per hour)
Hours: Part-time and full-time available
Contract: Permanent
Location: Grimsby and surrounding area
Benefits Of Working For Linkage
- Career progression
- Flexible working options including evenings and Weekends
- 6 weeks paid annual leave (including bank holidays) increasing incrementally to 8 weeks
- Health and wellbeing package including employment, financial and mental health support
- Store and online discounts with Vectis Card and eligibility for a Blue Light Card (£4.99 for 2 years’ membership)
- Membership to the Company Shop for discounted food and household products
- Linkage Lottery cash prizes
- Long Service bonus every 5 years
- Recommend a friend bonus
- Life assurance x 5 annual salary
We are looking for motivated, caring and compassionate people to join our Residential and Community Support teams across Lincolnshire. You will be delivering care and support to enhance the independence skills of people with learning disabilities, whilst giving them choice and control over their own lives. As well as supporting in the day-to-day aspects of daily life, you will support people to pursue their interests.
We welcome applications from people who work in other areas of the care sector (such as elderly care) or those with no experience of care. Your previous experience is not as important as sharing our values and being able to demonstrate them, as well your desire to make a difference to the lives of the people we support.
The Role Will Involve
- Supporting with activities such as swimming, biking, baking and trips to the cinema
- Organising leisure activities for the clients you support
- Assisting and monitoring clients with their personal health and care needs
- Planning, purchasing and preparing meals
- Providing a caring environment following specific procedures as detailed in their care plan, whilst maintaining respect and dignity
- The administration and recording of medication as per the medication system
- Informing the manager of any significant developments and /or difficulties within the care setting
- Arranging and accompanying clients to doctors, dentists and some social appointments as necessary
- Good housekeeping skills including cooking, cleaning and budget management
- Able to remain patient in challenging situations and have an understanding approach towards the needs of individuals with learning difficulties
- Flexible approach to meeting client needs
- Willing to undertake personal care when required
- Basic IT skills
- Willing to complete in-house training and basic induction
Linkage Community Trust is a learning disabilities charity and a values based organisation. Our values are central to providing high quality, personalised and effective care, support and education to our clients and students. We are passionate about making a difference to the lives of people with learning difficulties and disabilities, by supporting them to be all they can be. As an employer, we are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, Investors in Diversity and Investors in People.
All applications for this vacancy are to be submitted online, and strictly no agency calls or agency CV submissions. Communication is undertaken via email, we advise you check your inbox and junk mail. Should you be offered a role you will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check. It is Linkage policy that all employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or can evidence a valid exemption.
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Deadline: 28-10-2024
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