Support Worker

Job Description

We have exciting opportunities available for a Support Workers (Care)to join our team based inTauntonon a part or full time, permanent basis, working days. We are very flexible on hours and can support patterns of work between 20 and40 hours per week. The successful candidate will receive a salary of up to £24,952 FTE (40 hours) per annum (£12 hourly rate) plus pension and excellent benefits.Join a leading charity where no two days are the same! Langley House Trust is a leading offender rehabilitation charity. We love our work and have recently been accredited with IIP (Investors in People) Gold standard for the second timein a row. The Group is a winner of the 2019 24Housings Care & Support Provider of the Year Award and we were recently shortlisted for the 2021 Charity Times Charity of the Year Award. We want the right person to join our team.We want the right person to join our team. Is that you As a Support Worker (Care) you will support clients with varying needs including mental health and learning difficulties, to move forward with their lives. Working within our friendly team, youll act as a key worker to designated clients and supporting them to achieve theoutcomes laid out in their care/support plan. Your professional and flexible nature will allow you to positively impact on those who you support and the rest of the team around you, allowing you to flourish and develop in this diverse and rewarding role.What can we offer you as our Support Worker (Care)- Competitive Salary which includes a location premium- Pension matched up to 8%- Life Assurance- Paid training- Fully funded DBS Certificates and renewals- Generous annual leave up to 30 days plus bank holidays- Company sick pay scheme- Access to private holiday home getaway in Torquay- The opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of others- Excellent job satisfaction- Genuine career progression and development- Employee Assistance Programme including free counselling and legal advice- Access to chaplaincy and pastoral supportResponsibilities of our Support Worker (Care):- Key work and support clients generally within your project- Provide personal care to identified clients- Take an active role in the assessment and management of risk- Maintain a clear and calm manner whilst managing client risk- Ensure that all medication within the project is managed in line with Trust policy and procedures- Manage client meetings and facilitate the Client Inclusion and Training representatives- Assist in the management of the referral process within the project to achieve agreed occupancy levels- Apply Emergency First Aid response to clients and any other person in the building/groundsHouse of St Martin is a Registered care home for men with multiple needs, including substance misuse, mental health needs or a learning disability. It is located three miles from Taunton and set in six acres of beautiful countryside. Thehome is registered to support 31 men, offering full-board catering. We provide a safe calm environment from which men can plan their next steps and grow in independence.If you want to work for a values-led charity that makes a real difference to peoples lives, apply today to join our team as ourSupport Worker (Care), please click Applynow!We reserve the right to close earlier if we receive sufficient applicants.Please note that a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check is required for this role and that job offers will be subject to the Trust receiving satisfactory evidence of the successful applicants right to work in the UK.Covid 19 - We have very clear guidelines in place around COVID-19 to make all of our workplaces a COVID safe place to work. There is also currently regular testing in place for all frontline adult social care staff. PPE is fully supplied and enforcedto continue to support a safe environment for our clients and employees. In our work settings delivering care, we also offer a clothing allowance for you to buy some extra clothes to ensure our employees wear freshly laundered clothes on every shift. Thereare changing facilities and lockers provided for this.