Support Worker

Job Description

Your working week is completed over 3 days (12-hour shifts) leaving you 4 days to do as you please!Gray Healthcare offer a bespoke training package for all our Support Workers and Team Leaders. From online training including a wide range of care certificate modules to person centred face to face training, we can offer you support and development in your role from day 1!A message from the individual you will support.I am a young lady looking for a team of female Support Workers to support me to live in my new home.I will need your support to help keep me safe, build upon my independence and make the best use of the opportunities afforded to me. This is a new and exciting time for me, and I would like to be supported by people who are positive and like-minded. Having people within my team who share the same values is important to me.I love going out to eat and cooking at home; my favourite food is spicy curries and Nandos! I have an interest in health and fitness. I love unicorns and all things pink and fluffy. I like to relax with a pampering session and in the evenings, I like to indulge with a hot chocolate. I would like my support workers to support me to do arts and crafts and share the love I have for animals as I do have guinea pigs coming to my new home too!Recovery Support Worker – Female Only*Salary: Up to £18,720 per annum*This post is covered by The Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1, Occupational RequirementsAbout youThe successful candidate will be engaged in a robust, person-centred training programme – you’ll learn new skills and be encouraged to explore continuing professional development opportunities.You’ll have the satisfaction of building a positive therapeutic relationship with the person you support and build trusting, supportive and professional relationships with those that you work alongside.We are particularly interested in candidates who have experience as Recovery Support Workers within Recovery, Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Autism, Outreach or Forensic Work.If you are a team player with great communication skills, possess an NVQ/QCF 3 or willingness to complete the qualification with Gray Healthcare we’d love to hear from you.If you currently don’t have these qualifications, then we’d still like to hear from you. We are working on an exciting development and will in the coming months be able to offer a comprehensive training and induction pathway for those of you who want to change careers and work with a forward thinking and exciting Healthcare company like us.If you have experience in customer services, retail, or catering, call one of our recruitment team who will provide you with more details about this exciting development opportunity.Our ApproachHere at Gray Healthcare we believe that no person should remain in an acute or long stay hospital environment for a day longer than is necessary. We do not discriminate with risk history; we work beyond the label and prioritise the individual and their right to live in the community.We are a company passionate about delivering truly person-centred support and we are guided by our values in all that we do.Location: Redditch, WorcestershireJob type: Full Time, PermanentSalary: Up to £18,720 per annumHours: 36 per weekBenefits: Additional annual leave day each year, which increases with length of service, additional day’s annual leave for your birthday, Long service award of £1500 after 5 years’ service, Cash Health Plan, Fuse Health and Wellbeing portal, Employee Discount Scheme.You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Care Assistant, Community Development, Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Not for Profit, NFP, etc.Ref: 99182