Support Worker

Job Description

If you care for others without a second thought and are looking for a rewarding career, where you can make a difference and change lives for the better and enjoy a £500 welcome bonus, then a Support Worker at School House could be the right choice for you.Whether you are looking for a new career or already work in healthcare through the NHS or private sector, youll receive training to join the team, where you will be valued and supported, with career development opportunities available. Its a career that you can take pride in while enjoying the satisfaction of helping people and seeing them improve. Its what delivering great healthcare should feel like.What you will be doing You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with learning disabilities. Whether you have experience as a Healthcare Assistant or Care Worker, you will use your knowledge and skills to help support people leada valued and fulfilled life.It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. But it is hugely rewarding to see people improve; being able to do something today that they couldnt do last week because of you.You will have access to the Elysium Wellbeing team, which is on hand to keep you feeling great; be it a chat, massage or group activities. Who doesnt like a free massage at workWith a huge range of courses that will help you grow and succeed, if you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, Elysium Healthcare can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.Where you will be workingLocation: School House, School Walk, Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey TW16 6RBYou will be working at School House, a service which provides support for people who may be living with moderate learning disabilities with associated health needs, autism and behaviours.Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you will offer support to people as part of their care pathway. Whether it is moving from their community placement or a family home because they require more structured care and support.The shift patterns include working 7.5 hours a day between the hours 7am and 9.30pm, including weekends on a rota basis. Permanent, full-time position. Extra hours are optional. All what we expect from you is

• The ability to show strong empathy, a caring and compassionate nature
• The need to drive and/or swim or cycle is to support the service and its users in community trips and assisting with swimming and cycling sessions weekly. This will involve use of the company vehicle to drive service users to venues and being in the poolwith service users to assist them. Drivers must hold the UK drivers license.
• Willing to support the resident with the personal hygiene
• People skills, communication skills and a good sense of humour
• Willingness to deal with the challenging behaviour
• A positive & professional approach
• Reliability, flexibility, hard work and honesty
• Team working ethos aligned to our company values
• Must be local or based at a commutable distance and time

* You must live in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK full time. 20-hour Student and Skilled Worker Visas cannot be accepted. No visa sponsorship. What you will get

• £11.05 hourly pay rate
• Enjoy a £500 welcome bonus*
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave plus your birthday off!
• Free meals on duty
• Wellbeing support and activities
• Funded career development and training
• Pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package
• Flexible working opportunities
• Receive your Blue Lights Card for exclusive discounts

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.About your next employerYou will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities& Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority and as such we encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each persons individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidateswill be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.*Base annual salary without overtime starts at £21,547*£500 welcome bonus offered on the full time contracts only, paid £250 on the first wage, and £250 after three months once passed the probation.

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Support WorkerCarerCare AssistantHealthcare AssistantCare WorkerHealthcare Worker