Support Worker - Full or part time hours available
- Recruiter
- CREATIVE SUPPORT
- Location
- Preston
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 19 Apr 2017
- Closes
- 29 Apr 2017
- Sectors
- Education & Teaching, Support
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Creative Support is a not-for-profit provider of care and support to people with learning disabilities, mental health needs, autism spectrum conditions, and older people. We are recruiting Support Workers for our Mental Health Service in Preston.
We are looking for motivated, resourceful individuals who are committed to providing person centred support to people with mental health needs. Your role will include:
Developing daily living skills and accessing educational, vocational and leisure activities with service users
Building confidence, self-esteem, hope and positive coping skills in service users
Developing with the individual Person Centred Support Plans aimed at recovery, happiness, health and achieving of service user goals and aspirations
Implementing guidelines and risk management plans and working positively within a consistent, mutually supportive team ethos
It is expected that you will work flexibly, including evenings and weekends, to meet the needs of the service.
Experience is not essential for this role. You will have a warm, caring nature, and a commitment to making a positive difference in people's lives. We welcome applications from experienced practitioners, graduates and individuals looking to pursue a career in social care.
This unique and challenging opportunity will provide you with an environment that encourages personal and professional development. After successful completion of the probationary period, you will automatically be enrolled in the NVQ level 3 Health and Social Care Diploma and you will receive on-going training to best meet the needs of the service users.
We do not accept CV as a form of application, applicants must submit a completed Creative Support application form which can be requested or downloaded via the listed methods. An enhanced DBS check is required, which we pay for. Creative Support is not a recruitment sourcing agency; all employees are directly employed by our organisation. We do not accept cold calls or sales/marketing contact from recruitment candidate sourcing/advertising agencies.
Closing Date: 28 April 2017
We are looking for motivated, resourceful individuals who are committed to providing person centred support to people with mental health needs. Your role will include:
Developing daily living skills and accessing educational, vocational and leisure activities with service users
Building confidence, self-esteem, hope and positive coping skills in service users
Developing with the individual Person Centred Support Plans aimed at recovery, happiness, health and achieving of service user goals and aspirations
Implementing guidelines and risk management plans and working positively within a consistent, mutually supportive team ethos
It is expected that you will work flexibly, including evenings and weekends, to meet the needs of the service.
Experience is not essential for this role. You will have a warm, caring nature, and a commitment to making a positive difference in people's lives. We welcome applications from experienced practitioners, graduates and individuals looking to pursue a career in social care.
This unique and challenging opportunity will provide you with an environment that encourages personal and professional development. After successful completion of the probationary period, you will automatically be enrolled in the NVQ level 3 Health and Social Care Diploma and you will receive on-going training to best meet the needs of the service users.
We do not accept CV as a form of application, applicants must submit a completed Creative Support application form which can be requested or downloaded via the listed methods. An enhanced DBS check is required, which we pay for. Creative Support is not a recruitment sourcing agency; all employees are directly employed by our organisation. We do not accept cold calls or sales/marketing contact from recruitment candidate sourcing/advertising agencies.
Closing Date: 28 April 2017