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CARETECH
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Portsmouth, Hampshire
Support Worker - London Road, Portsmouth
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Job Type: Full-time |
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Salary: £9.09 per hour |
Overview
Support Worker - London Road, Portsmouth - £9.09p/h We are looking to recruit a Support Worker for our Supported Living Service in North End, Portsmouth. Working a 37.5 hour week on a 24/7 rota from 8am - 3pm / 2.30pm - 10pm plus weekends and waking nights. Benefits include 28 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays, 1 additional week of annual leave can be purchased, a pension scheme, free training and ongoing career development. The Organisation: Caretech Community Services is a national provider of support for people with complex and challenging behaviours associated with Autism, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health illness and neurological conditions, we support people to live as independently as possible within their own homes and also in residential care. With over 250 services across the UK and further growth plans to increase the number of Supported Living services across the group. Would you love the opportunity to make a real difference to our Service Users lives? Would you say your best traits were your positivity, friendliness and innovativeness? How would you like to work in a person-centred environment where you can utilise these attributes within a company offering career progression and excellent training? The Role: Support Worker Our Portsmouth Supported Living service consists of 10 self-contained flats in North End, Portsmouth, to accommodate people with a Primary Mental Health Support Need. This includes people with Dual Diagnosis who may need support with the best possible recovery outcomes with long term and complex needs. We are looking for someone who will work closely with our partners and stakeholders to provide a comprehensive, high quality service. This will involve assessing and supporting clients on a daily basis in all aspects of their person centred recovery plans, monitoring and reporting on progress through regular multi-agency reviews and contributing to the development and continual improvement of the service. The ideal candidate will have previous experience as a Mental Health Support Worker, Healthcare Assistant or Care Worker preferably in a mental health setting. However, we are prepared to accept applications from candidates who can demonstrate they are competent from other care settings, providing you demonstrate the right values and are prepared to working in this challenging but rewarding service. We select staff not just on their experience but on their personal attitude and approach and how we feel their personalities will match with the individuals we support. Support staff receive training around supporting individuals with mental health problems. Why should I apply for this role? Centrally located in Portsmouth with excellent rail and bus links and close to shopping amenities The opportunity to participate and be nominated for the company’s annual care awards Great prospects for career advancement for the right candidate Be able to make a difference. What we offer: We provide a full induction programme to Care Certificate Standards We provide superb FREE training to achieve qualifications in Social Care We have a proven career path - many of our employees who started as Support Workers are now Residential Managers and Senior Managers We offer apprenticeships to those with less experience looking to get into the sector. Due to the nature of the position, successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure prior to commencement of employment. The disclosure expense will be met by Caretech. Some of our roles require male or female employees only, where this is indicated it is a genuine occupational requirement, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010. CareTech Community Services are proud to advise that they are a Disability Confident Leader. STRICTLY NO AGENCIES.