Support Workers

Support Workers

Location: Creswick House, Fakenham, Norfolk

Salary: £9.15 per hour with night working and overtime enhancements available, up to £10.15 per hour

Job type: Permanent, Full or Part Time

At Jeesal Residential Care Services, we specialise in providing a caring and nurturing environment to support people with a learning disability live fulfilling lives. We have been supporting people with complex needs for over 30 years.

We are currently seeking caring and compassionate Support Workers to join our team of dedicated professionals at our Residential Service in Fakenham, Norfolk. Applications are welcome with or without experience as full training will be provided.

Creswick House, based in the market town of Fakenham and recently rated good by CQC has achieved a number of accolades since it’s opening in 1992. In 2002 the house was subdivided into two interlinked living areas, the downstairs has developed into a specialist unit for adults with a learning disability. The upstairs unit provides support for adults with a learning disability within the model of supported living.

Responsibilities of the Support Workers:

• Provide support to individuals in a respectful, sensitive, compassionate and person-centred manner in all aspects of their daily living.
• To support service users to develop their skills in various activities of daily living.
• Promote independence and development of appropriate skills and relationships to enable service users to make full use of community facilities.
• Support service users to lead full lives and develop a range of relationships.
• Support service users flexibly in response to their changing needs and aspirations and feedback from the individual and family members.
• Be a positive link with families and others important to the service user.
• Support the development and implementation of individual person-centred plans.

Requirements of the Support Workers:

• Desirable but not essential to have an NVQ/ Diploma level 2 in Health and Social care or be working towards this.
• Positive attitude and commitment to the individual, their development and the Service as a whole.
• Objective, non-discriminatory, approachable and professional and able to act as a good role model for our tenants.
• Able to manage change and be flexible and adaptable and able to work a variety of shift patterns including weekends, earlies, lates and long days.
• Communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to communicate at all levels in the organisation.

Benefits of becoming a Support Worker:

• £9.15 per hour with night working and overtime enhancements available, up to £10.15 per hour
• Comprehensive induction training programme for new starters and a genuine commitment to personal and professional development
• Annual Leave entitlement of 28 days (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Perkbox Employee Discount Scheme
• Hyundai Affinity New Car Discount Scheme
• Recommend a Friend Scheme – worth £300, subject to conditions. (Tax Deductible).
• Bike to Work Scheme.
• Free 24hr Confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
• Pension Scheme with Employer Contributions
• We will pay for your DBS Check

Want to make a real difference?

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to developing our staff.

We positively encourage applications regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and age.

All Appointments are subject to an acceptable enhanced DBS Check.