Female Support Worker

Do you have a caring nature? Are you looking to make a difference to people's lives? Do you want to work in an environment where no two days are the same? Are you flexible with your working hours? Can you see yourself providing care to adults who need your support? If you have answered a big YES to these questions we would love to hear from you. At Turning Point, we support people with Learning Disabilities across England. As a Support Worker, you will make a real difference to residents' lives as you improve their daily living skills. Passionate about people, you will enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress with us. Shifts We provide 24-hour support to the individuals each and every day so you'll work on a rota basis. We need you to be fully flexible to meet the needs of the people we support. Role Responsibility What will I be doing? This is the chance to join an established team within a Learning Disability Service in Newcastle-under-Lyme. We support the individuals to live meaningful independent lives, empowering choice and control on how they want to live while adhering to dignity and respect. It's a hands-on job so you will also be supporting the individuals with daily skills, personal care and social inclusion along with their well-being, Passionate about people, you will enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress with us. The Ideal Candidate What skills and qualities do I need to have? You will have to have Support Work experience, ideally within Learning Disability setting. You will require I.T. and Literacy skills. NVQ 2 would be desirable or willing to work towards. You will also be: Passionate, caring and enthusiastic Fully flexible in working hours - The service operates 24 hours per day, 7 days a week all year round Patient and non-judgemental A great team player with lots of energy Ideally a Driver to drive the cars of the individuals (But not essential) Able to demonstrate good communication skills Able to complete the physical aspects of the role such as manual handling where needed

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer. We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.