Support Worker

As a Support Worker at Longhurst Group, you will be able to help our customers to achieve their outcomes, maintain their independent living, support them with medication, personal care and integration knowing that the work you do each day will really help to improve their lives in a holistic and empowering way. You will work with both male and female customers with support needs across a flexible 7-day rota, with shifts over a 24-hour period which will include sleep-in shifts as part of the rota. As a part-time Support Worker, you will be expected to work 3 days over a flexible 7-day rota. Further key responsibilities are listed below:

• Enable people to maximise their independence within their homes and the local community.
• Promote and enable individual choices in the support provided.
• Maintain and respect all peoples' choices, privacy, confidentiality, dignity, and independence, treating them as individuals.
• Ensure that people are fully involved in identifying their own needs and planning their own support.
• Lone-working during sleep-in/night shifts between 11pm - 7am.
  
  Are you a current or aspiring Support Worker looking for an exciting new role within an organisation committed to improving lives? Do you enjoy supporting others? If so, our Support Worker role could be the perfect job for you…, In order to be successful in application for our Support Worker role, you will be an empathetic individual with a natural flair in building relationships, be non-judgemental and have a 'can do' attitude. This role would be great for applicants interested in developing skills in working with individuals who have mental health support needs. We actively welcome applicants who are new to care and will provide full training for this role., Disability Confident
About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

Longhurst Group is a leading housing Group across the Midlands & East of England, committed to enhancing communities and improving the lives of both our colleagues and customers. With a mission to provide quality, safe, affordable housing that build great foundations for our customers, our Residential Care (CQC) team are critical to ensuring our customers are living as independently as possible, ultimately ensuring wellbeing and care is at the highest level.

Our Support Worker role is based full-time at our residential care home in Romsey Avenue, Nuneaton, contracted to 18.75 hours per week. This is a hugely exciting time to join Longhurst Group - not only are we continuously striving to achieve better results for our customers, but the Social Housing sector is at a crucial point with new measures, legislations and standards coming into effect imminently. Our Support Worker opportunity will help to develop your career in care and support, ultimately improving the lives of our customers. We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment that values your contributions, along with access to ongoing professional development opportunities, ensuring your skills remain at the cutting edge of the industry. What you receive from us:
• Up to 26 days annual leave (Pro rata based on contracted hours)
• Life Cover of three times your annual salary (as part of pension scheme membership)
• Membership of our Health Care Cash Plan including Employee Assistance programme and DoctorLine
• Access to a range of discounts, including Blue Light and B&Q Tradepoint Cards
• Free access to financial education service, supporting with personalised financial information on a range of topics such as mortgages, retirement planning, pensions, saving and investments, insurance and will writing
• Free Eye Tests
• Free flu vaccinations
• Investment in your personal development through our extensive learning and development opportunities
• Professional subscription for membership fees relating to your role, paid for by us
• Family friendly, carers leave plus other paid leave
• Long Service Awards
• Carers Networking Group and resources to support Unpaid Carers