About you
Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed to supporting people to ensure that every moment matters?
To be successful in the Support Worker role, you will not necessarily need experience in social care as all staff undergo a training programme and will be continuously supported by the management team. Ideally, you will:
- Hold or be willing to work towards a Level 2 in Health & Social Care
- Have previous experience of supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism
We are looking for people who share our core values and are able to apply these to the work that they do. At the heart of our ethos are five key words, these underpin the PRIDE we take in our services.
In order to undertake this role, it is essential that you hold a valid UK driving licence.
‘Potential, Responsibility, Integrity, Diversity, Empathy’
The role
You’ll be supporting people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives and be an active member of their community.
- Providing care at night – supporting service users with their needs throughout the night
- Ensuring high quality support – is provided for people of all ages to enable service users to achieve their goals and aspirations
- Encouraging personal development – helping service users develop valuable life skills
What we can offer:
Refer a friend scheme we know that you will know fantastic people who will be make a great contribution, you will receive £400 each time a successful referral is made *
Above and beyond we recognise that our staff teams do amazing things for the people we support and their teams. We award contributions for those who go the extra mile and for good inspection feedback with vouchers for high street shops and other surprises!
Long service awards we recognize your contribution to the team and celebrate long service
Employee benefits app stay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities.
Cycle to work you can save money and get fit with our salary sacrifice scheme
Pension we will auto enrol you into our salary sacrifice pension scheme
Life cover you will be entitled to the death in service benefit.
Funded qualifications earn whilst you learn! we aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton *
Career pathways we invest in our people and offer apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level 3). Earn whilst you learn has never been easier!
Swanton Educates we have our own training qualification center which can further support your development
Trained mental health first aiders available to support you when you need someone to talk to
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) free confidential access to 24hr assistance program for counselling, advice and support
Employee Voice we hold regular events throughout the year to listen to your feedback about working with us
*subject to eligibility & criteria