Support Worker in Thüringen bei Natural Breaks

Natural Breaks

Contract Type: Full-time and Part-Time

Salary: £11.11 per hour

Location: Liverpool City Region

Closing Date: Monday, 27th November 2023

About us

Natural Breaks specialises in delivering and developing excellent bespoke services to people with disabilities and complex needs to live fulfilling lives to be valued members of society.

Operating as a successful not for profit/charitable organisation for almost 30 years, we recognise our people are our greatest asset.

You will be joining us at a really exciting time as we head into a new year of growth and begin planning for 2024.

We are looking for a committed, passionate individual to join our team as a Support Worker and deliver high quality support to disabled adults.

Learn more about our mission, vision and values.

About the role

Reporting to the selected Service Coordinator, Support Workers will be part of our frontline team in either Supported Living or Social & Learning (Community Outreach). The post holder(s) will be integral to the support delivered to adults with a disability, autism or an acquired brain injury to live as independently as possible – in the community and at home. The holder will be reliable, flexible and approach their work with a ‘can do’ attitude. No qualifications are necessary for the role as full training will be provided. All we ask is that you hold our values. This role is an exciting opportunity that will allow you to do something meaningful and develop as a person, colleague and supporter.

Key duties and responsibilities

The post holder will:

Support, encourage and enable individuals to achieve their full potential.

Work consistently to the individual’s guidelines for support to ensure people are supported to a high standard.

Support individuals to make their own decisions by providing a range of useful, comprehensive information in ways that are accessible and easy to understand.

Ensure the safe administration of medication and the completion of full and accurate medication records.

Support individuals to maintain current relationships and develop a variety of different relationships.

Take part in regular supervisions and team meetings as and when required.

Keep full records of income and expenditure in compliance with Natural Breaks financial administrative procedures.

Participate in a backup on-call system if applicable or required.

Please note this is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities undertaken by this role. Please read the Job Description for full details.

Our Benefits

We couldn't do any of the work we do without our wonderful team of employees.

Our staff are super important to us and we value the commitment and dedication they bring to work every day.

To show our staff we really care, we have put together a fantastic range of benefits from bank holiday pay enhancements to funded vocational qualifications courses. Take a look at our full list of benefits below.

Permanent full or part time contracts available for support services as per rota, day support, sleep-in and waking nights
Bank Holiday pay enhancements
Holiday pay based on average earnings (inclusive of overtime, sleep ins etc.)
Ongoing training in response to the needs of the people you will support.
Funded vocational qualifications and progression pathway
Fully funded DBS
Refer a friend payment scheme
Workplace pension scheme
Employee benefits including discounts, Health Cash Plan and Credit Union
Monthly prize draw for all staff - £50 voucher

How to Apply

If you are ready to apply and join our team, you can fill out our application form here.

You can apply to the role until the vacancy closes on Monday, 27th November 2023.

Further information

For an extensive list of key duties and responsibilities, please carefully read the Job Description provided below.

You can apply for the role here. If you need a paper copy, please email [email protected] and we can post an application pack out to your provided address.

Your application will be shortlisted against the criteria outlined in the person specification. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification while completing your application as candidates will be shortlisted based on how closely they match the criteria in both documents.