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Support Worker
Location: Southport
Pay Rate - £12.62 - £15.76 per hour
Immediate starts available!
Shift Pattern: Days 8am-8pmÂ
Hours - 36hr or 48hr contracts available (3-4 shifts per week)
Do you want to support individuals with Autism and Learning Disabilities to live fulfilling and independent lives?
If so, our client has an exciting opportunity for you to join their Southport team!
Support Worker duties include:
- Enable people we support to access a full range of chosen activities and access to the community.
- Contribute to and follow person-centred care plans, ensuring individual needs and wants are always met.
- Assist with personal care, daily living tasks, and maintaining a safe and clean environment.
- Accurately complete key daily documentation, including care records, fluid and nutrition charts, and incident reports.
- Administer and record medication safely and accurately.
- Support individuals with meal preparation, domestic duties, and general household tasks while encouraging independent living skills
- Provide psychological, emotional, and physical support to service users.
- Identify and report any concerns, ensuring a safe environment
- Maintain positive relationships with family members, friends, and external professionals.
About you:
Essential:
- Open-minded attitude to diversity and inclusion.
- Positive and resilient approach to work.
- Patience, empathy, and strong communication skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team and use initiative when working alone.
- Willingness to work towards Level 2 in Health & Social Care.
- Available full-time and flexible on working weekends.
- Willingness to provide references and complete a DBS check.
Preferable:
- Previous experience working with vulnerable adults.
- Knowledge and understanding of Autism & Learning Disabilities.
- Transferable skills from similar roles or personal experiences.
Interested? If you’re excited about the opportunity to make a positive impact on the people we support lives, click the ‘apply’ button below to start your application!
Vetro Recruitment acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Vetro is an equal opportunities employer, and decisions are made on merit alone.
