Supported Living Worker

Home Group

Location: Birmingham
Salary: £17,600 to £18,000 pa
Closing Date: 25 March 2020
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Job Description

Supported Living Worker - CQC Accommodation Based | Female Only
Birmingham, West Midlands
Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hpw)
Salary £17,600 to £18,000 pa rising to £19,200 through length of service
Plus brilliant benefits!
 
This post is open to female applicants only, as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational qualification under Section 29, Schedule 3 7 (27-7) of the Equality Act 2010.
 
Empowering customers to live rewarding and happy lives. Thats when it hits home.
 
We have a fantastic opportunity for a brilliant Supported Living Worker like you to join our fab and supportive team. Our Good Rated CQC registered service provides support to our brilliant customers, who have mental health diagnosis.  Aviary House provides accommodation for individuals with mental health diagnosis aged 18+ years old, who require care within an accommodation support setting. The property consists of 28 self-contained flats, four of which are respite flats for customers stepping up from the community or stepping down from hospital, and who are in crisis.
 
Youll support our customers to live their day to day lives as independently as possible. The team will tell you that no two days are ever the same because everything we do is €œperson centred€ around our customers. Like our team, were sure youll find the role ever so rewarding.
 
As our Waking Night Support Worker youll be a part of a small night working team. Youll offer our customers a first point of call when needed. During your shift youll support with personal care (like bathing and issuing medication). Youll also make sure all records are up to date, auditing customer files, safeguarding the building and carrying out some light cleaning duties.
 
About our team
Although youll work nights, we do get together regularly in the day time for training and team meetings. Youll be part of our wider team, who are super passionate about supporting customers to reach their goals and celebrating their achievements. To us were not just a team were a €œwork family€. Our registered manager is Deborah Duggan, who is caring and compassionate with a wealth of clinical experience and great sense of humour.  There are 19 of us in the team and we dont just love to support our customers, were there for each other too! The team consists of Supported Living Workers, Supported Living Coordinators, a Senior Client Service Manager and the Registered Manager.
 
Working hours
We provide 24-hour support to our customers each day and every day. In this role youll work during the twilight hours doing waking nights work. Youll work between the hours of 21:15 and 08:15 on a rota basis and take your turn working weekends and bank holidays. We need you to be flexible to meet the needs of our customers, but we aim to give you the time you need to spend it on doing the things that matter to you!
 
About you
Youre passionate and motivated. To you providing care and support is more than just a job, you make every customer feel valued and respected. Youre compassionate, and use your unique empathy and creativity skills to help our customers reach their full potential. Treating your customers with integrity, you ensure that they maintain their dignity at all times.
 
We help our customers to achieve their potential, long term goals and to live their best life. Youll play your part by assisting in the delivery of tasks that are based on our customers personal support plans. Youll work with our Senior Support Workers and external agencies to support our customers.
 
If youre not the biggest fan of technology, thats not a problem to us. You do need to know that we are quite a high tech company and most of our application process and mandatory learning are online. However were glad to support you, if you need help.
 
It would be amazing if you have worked in this type of environment before, however its your €œcan do€ positive attitude and enthusiasm that are critical to make this role a success. We can nurture your talent, just let us know in your cover letter why you have a passion for working here!
 
When you join, youll need to have a valid Enhanced Check under the Disclosure and Barring Service. The great news is that we will pay for that to be done if you dont have a transferrable one.
 
Want to know more?
If youre not reading this advert on our careers pages, press the APPLY NOW button to access lots of useful stuff! You can download the supported living worker job description, and find out more about Home Group. Weve also got some short films that show you what its like to work here, and we know youll want to find out more about our award winning benefits and rewards package!
 
To apply
Dont delay applying for this brilliant job, as we may close it early if we get lots of applications! Just upload your CV and if you have one, your covering letter (this will help us learn more about you!). If you need them, weve also got some great templates to help you.
 
Youre unique!
Home Group play a big part in tackling prejudice and discrimination, not just for our customers, but colleagues too! You can be yourself here, because we value everything that makes you unique. So whatever your age, race, sexuality, disability, religion, or gender identity, we recognise and celebrate our differences. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!

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