Residential Support Worker

Creative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are currently looking for Residential Support Workers to join our established team in the village of Oakley, Bedfordshire (located 4.5 miles from Bedford town centre).

Our residential support workers provide care and support for 6 individuals with a learning disability and other needs to enjoy an excellent quality of life in this residential care home. If you would like the rewarding role of working with people who have learning disabilities to achieve their life goals and join the local community (subject to COVID-restrictions) then we would love to hear from you.

The service is located in the quiet and scenic village of Oakley. It is close to the A6 and has good public transport links via the Number 51 bus from Bedford. The service is on a quiet residential street and there is free on-site parking.

The service supports a range of active and sociable individuals who enjoy spending quality time with the staff team at the service and out in the community. Examples of activities include shopping, listening to music, pampering sessions, cooking and baking, movie nights, jigsaw puzzles, arts and crafts, country park walks, visiting local cafes and going out for meals. The service has a large garden with lots of visiting wildlife that our service users like to watch and lots of countryside walks nearby.

Support Worker Duties Include:

• Providing respectful and dignified personal care
• Medication administration
• Working shifts which include evenings, weekends and bank holidays
• Supporting service users with the activities they enjoy, such as bowling and going on walks around the Bedford area
• Collaborating with colleagues, families and involved professionals to ensure a coordinated and consistent service
• Supporting individuals to manage all aspects of their home environment and ensure it is reflective of their personal tastes and preferences
• Support with budgeting and finances
• Support with cooking and meal preparation
• Experience is not essential for this role as full training will be provided. However, you must be able to demonstrate a warm and caring personality with a positive and proactive approach to the role. We welcome applications from experienced practitioners, graduates and individuals looking to pursue a career in social care.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

• Comprehensive induction to Creative Support and your new place of work
• Free 24/7 counselling and employee support programme
• Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and the opportunity to undertake a diploma qualification
• Access to extensive training to support you to develop within your role
• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution
• 28 days annual leave, pro rata
• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff
• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out of hours teams
• Choice of weekly or monthly pay
• One-off bonus of £100 on successful completion of a four-month probation period
• ‘Refer a Friend’ bonus scheme

We are a passionate, inclusive and anti-racist organisation. We embrace diversity and encourage applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. As a Disability Confident Employer we welcome applications from people with a disability, and as a proud Stonewall Diversity Champion we actively encourage applications from the LGBT+ community.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK. Applicants seeking sponsorship – we can only accept candidates whose visa is valid beyond three months of the listed closing date as we cannot guarantee The Right of Work.

We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed.