Become a Lead Support Worker with Active Prospects!
Location: Brighton, East Sussex
Salary: £13.65 per hour
Home Type: Adult Complex Care
Speciality: Mental Health, Autism, Learning Disability
Do you want to work for an award-winning company? Active Prospects have been awarded with an Outstanding Best Companies rating in 2021 and ranked on the UKs Best Workplaces 2023 by Great places to work UK! Our training has won various awards and we won Trainer of the year in 2022 at the Learning disabilities and Autism awards
Are you compassionate and have a desire to support people to lead an aspiring life? Are you resilient and able to bring calm and consistency to people who may have previous trauma, complex needs and be living independently for the first time?
Do you like learning, developing your skills, and coaching others to improve lives?
You will need to have previous experience as a support worker, be adaptable, flexible, mature. and be able to lead and coach.
You will need to support our people to gain back their independence through empowerment, active support, positive risk-taking and out of the box thinking. It is important to note that some people being supported may self-harm, have anxiety or on occasion show behaviours of concern. The role is about supporting team members to help people to lead a Gloriously ordinary life which is full of opportunity and where people can reach their goals and aspirations.
At present all the people we support have several hours of 1:1 support during the day as well as some shared support day and night. The ideal people will have a passion for working with people with enduring mental health, a keen interest in the psychology behind complex behaviours that challenge and the willingness to learn and practice Positive Behaviour Support.
Active Prospects is recruiting for lead Support Workers to join our complex care service in Brighton, East Sussex.
Our new Brighton service is close to public transport, with a short walk from the bus stop/train station to the service. Drivers are always welcome – there is free onsite parking available.
In return for your dedicated service you can expect a competitive rate of pay of £13.65 per hour with additional pay on some of the Bank holidays, enhanced pay when you leave to have a baby (maternal, paternal or adoption), Employee Assistance programme with various aspects of free legal support and counselling, support with gaining further qualifications in Social Care (levels 3 and 5), career progression opportunities which have seen 80% of our management progress into their current roles since they’ve started with us as Support Workers, financial awards for successful recruitment referrals and most importantly inclusive, friendly and supportive environment for you to grow and thrive in. Active Prospects has an amazing Induction Programme which ensures that all our employees receive classroom and on the job training and support to prepare them within their new roles.
Get in touch to find out what flexible working opportunities are currently on offer.
What are you waiting for?
Apply today or contact us directly on recruitment@activeprospects.org.uk and 01737 924102 to speak to a friendly Recruitment Advisor.
Please note: all offers are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment compliance standards
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