SUPPORT WORKER
WILLOW, LLANDYRNOG
REF: SWWIL 39
Salary:£12.00 - £12.76
Desirable/ Requirements: QCF Level 2 Health & Social Care OR willing to work towards
Hours of Work: 42 per week, working on a rolling rota basis
Contract Type: Permanent
Benefits of Working with us:
- Meals Provided
- On-site parking available
- Free Eye Care Vouchers
- ATS Euro master Discount
- Enhancement for Night Shifts
- Work Place Pension with Legal & General
- Company Loan Programme
- Comprehensive Learning & Development Package
- Progression Opportunities
- We also offer Health & Social Care QCF qualifications
- Enhanced payments for Bank Holidays
Company Funded Benefits: Free DBS check, Flu vaccination and Hepatitis B vaccination
About the Role: We have a vacancy for you to join an existing friendly team, supporting individuals with a learning disability to lead a full a meaningful life. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills, share your experiences and really make a difference to the lives of those we support.
If you are ready for an exciting and varied role where you may; assist someone to learn new skills this may be through local colleges or getting out and about visiting family and places of interest, enjoying hobbies, leisure interests and much more besides then we would like to hear from you.
It may be that you want a change, fresh start or just want to bring your skills to a new Service, where at the same time you can benefit from support and guidance from the management team.There will be an opportunity for you to access our bespoke training package
The ideal candidate for this post will have experience in learning disabilities and mental health issues (however this is not essential). Within this role you will need an understanding of, medication procedures, safeguarding policies and procedures, motivation skills, be self-motivated, flexible and organised.
About the Service: Willow
Willow provides an intensive support service for up to eight individuals (over the age of 18) with Autism, learning disabilities and complex needs.
Residents may have particular difficulties with communication, challenging behaviours, physical health, epilepsy, and other well-being issues, which will be addressed with individualised behaviour support/care plans and risk assessments.
The service at Willow is designed to promote the well-being of each person to live a complete and fulfilled life through a person centred approach. The service follows a Person Centred Planning model so that each resident’s care and support is individualised to their particular needs. Each resident is encouraged and supported in many ways to play an active role in their own care and decision making process. Important elements of the service include the individualised activities programmes together with maintaining family contact and social networks.
About MHC Social Care: We are one of the largest providers of care of people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health problems in the UK and one of the largest employers in North Wales with some 400 plus staff working across a number of locations.
We have a long history of working effectively with residents, their families and our commissioners and regulators to secure real and lasting change in their lives. We are proud of our legacy, our talented and diverse workforce and the achievement of successful outcomes for our residents and patients.
We want to attract the best people and we aim to create an environment that helps our staff to deliver high quality services and ensures they want to stay with us. To do this we provide a range of benefits and training opportunities.
If you were to join MHC, you would be a valued team member and play a key role towards leading us to the next phase of our development, sharing your experiences along the way. We very much look forward to hearing from you.
Skills: Strong communicator, creative, motivated, ability to cope in challenging situations, understand and support individuals to lead a good quality of life whilst achieving positive outcomes along the way.
Equal Opportunities: MHC are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all who believe they fit the essential requirements for this role regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
How to Apply: Please upload your CV or visit our website https://jobs.mentalhealthcare-uk.com/current-job-vacancies/. For an informal discussion about this role you can contact MHC Recruitment on 01824 790 600.
(We reserve the right to bring forward our closing date, without notice in the event of high volumes of interest).