Support Worker

Posted 17 October 2025
Salary 15.48
LocationBodenham Moor HR1 United Kingdom
Job type Contract
Sector Social / NGO / Health & Care
ReferenceRQ1625041

Job description

Shift-Based Role with a Local Authority

Summary

  • This role involves working as part of a team to maintain a safe, supportive, and caring environment that meets the needs of individuals and groups residing in the facility. The position requires a positive, person-centered approach at all times.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate effectively with colleagues and other staff as a full and active team member.

  • Provide individual support to service users, aligning with the service's aims and objectives.

  • Adapt to flexible working arrangements, including weekends, evenings, waking nights, and sleep-in duties.

  • Participate in planning, delivering, and reviewing care plans, assuming keyworker responsibilities when necessary.

  • Act as an enabler for service users, encouraging independence rather than dependency.

  • Offer practical and emotional support while maintaining professional boundaries.

  • Encourage and support service users to live as independently as possible.

Essential Experience Required

  • Demonstrated belief in inclusion through work practice.

  • Commitment to placing individual needs at the forefront of decision-making.

  • Dedication to valuing and empowering the people supported, advocating for their autonomy, and addressing concerns when necessary.

Essential Qualification Required

  • Ability to work effectively and supportively within a team.

  • Basic literacy and numeracy skills.

Additional Information

  • Must have access to own transport due to rural location.

  • Shift-based role (Thursdays: 8 am - 2:30 PM: 8 am - 9 pm).

  • Location: Moor Court, Bodenham.

  • The role requires an Enhanced DBS.

The role closes soon, apply ASAP.