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Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in the fight against poverty throughout Greater Manchester? We're proud to collaborate with a charitable organisation, offering a unique opportunity for you to join their cause as a Support Worker. As a Support Worker, your role is to make a significant difference in the lives of those in need. You'll be on the front lines, delivering a person-centered approach, empowering service users to set SMART goals, and providing valuable advice and emergency support. You'll manage referral appointments with the utmost dignity, ensuring service users receive the support they deserve. Clear communication is crucial as you collaborate with our support teams and external agencies. Your responsibilities also include coordinating referrals and establishing pathways for service users to integrate into the programme, offering them opportunities for employment, education, and training to ensure a brighter future. But your role goes beyond this; you'll manage a caseload, conducting one-on-one sessions per week. You'll also provide drop-in and group activities within the structured program, focusing on making a positive impact in the lives of service users. To track their progress, you'll use outcome measures and tools, writing case studies and reports when required. Desirable Experience: Frontline experience in the Third Sector, supporting vulnerable adults. The ability to speak a second language; Russian or Arabic would be particularly useful. Essential Experience: A person-centered approach, empowering others. Good communication skills, proactive listening, with effective questioning. Understanding of health and safety regulations, safeguarding, and incident management. If you're ready to make a real difference and be part of a cause that truly matters, we want to hear from you. Join us in the fight against poverty and help change lives in Greater Manchester.
Job Title: Support Worker Location: Wythenshawe Job Type: Full-time, 36 hours (temp to permanent) Pay rate: £12.50 to £14.50 per hour Shifts and schedule: Days: 2 pm to 8 pm Nights: 8 pm to 8 am Term time: 8 am to 8 pm Priority Recruitment are excited to present this brand-new opportunity for a Support Worker in Wythenshawe. We are seeking a patient, caring Support Worker to look after a 13-year-old with cerebral palsy who is non-verbal. The role includes personal care and manual handling and supporting her in her day-to-day life. We are searching for a Support Worker who shares our belief that disability is not a barrier and doesn't have to stop anyone from living their best life and enjoying new and varied experiences. Initially, this is a temporary role with the opportunity to be employed permanently after an initial trial period. Please note that previous experience in complex care and a driver's license is required for this role. Salary & Benefits: Fantastic pay rate of £12.50 per hour during the week and £14.50 per hour at the weekends and on Bank Holidays. Weekly pay. DBS fees reimbursed. Access to 30,000 national and local employee discounts (electronics, home appliances, food, groceries, car buying, travel, fitness and more). Access to 100 free virtual courses, live and on-demand, to improve your skills and aid self-development. Refer a friend scheme you can earn up to £500 per referral! Permanent employment option available after a trial period. Client and Role: Supporting the client at her own home. Our client lives with cerebral palsy, blindness, scoliosis and double incontinence and is non-verbal. Support with hoisting, personal care, toileting, and peg feeding. Successful Applicant: Must have previous experience with clients living with cerebral palsy and requiring complex care, as well as experience with peg feeding. Able to work unsociable hours (evenings, weekends). The role will be truly rewarding for someone who is able to communicate effectively and work with patience, tact, understanding, warmth and compassion. This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated Support Worker to join a specialist home care team and develop their existing skills to support this very special little girl. Apply now for more details, we'd love to hear from you! Some of our roles require drivers and male or female employees only, where this is indicated this is a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.