Support Worker

Description:

Are you a naturally caring experienced Support Worker in the UK, looking for your career to be fulfilling, where you’re valued, recognised and supported?

If you want to make a positive difference to the lives of others and change lives for the better, then join the team at Ann House in Kendal as a Support Worker and experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

You’ll have access to a range of training and development options to help you achieve your career aspirations, while working as part of a supportive and friendly team in a culture built on kindness and teamwork.  

What you will be doing

Your day-to-day role will involve supporting individuals with daily living skills, actively engaging in activities meaningful to those you are supporting both in the service and within the community, updating resident records and feeding back relevant information to members of your team, and providing overall care and support, which may include assisting with personal care.

The shift pattern is 12 hours a day, 3-4 days a week including nights and weekends, 40 hours per week.

Where you will be working

Location: Ann Street, Kendal, LA9 6AA 

Ann House provides enhanced levels of support which allows people with continuing behaviours that challenge and high support needs to be cared for in the least restrictive setting possible, but within a service which is robust and structured enough to meet their ongoing needs and risks.

The service ensures people lead positive and meaningful everyday lives, where they have choice and control, accessing mainstream services and facilities, engaging in work and training, in leisure opportunities, hobbies and areas of personal interest.

Residents are encouraged to be as independent as possible with the long-term aim of people moving onto a more independent living setting.

What you will get
 

Annual salary of £24,960

The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc. Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!

Free meals 

Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance

Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals

Pension contribution to secure your future

Life Assurance for added peace of mind

Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure