Overview:
Support Workers (Part time & Full Time) - £10.90 per hour
Lead with your Heart at Making Space
Making Space is an award winning and values based national charity, we always aim high and our vision is to put Wellbeing at the Heart of Health & Social Care. At Making Space our focus is upon building relationships, connecting communities and providing quality care as unique as the people we support.
We have an opportunity available for support workers to join the team at our supported living service The Academy, based in the centre of Warrington WA1 2RU.
Please click here for further details about the service.
Responsibilities:
The Role:
You will be supporting adults on a person centered basis to live independently in their own properties helping them move towards independent accommodation. Tasks will include assisting with personal care, medication, accessing the community & domestic tasks.
Full time and part time contracts are available. Staff will be required to work a variely of shifts including some sleep ins which will be paid at an additional £40 per night.
Please click here to view the job description.
Qualifications:
To join the team at Making Space you don’t need to have previous experience or qualifications – we’re happy to work with you to help you become a skilled support worker. Our main priority for any new colleague is to find people who share similar values and attitudes to our own.
Who we are looking for:
Kind Hearts – generously building empathy and connection to create a sense of belonging
Tailor Making – nurturing unique relationships to make every day count
Dreaming Big – harnessing imagination we generate confidence in ourselves and others to take the first step
Having Courage – committing bravely to working in ways that take us to new places
Being Ready – responding to whatever comes our way by moving forward together
Benefits:
We offer a range of tailor-made rewards including:
Wagestream - Access up to 30% of your wages as you earn
Pension Schemes min 3% employer contribution
Paid sick leave
Death in Service benefit
Lifestyle and health service discounts through an employee benefits portal
Holidays: 28 days inc. bank holidays subject to contract
Double time for Xmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day
Buy and sell up to 2 weeks holiday – statutory limits apply
Access to library of learning through e-learning portal
Free qualifications level 2 to 6 in Health and Social Care, Management, Admin plus others
Continuous professional development for professionally qualified colleagues
Career development opportunities – 1 in 2 senior posts filled through internal promotion
Travel schemes - cycle to work, car maintenance and 40p a mile travel expenses
Colleague engagement hub and monthly colleague awards