Support Worker Creykes Lodge - Part Time Hours
Job overview
Join Our Team at Creykes Lodge.
Are you passionate about making a real difference in people's lives? Do you enjoy fun outings like trips to the seaside, shopping, restaurants, zoo visits, firework displays, or the magical winter illuminations? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
About the Role:At Creykes Lodge, we support our clients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and we’re looking for enthusiastic, caring Support Workers to join our dedicated team. You'll help individuals live their best lives by providing high-quality care, support, and companionship.
Whether it's a walk along the beach or supporting daily routines at home, your work will be meaningful, rewarding, and full of variety. The role includes personal care and manual handling – full training is provided.
What We’re Looking For:
- A positive, compassionate attitude
- Willingness to support individuals with varying needs
- A flexible approach to shift work
- A full UK driving license is essential
St Anne’s Community Services is one of the largest and most respected charities in the North of England. We're proud to support nearly 2,000 vulnerable adults across a wide range of services.
When you join St Anne’s, you’ll be part of a team that’s creative, committed, and genuinely cares. You’ll be supported to grow, develop, and thrive in a role that truly changes lives.
Start your rewarding journey today – apply now to be part of something special.
Main duties of the job- Person Centred - Prepare person-centred support plans with clients which reflect their views and aspirations and respect their beliefs and opinions, reviewing and amending them as necessary and considering the client’s changing needs and wishes.
- Respectful - Support clients to fulfil their aspirations, supporting them to live as independently as possible, in accordance with their skills and abilities. This may include accompanying them on social visits and events, supporting them with their interests and hobbies, promoting choice, arranging activities and outings, and developing their skills and knowledge.
- Open - Communicate in an open and transparent way with clients and other team members, acting with integrity and doing what you say that you will do.
- Understanding - Where required you may be asked to provide personal care to clients in a way that respects their choices and dignity. This can include assistance with washing and toileting.
- Dedicated - Keep appropriate, accurate records, including daily notes, with full involvement of the client.
Working for our organisation
St. Anne's wants to reward its employees for their hard work. Employee benefits include;- Rising 20 to 25 days plus statutory bank holidays
- 24 Hour Employee Assistance Programme
- Continuous opportunities for ongoing training and career development
- Cycle To Work scheme
- Refer A Friend recruitment initiative
- Flexible working opportunities (where applicable) upon successful completion of probation period
- Group Personal Pension Scheme
- Discounted income protection scheme
- Free car parking at most services
- Free life assurance cover
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a Support Worker, you will provide high quality care and support to our clients to enable them to live their best life. You will be passionate in making a difference to our client’s lives, helping them to fulfil their aspirations and ambitions.
Bringing creativity and a can-do approach, you will personify our values of being Person-Centred, Respectful, Open, Understanding and Dedicated (PROUD).- Willing to provide an appropriate level of care and support to clients, in accordance with their care plan including personal care.
- Understanding of the importance of maintaining accurate written and numerical records
- Ability to undertake a wide range of personal care and domestic duties (specific to each service)
- Able to carry out the physical requirements of the role including but not limited to climbing stairs/using hoists/pushing wheelchairs/moving people/night work. *Adjustments will be considered in line with the Equality Act where these criteria cannot be met due to a disability
- Understand or willing to learn how to use computer packages (such as Word, Outlook and the Internet) and to undertake relevant training and qualification in care if required.
- Able to work cooperatively as a team member.
- Able to liaise and communicate effectively with carers, families, inspectors and other external stakeholders
- UK Driving license is essential.
Person specification
Experience
Desirable criteria- Previous experience working in care (employment or carer at home)
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Care Certificate or required to undertake Care Certificate
- Current driver licence