Support Worker Vacancy

Role Overview

Our Support Workers provide support to Unwin House service users within the home and local community. As a Support Worker you will be assisting our service users in their journey towards independent living.

Job Description

• Assessing the practical and emotional needs of our service users and contributing effectively to their support plans
• Providing emotional support by talking to service users and listening to their problems and concerns
• Accompanying service users in meetings with other agencies and healthcare professionals
• Working with service users’ families to help them to support service users in the most effective way possible
• Liaising with other support workers, social workers and relevant members of the health and social care profession
• Completing the daily log file, filling out reports, assessments and checks as required.
• Dealing effectively and politely with members of the public, local authorities, external contacts, service users and staff.

Requirements

• Experience working with young people
• Good communication and social skills
• Excellent time management
• Emotional maturity and resilience

Optional Skills (Not Required)

• Additional Languages
• Full UK Drivers License
• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or Equivalent

Safeguarding

To ensure our continuous commitment to the safeguarding and wellbeing of our young people, we will complete an Enhanced DBS/PVG check and Regulated Activity, including a check against the Barred adult list, against all successful applicants. Roles will be offered provisionally on the fulfillment of the above checks.

Benefits

• Pension Scheme
• Training and Development
• Long Service Awards
• Blue Light Card Eligibility

Interested in the role? Download our Application Pack.

Please send your completed forms to info@unwinhouse.com with ‘Support Worker Application’ in the subject heading.

Please note we can only accept applicants who have the right to work in the UK. Interviews will be subject to receipt of valid right to work, ID and address documents.