Life Opportunities Support Worker

Life OpportunitiesSupport Worker

Location: Bolton BL5 area

Salary: £10.90 per hour, annual leave paid at the same rate.

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Flexible to meet the needs of the service at 25 hours

Looking to make a difference every day?

As a Life OpportunitiesSupport Worker, the rewards of connecting people together and engaging meaningful activities is exhilarating. You’ll become part of a close working team guided by the Life Opportunities Lead and gain an in-depth working knowledge of people’s lived experience and strengths. But most importantly, you can learn through your real experiences and carve your own career within Bolton Cares. Many of those who join us have no previous knowledge of working with people who have complex needs. Our fantastic induction programme and continuous learning and development opportunities help all of our staff become skilled practitioners.

As part of our growing community team based in hubs across Bolton, we are looking to recruit a Life OpportunitiesSupport Worker who will deliver high quality, compassionate care and support and offer the right candidate an opportunity to work closely with people in identifying and realising aspirations which is both exciting and rewarding. We are keen to build on the strengths of the people we support and the workforce so that we complement each other, get the best out of every day making connections, enjoying hobbies and interests.

One of our priorities for this role is to find people with the right values, behaviours and attitudes that match our THRIVE values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Values and Empowerment.

In our team we treat people with compassion and care, showing dignity and respect, commit to quality and being the best that we can and do this through trusting each other.

About the Life OpportunitiesSupport Worker.

Working from a hub model we operate as a priority in making sure that we are connecting people with others, meeting new people, targeting isolation and accessing a range of social activities and achieving outcomes. This particular role would suit a person who enjoys celebrating and engaging the skills of older adults.

A flexible approach in your pattern of supporting people will ensure we meet the needs of the people we support.

Responsibilities:

·Supporting people to engage in a range of activities

·Supporting the planning and delivery of activities

· Undertake some personal care tasks, while maintaining people’s privacy and dignity.

· Supporting people with their medication where required

· Helping people live more independently and undertake life enhancing activities.

· Ensure people’s needs are at the heart of everything we do.

· Work with care managers and health colleagues to implement and support therapy plans.

Experience and skills required:

· A strong team player.

· Understand that communication is varied and comes in many forms.

· Have a positive outlook and a flexible approach.

· Have a passion for supporting people.

· Demonstrate a high standard of personal and professional behaviour.

· Are able to communicate confidently with others.

· Be able to develop supportive relationships, promoting choice and independence.

· You will be highly motivated to deliver outstanding care and support.

· Are able to use or, learn to use relevant IT systems.

Benefits:

· Company funded DBS

· 6% employer contribution pension scheme

· 21 days annual leave (FTE) plus Bank Holidays

· Life insurance scheme

· Access to Smart Health -virtual health service

· Company sick pay scheme

We will provide the right candidate a range of training and development opportunities. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills through our bespoke training programme.

If you are new to care, we will support you to achieve the Care Certificate, giving you a solid foundation for care work.

All applications will be subject to satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service checks and references.

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be considered for this role APPLY today!

25 per week

Salary: £10.90 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Life insurance
• Sick pay
• Wellness programmes

Application deadline:

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £10.90 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• Sick pay

Work Location: In person