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SalaryAre you a friendly and client focussed Support Worker with a passion for supporting people and keen to make a positive difference?
We have fantastic flexible opportunities for a Relief / Bank Support Workers.
At Langleywe believe in equipping our staff to be the best they can be. That means providing excellent support and free training to enable you to make a rewarding difference to people’s lives every day. We have a great opportunity available for a Relief Support Worker Care to join our team based in Taunton, Somerset on a part time, permanent, flexible hours basis working as and when required.
The successful candidate will receive a competitive rate of £11.75 per hour (plus enhancement for nights) inclusive of a location premium, as well as other generous benefits which include:
- Fantastic pension scheme matched up to 8%
- Fully funded DBS applications and renewals
- Free onsite meals
- Great Training
- Holiday Pay
- Access to company holiday flat in Torquay
- Smart Health - which includes unlimited access to online, telephone and video GP
- Wellbeing support - our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme includes free counselling and legal advice
- Access to chaplaincy and pastoral support
- Eye Care and Flu Vouchers
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Key work and support clients generally within your project
- Provide personal care to identified clients
- Take an active role in the assessment and management of risk
- Maintain a clear and calm manner whilst managing client risk
- Ensure that all medication within the project is managed in line with Trust policy and procedures
- Manage client meetings and facilitate the Client Inclusion and Training representatives
- Assist in the management of the referral process within the project to achieve agreed occupancy levels
- Apply Emergency First Aid response to clients and any other person in the building/grounds
- Ensure that the client is offered food in line with their dietary plans
A satisfactory enhanced DBS and Adults Barred List check is required for this role and job offers will be subject to the Trust receiving satisfactory evidence of the successful applicants right to work in the UK.
If you want to join our team as a Relief Support Worker please apply now as we would love to hear from you.
Closing Date: 31st January 2024
We reserve the right to close earlier if we receive sufficient applicants.
About LANGLEY
Langley is an innovative Christian charity that provides specialist housing, care and support services in the community, and targeted advice in prisons, for people seeking to live crime-free. With one of the lowest reconvictions rates in the country – under 3% whilst people are in our housing and care – we are changing lives and making communities safer across the country.
We're proud to be accredited as an ‘Investors in People: Gold’ employer, which celebrates the way we invest in our people. This is a huge achievement as our assessment covers the last 3 years of unprecedented challenges through the pandemic. This is the third time we have been awarded Investors in People’s Gold standard.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
ED&I is integral to Langley House Trust. We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different value, beliefs, experience and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.
DISABILITY CONFIDENT
As a disability confident committed employer, we run a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the job description. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please state this in your application.
About The House of St Martin
House of St Martin is a Registered care home for men with multiple needs, including substance misuse, mental health needs or a learning disability. It is located three miles from Taunton and set in six acres of beautiful countryside. The home is registered to support 31 men, offering full-board catering. We provide a safe calm environment from which men can plan their next steps and grow in independence.
