Support Worker - Learning Disability

Job description
Position: Residential Support Worker
Salary: Grade 3 (£10.56p/h) £24,090
Hours: Full Time (FT=43.75hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Mablethorpe
Closing Date: 29/2/2024
Benefits of working for Linkage:
· 6 weeks paid annual leave (including bank holidays) increasing incrementally with long service.
· Health and wellbeing support including employment, financial and mental health via an employee assistance programme.
· Eligibility for a Blue Light Card (£4.99 for 2 years’ membership)
· Membership to the ‘Company Shop’ for discounted food and household products
· Linkage Lottery cash prizes
· Long Service bonus every 5 years
· Recommend a friend bonus
· Life assurance x 5 annual salary
About the role:
We are looking for motivated, caring and compassionate people to join our team in Mablethorpe. You will be delivering care and support to enhance the independence skills of people with learning disabilities, whilst giving them choice and control over their own lives. As well as supporting in the day-to-day aspects of daily life, you will support people to pursue their interests.
We welcome applications from people who work in other areas of the care sector (such as elderly care) or those with no experience of care. Your previous experience is not as important as sharing our values and being able to demonstrate them, as well your desire to make a difference to the lives of the people we support.
The role will involve:
· Supporting with activities such as swimming, biking, baking and trips to the cinema
· Organising leisure activities for the people you support
· Assisting and monitoring the people we support with their personal health and care needs
· Planning, purchasing and preparing meals
· Providing a caring environment following specific procedures as detailed in their care plan, whilst maintaining respect and dignity
· The administration and recording of medication as per the medication system
· Informing the manager of any significant developments and /or difficulties within the care setting
· Arranging and accompanying the people we support to doctors, dentists and some social appointments as necessary
About you:
· Good housekeeping skills including cooking, cleaning and budget management
· Able to remain patient in challenging situations and have an understanding approach towards the needs of individuals with learning difficulties
· Flexible approach to meeting individual needs
· Willing to undertake personal care when required
· Basic IT skills
· Willing to complete in-house training and basic induction
Linkage Community Trust is a learning disabilities charity and a values based organisation.
Our values are central to providing high quality, personalised and effective care, support and education to our clients and students.
· Respect
· Independence
· Honesty
· Teamwork
As an employer, we are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer.
You will be joining a 600 plus team of staff and volunteers who are working county wide in the Lincoln, Spilsby, Skegness, Louth, Alford, Mablethorpe, Beverley and Grimsby areas.
As an equal opportunities employer, Linkage Community Trust is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Linkage

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme