Praxis Care
Location
Newry, Co. Down | United Kingdom
Job description
We are seeking support workers to join our Newry Bespoke Services Driving licence is an essential criteria
What’s the Role: Support Worker
What It Takes:
An important part of the staff role is to provide support to our individuals who have complex needs and help them to manage their emotions.
So the ability to be resilient, to communicate effectively and to utilise a variety of communication tools is essential.
Our dedicated staff team support individuals to learn and develop their independence skills which includes tasks such as shopping, cleaning their flat, personal care, accessing the community, budgeting, taking medication. Each staff member has something to bring to the role and we encourage staff to use their humour and sense of fun and creativity in supporting our individuals with day to day life.
Where You Would Work: Newry Bespoke Service
Praxis Care is passionate about wanting to make a difference to the individuals that we support lives and through empowerment, collaborative working and a recovery based approach; we strive towards this goal on a daily basis at Newry. Each individual has their very own individual, person centred support packages in place to best promote skills of independence, both within a supported living environment and within individual’s own homes.
We have a positive staff team at Newry who are involved in engaging the people that we support, with both mental health/learning disability needs, to partake in activities both within the scheme and within the local community. We strive to achieve best outcomes on a daily basis ultimately enabling the people we support to live as independent a life as possible.
For more information on the role, please contact the scheme manager on 02830269150
Why Praxis Care:
Are you looking for a career that will develop you, challenge you and allow you to make a difference in the lives of others?
Then Look No Further! We CARE at Praxis CARE!
Praxis Care supports individuals with mental ill health, autism, learning disabilities and dementia; providing innovative, professional, high quality support services to people across the spectrum of need and particularly at the higher level of complexity in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, England and the Isle of Man.
As an organisation we are dedicated to ensuring that all of our employees are equipped to carry out their role. We therefore provide comprehensive training that all employees complete before taking up their new career within Praxis which will last for 2 weeks and cover all of the information and training you will need.
Tell Me More About Praxis Care Benefits!
Great Work Environment
CARE For Your Physical & Mental Health
Financial Benefits
Compassionate culture
Paid annual leave, which increases with length of service
Refer-a-friend bonuses
Comprehensive training and 24/7 team support
Occupational sick pay
Pension plan
Continuous professional development/training including the opportunity to gain recognised qualifications related to your role e.g QCF3/5
Employer funded Healthcare scheme which includes savings on high street retail outlets and gym membership
Coming soon: Early Access to earned wages through the employer salary advance software
Career progression opportunities
PPE provided
Death in service benefit
Opportunities for additional hours
Confidential counselling service
Long service awards
Save on the purchase of any bicycle on the Organisation Cycle to work scheme
Eye test vouchers
Access to information portals & assistance through 3rd party vendors on areas related to your Mental, Physical and Financial Wellbeing
Company Maternity Pay
Salary Details:
Support Worker
Full Time, and Relief Contracts available – To be discussed at interview
£21,131 per annum
£10.42 per hour
*Salary based on 39 hours per week. Salary dependent on experience. Where the role requires sleep-ins, a minimum additional payment of £45.00 per night applies*
*Salaries are subject to change from 1st April 2024 in line with national standards*
Tell Me More!
For more information on the role please contact: [email protected] or [email protected]
Don’t Wait!
Closing Date: 20/03/2024
Interview Date: 10/04/2024
To apply please go to www.praxiscare.org/careers
We Want You!
A waiting list may be created to fill similar vacancies in this jurisdiction which may arise within 9 months of the interview date.
Because WE CARE!
This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks including, but not limited to, a satisfactory reference from your current employer and enhanced Police Check will be required for all successful candidates within direct care positions before a start date can be confirmed.
Praxis Care is an Equal Opportunities Employer
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