Support Worker

Location

Gillingham, Kent | United Kingdom

Job description

Are you a friendly and client focussed Support Worker with a passion for supporting people and keen to make a positive difference?

We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic Support Worker.

At Langley we 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 Support Worker to join our team based in Gillingham, Kent on a permanent basis, working 40 hours per week.

The successful candidate will receive a salary of £23,817 per annum as well as other generous benefits.

REWARDS PACKAGE

• SmartHealth – free online GP service 24/7.
• Free onsite meals
• Up to 30 days annual leave increasing with service
• Pension scheme, matched up to 8%
• Life Assurance up to 3 times your salary
• Eyecare vouchers
• Flu vaccine vouchers
• Paid DBS and renewals
• Access to private holiday home getaway in Torquay
• Wellbeing Support – our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme including free counselling and legal advice
• Access to chaplaincy and pastoral support

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 managing client risk in a clear and calm manner.
• Manage client meetings and facilitate the Client Inclusion and Training representatives
• Ensure that all medication within the project is managed in line with Trust policy and procedures.
• Assist in the management of the referral process within the project to achieve agreed occupancy levels

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.

ABOUT THE SHRUBBERY

 The Shrubbery is a registered care home for men with multiple and complex needs, including substance misuse, mental health issues and physical care needs. It offers 28 bedrooms, of which 14 are wheelchair accessible, and 20 are ensuite.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

ED&I is integral to Langley 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 values, 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.

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 applicant’s right to work in the UK.

If you want to join our team as Support Worker please apply now as we would love to hear from you.

Closing date: 13th March 2024

We reserve the right to close earlier if we receive sufficient applicants.

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Salary

£23.82k per annum