Bank Support Worker (Days) - The Elms

Job Title: Bank Support Worker

Salary: £13 per hour

Location: Ravenswood Village, Crowthorne, RG45 6BQ

Hours: Flexible, part time day shift options available to suit your circumstances

Contract type: Bank, meaning you get paid for the hours you choose to work

Join Our Team as a Bank Support Worker!

Are you looking for a flexible and highly rewarding part time role that gives you a huge sense of purpose? Norwood is on the lookout for passionate individuals to join us as Bank Support Workers covering The Elms home for adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Use your experience and personal qualities to make an impact on peoples’ lives and enable them to fulfil their potential. If you're dedicated, compassionate, and ready to make a positive impact, read on! 

About Norwood:

Founded in 1795, Norwood is the oldest Jewish charity in the UK, and has been privileged to receive Royal Patronage since 1815. We support and empower neurodiverse children and their families and people with neurodevelopmental disabilities to live their best lives.

Norwood works with local authorities, to deliver wide-ranging services including residential and supported living accommodation and short-breaks facilities, as well as a range of support groups aimed at the whole family, not just the individual.                                  

Click here to find out more about Norwood. 

Our Norwood Values and Behaviours underpin everything we do as we continue to support and empower neurodiverse children, their families and people with neurodevelopmental disabilities to live their best lives: 

About The Elms:

The Elms is a large two-storey house. There is a large kitchen and separate dining room. It has a lounge, dedicated room for arts & crafts and the large garden overlooks the countryside. We support seven people who are in their sixties and seventies. They all have mild to moderate learning disabilities, and some have additional needs such as autism, epilepsy, dementia and cerebral palsy. Some also have mobility difficulties.

Your Role at Norwood:

As a Support Worker, you will play a crucial role in empowering individuals with learning disabilities and autism to lead independent and fulfilling lives. Your responsibilities will include: 

• Guiding and supporting individuals in their day-to-day activities. 

• Encouraging the development of personal skills through hobbies and interests. 

• Accompanying individuals to routine appointments. 

• Teaching essential life skills like budgeting, shopping, and managing bills. 

• Assisting with personal care and, if required, administering medication. 

• Contributing to household tasks such as cleaning and cooking. 

As a Support Worker, you will provide day to day support including:

• Helping the people we support to be independent and live a fulfilling life

• Supporting & encouraging the development of personal skills through hobbies and interests

• Accompanying the people we support to routine appointments

• Teaching life skills such as budgeting, shopping and paying bills

• Assisting with personal care and administrating medication (if required)

• Assisting with household tasks such as cleaning & cooking

Essential:

• Emergency First Aid at Work Certificate

• Moving and Positioning Certificate

• Administering Medication Certificate

• Experience of working with people with neurodevelopmental disabilities

• Able to work more than 20 hours per week

• A positive, can-do attitude

• Engaging communication style

• High-energy with a good level of physical fitness

• Desire to make a difference

• Evidence of Norwood’s Values: Kindness, Respect, Belonging, Empowerment

Induction information:

We run mandatory 3-4 day induction training which will need to be fully completed prior to you starting in the role which you will be paid for, as per the hourly rate of £13.

If you have can do attitude, lots of energy and want to make a difference in someone’s life, then our Recruitment Team would love to hear from you. 

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

We actively celebrate everyone's' different abilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Everyone is welcome and supported in their development at all stages in their journey with us.