Female Support Worker - Waking Nights - Stanmore

*Female Support Worker - Adults with Learning Disabilities - Waking Nights

Stanmore - Full Time - 35 hours per week

Join Our Team as a Support Hero!  

Are you ready to embark on a fulfilling journey in social care? Norwood is on the lookout for passionate individuals to join us as Support Workers in the unique and vibrant community for adults with learning disabilities and autism. Use your experience and personal qualities to make an impact on peoples’ lives and enable them to fulfil their potential.  If you're dedicated, energic, compassionate, and ready to make a positive impact, read on! 

What Norwood offer: 

Overtime: 1.1x Hourly rate & Bank holidays:1.5x Hourly rate  

Fully Paid Induction: Get the support you need from day one! 

Workplace Pension Scheme: Plan for your future with confidence. 

21 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (FTE): For a well earned rest. 

NVQ Level 2-5 Health & Social Care Qualification: Boost your skills and knowledge. 

Career Progression Pathway: Your growth is our priority. 

Employee Assistance Programme: We care about your well-being. 

£300 When You Introduce a Friend: Spread the word and reap the rewards. 

Access to ‘Blue Light’ discount scheme  

Cycle to work scheme 

Free Eye test & Eyewear allowance     
                                        

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: 

•  Work as part of a team to provide individualised and personalised support to adults with a learning disability, in particular with personal care needs in retiring and rising as required.  To monitor service users throughout the night in accordance with the individual assessed needs, support plan, risk assessments or instructions from the Manager.
• To be aware of service users health and medical needs and report to a manager or on call staff should there be any change in a resident’s condition
• Performing cleaning duties for example vacuuming, cleaning bathrooms, kitchen and all areas to ensure that the home maintains safe, clean environment for those living and working in it, complying with health and safety requirements.
• Work safely, ensuring contractual and regulatory compliance so the people we support feel safe.  Raise appropriate and important issues or concerns in a timely manner.  To complete health and safety checks at night and take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and that of others.
• To establish good relationships with the people we support, and important people in their lives.
• Working closely and in a professional manner with other professionals both inside and outside of the organisation. i.e medical professionals.
• To complete required records and maintain information, in line with GDPR policy and procedure.
• To carry out administration of Medication (after appropriate training).

About our Service at 30 old Church Lane:

30 Old Church Lane is a busy, fast paced service with 8 very active people living there. They wish to be part of the community seven days a week and enjoy a variety of person centred activities. The residents are in their thirties and forties. They have moderate to severe learning disabilities, moderate to severe autism, complex health needs and mental health diagnoses. They use a mix of verbal and non-verbal communications, including Makaton, objects of reference and pictures. Some people also use Easy Read and social stories to communicate.

The night support is a sleep-in shift and a waking night. The sleep-in time is 22:00 – 07:00 and waking

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. 

*Please note: Female requirement exemption is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9.

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.

No agencies please.

Please press apply and our Recruitment team will be in touch, or for more information, please call our team on 0203 880 1395.