Support Worker

Description

🌟 Support Worker – Support to Live at Home - Hadleigh, Suffolk 🌟

💷 Salary: £13 an hour with £65 sleepin rate!

📄 Hours: 25hrs per week contracted, with opportunities for overtime if wanted.

Are you looking for a role where you can make a real difference?

Leading Lives is seeking a support worker to join our team at Hadleigh support to live at home service.

Make a real difference every day!

We are looking for a compassionate, dedicated and enthusiastic support worker to join our close-knit team, providing high quality, person-centred support to an individual in their own home within their own home. The individual requires 24-hour support on a 2:1 basis due to complex autism and behavioural support needs. We are looking for people who understand that every individual is unique and who can provide consistent, patient and positive support, helping the individual to live a meaningful, fulfilling and enjoyable life.

As a support worker, you will work as part of a dedicated team, providing 2:1 support, helping the individual lead a fulfilling and meaningful life.

A drivers licence of at least automatic is preferred but not essential – this is so you are able to support the individual to access the community in their Motability vehicle, either as a driver, or as a passenger.

Whether you're experienced or looking for a new challenge, we'd love to hear from you.

About the Role

🧡 About This Role

🛠️ What You'll Be Doing

You will be responsible for:

• Supporting people with daily living skills and independence

• Being a strong advocate for the people we support and their families

• Providing personal care with dignity and respect

• Building meaningful relationships and communicating effectively

• Administering medication safely and responsibly

• Providing personal care with dignity and compassion
• Maintaining accurate records and reporting any changes or concerns
• Promoting choice, dignity and quality of life
• Working closely with colleagues and line manager to ensure consistent support
• Following positive behaviour support plans (PBS) and agreed strategies
• Providing consistent , person-centred support in line with individual care and support plans

👤 What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who:

• Is patient, compassionate, calm and understanding
• Resilient and confident when supporting someone with complex needs
• Able to remain calm and professional in challenging situations
• Willing to learn and develop their knowledge of autism and positive behaviour support
• Good communicators with ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Reliable, consistent and committed to providing high-quality care

You will share our values and be passionate about helping people achieve the things that matter most to them.

😁 Why You'll Love Working With Us

🏆 Employee-owned social enterprise
🎓 Award-winning training and development
🚴 Employee benefits and wellbeing support
💼 Up to 8% pension contribution
🧡 A rewarding role where every day counts
😍 Welcome bonus of up to £250 (where applicable)

🌟 Why Join Leading Lives?

🤝 Join an employee-owned organisation with a strong social purpose
🚀 Help shape positive outcomes for the people we support
👥 Be part of a values-driven organisation

Our values guide everything we do:

🌟 We think ahead, adapt, flex and focus🌱 We grow ourselves to grow others
🤝 We value our relationships and collective strength

Our Four Pillars

👥 People | 🌍 Impact | ✅ Quality | 🌱 Sustainability

🚀 Your Journey Starts Here

We invest in our people from day one.

✅ Structured induction programme
✅ Dedicated buddy support
✅ Ongoing learning and development
✅ Career progression opportunities

Your start date will be confirmed following satisfactory safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check (paid for by us where eligible).

Important Information

We may interview before the closing date and reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

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