Job Introduction
MALE ONLY (full driving licence required)
Contracted 12 hours per week (1 x 12-hour days) plus 1 sleep paid at £100
What are we looking for?
As a Support Worker, you will be key in supporting an adult’s complex needs within their own home and within the community. We are looking for positive, compassionate, and caring male Support Workers who have the right values and attitude to grow and develop with Gray Healthcare.
We are particularly interested in candidates who have experience as a Support Worker within Learning Disabilities, Epilepsy and Mental health. You will also possess an NVQ/QCF 3 or willingness to complete the qualification with Gray Healthcare.
You will have a proven track record in this highly rewarding field, with the skills to deal with multiple and complex needs of people. You will be able to manage difficult situations calmly and are able to work within prescribed interventions that provide Trauma Informed approaches.
You will need to be resilient, emotionally, and physically fit to do this role. As well as being able to work flexibly on a rota basis which will include earlies, lates, sleep ins, weekends, bank holidays and be part of a backup rota.
Who will you support?
I am a 53 year old gentleman with Epilepsy due to having Tuberous Sclerosis (none cancerous lumps on brain and kidneys), Mental Health and Learning Disabilities. I live in my own home, I am looking for male Support Workers who can help me to reach my potential in life.
I love all the holiday seasons and enjoy the build up to them where I can shop for presents for my family / decorations for my house. I am well known in the local community and enjoy going out in my mobility car to the shops and cafes. I also have a family caravan in Wales that I enjoy visiting regularly. I also go on holiday to Blackpool once a year in September so I can go the fair and go on the Ghost train.
I will need your support to help keep me safe and empower me to work towards my goals. I would like to be supported by people who are person centred in their approaches, who are also motivating, patient and non-judgemental so I can achieve maximum independence. I will challenge and push boundaries as a test to see if you will stay
What are the rewards?
Work-life balance
Birthday Leave
Long Service award
Wellbeing at work
Employee discount scheme
Access to Gray Healthcare’s unique training academy
Who are Gray Healthcare?
Gray Healthcare is the UK's leading specialist provider of individually tailored community-based support. Here at Gray Healthcare we believe that no person should remain in an acute or long stay hospital environment for a day longer than is necessary. We do not discriminate with risk history; we work beyond the label and prioritise the individual and their right to live in the community.
We are a company passionate about delivering truly person-centred support and we are guided by our values in all that we do,
- We are inspiring – we believe in providing individualised support that meets peoples’ needs and enables them to achieve their goals.
- We collaborate – we believe that the best outcomes are achieved when we work together with shared aims.
- We are unique – we provide market leading, high quality and bespoke support that exceeds standards.
- We innovate – we challenge ourselves to be pioneering and find new ways to support people better.
- We are honest & transparent – we base our relationships on trust and openness regardless of how uncomfortable this may be.
*This post is covered by The Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1, Occupational Requirements
