56899- Support Worker (9 months maternity cover) 

Sandwell Services

£17,846.40 per annum

30 hours per week

Fixed Term contract 9 months 

About the role

We are looking to recruit a Support Worker at our sites based in Sandwell. We are looking for a highly motivated individual who would like to join our team in order to deliver good quality service to vulnerable adults. You will be responsible for looking after service users and supporting them with their daily requirements. We are looking for someone with experience of working with a socially excluded group and some knowledge of mental health issues to work with vulnerable customers. You must be able to work on a shift rota which includes evenings, sleep-ins, weekends and bank holidays.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver and promote a high standard of support to include demonstrating and advising on good practice.
• Promote customers’ independence and choice.
• Advising and assisting in developing a range of social, leisure, work, education or other meaningful activities as appropriate with customers. This may involve supporting customers to use I.C.T. to access information and services.
• Support customers in preparing and cooking meals, including menu planning and budgeting.
• Support customers to take an active role within the community.
• Establish and maintain links with other health care professionals and agencies.
• Undertake the key-working role as designated by your line manager, this includes regular key-work sessions, positive outcomes, reviewing support plans and preparing and participating in review meetings alongside the customer.
• Undertake initial and on-going assessments in consultation with the customer, manager and involved agencies.
• Promote and uphold the Trident Reach policy on Equality and Diversity.
• Staff must maintain the confidentiality of all customers and any staff information they become aware of.
• Adhere to the Trident Group Policies & Procedures and Code of Conduct.

The benefits;

• 34 days annual leave, plus the option to purchase up to 5 additional days
• Birthday leave
• New Home leave
• Life assurance (3 x salary)
• Employee Assistance programme
• Employee Wellbeing programme
• Flexible Working options

About You

• A positive attitude around person centred approaches to working with individuals with learning disabilities and associated flexible & reliable
• Supervision experience of leading, advising and motivating staff
• Good communication Skills
• Experience of working within a busy care environment
• The ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team
• Caring and sensitive Self-motivated
• Experience of working within a busy care environment

Relevant experience of supporting adults with learning disabilities

Trident Group has over 60 years’ experience of delivering homes, services and innovation for up to 8,000 people in over 3,600 homes in some of the most disadvantaged communities in the Midlands. The Group employs more than 750 staff, works with over 150 volunteers and provides training places and apprenticeships for many more. The Group has an annual turnover of more than £37m and owns assets close than £190m.

The Group consists of;

• Trident Housing, which provides landlord services for the Group in respect of housing management and maintenance
• Trident Reach, which is a registered care and support charity delivering person-centred care and support services. These services include supporting people within registered care, domiciliary care, people with learning difficulties, those with mental health needs, young people at risk, older people, BME groups, people at risk of being homeless, those seeking employability, education and training opportunities and those fleeing domestic abuse.

Trident offers their employees learning and development opportunities and wants to invest in their development and career growth. Through our apprenticeship scheme, we offer various courses in areas that will help support employees within their roles and for their further development.

We celebrate Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and as a person-centred organisation we are continually striving to build a community where everyone feels valued, respected and equally guided by our beacon of hope.

By joining Trident Group, you will have the opportunity to join our Diverse Voices Steering Group to ensure Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion remains at the heart of everything we do. 

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to:

• ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• communicating and promoting vacancies
• offering an interview to disabled people
• anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work
• at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

Applying

All applications must be accompanied with a current CV which will be used to assess your suitability for the role. Please ensure all the skills, experience and qualifications requested are clearly demonstrated in your CV as explained in the body of the advert.

All applicants must provide their right to work documentation at interview stage, such as a valid passport which will be verified to check your eligibility to work and live in the UK.

Relevant roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from Disclosure and barring service (DBS).