Support Worker

Our team at Glebelands Day Services we're looking for a Support Worker to join our team. Within our day opportunity services we support our individuals to live the life they choose, champion 'ordinary life' and feel part of their local communities.

Why not have a look at our dedicatedCareers in adults' residential services, day opportunities and shared lives webpageto learn more about the difference you can make!

Salary: £19,054 - £19,372 per annumWorking Pattern: Full time Monday to Friday (8:30 - 5:30pm) Contract Length: PermanentLocation: Glebelands Day Services, Shoreham by Sea

About You

To become a Support Worker with us you will be:

• Passionate about supporting people to be the best they can be.
• Empowering people to live the life they choose.
• Bring a passion, or skill to the team that you can spark some excitement with the people we care for it can be anything at all from painting to poetry, to crafting. We are always looking to inspire people & would love to see what you could bring to the team.
• Supporting people to have the opportunities to learn and grow.
• A good listener, patient and treat all with respect, kindness and dignity.
• Ensure people have opportunity to be involved in/Co-produce every aspect of their care and support.
• Support people to maintain friendships/relationships important to them and to make new friendships/relationships.
• Support people to maintain their health.

If you would like to join our dynamic team, take a look at the attached job description and see if you have the skills, qualifications, and experience to be a Support Worker.

About Glebelands

We are a Day Opportunity Service for adults, who experience a range of conditions which impact on their lives such as Autism, Dementia, Learning Disabilities and Brain Injuries. We provide access to tailored programmes of activities in a comfortable, caring, and valuing environment. Most importantly, we strive to ensure that everyone using our service and our staff have a great day!

We have a skilled, knowledgeable, and experienced team who are working towards further developing our community engagement activities. We offer several gardening sessions our garden room and greenhouse are bursting with young plants. Music is a large part of what we do, as well as specific singing and movement sessions the service is filled with music in most rooms. Our afternoons exploring favourite music and artists are very popular. We are developing some exciting new sessions including, Photography and a Newsletter through which we are planning to celebrate our achievements and share our stories.

Key Skills(Please note these will be used for short listing, please use these points to refer to in your application).

• A basic understanding of the needs of the people you will be supporting and their rights as an individual.
• You will understand individual situations and be able to identify basic practical solutions. Be kind, supportive, encouraging and non-judgemental whilst building on people's strengths that support people's goals. Sharing communication at the daily handover to ensure there is a continuity of care and to write daily records for the people you support.
• Able to communicate clearly with the people who use the service and participate in conversations with family members and paid/unpaid carers and professionals/ colleagues from time to time.
• The ability to adapt communication appropriately and use suitable tools where needed (e.g. basic Makaton), along with being aware of the sensitivities of language when working with a diverse range of people

Qualifications &/or experience

• Please refer to the attached Job description.

Reward & Benefits

Our values and support for one another is intrinsic to everything we do and will be a key priority within the assessment for this post.

• 27 days annual leave + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually.
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme, 21.37% employer contribution*.
• Eligible for the Blue Light Card.
• Maternity, paternity, dependency, and adoption leave.
• Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring.

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.

To apply

Upload your CV and complete the application explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.