Support Worker - Southdown Housing Association : Job Details

Full Time & Part Time Roles Available.

Are you a warm, caring person with practical life skills? Are you looking for a local role that fits your commitments and comes with variety, challenges and rewarding results, not to mention excellent benefits? Then make the move to Southdown as a Support Worker.

You’ll be joining one of the largest providers of care, support and housing services in Sussex, which we’re proud to say we’ve been doing for over 50 years!

Benefits at Southdown include:

·Salary above the Real Living Wage.

·Pension scheme.

·Employee Assistance (EAP), Free advice and counselling service.

·Access to Blue Light card.

·Health Care cash back scheme.

·Interest-free Loans.

·Life cover: For staff under the age of 65 years in our pension scheme.

·Flexible working.

·Access to the Easit Network.

·Free access to financial services and advice through Salary Finance.

·Cycle to Work scheme.

·Free Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

·Support with Career Progression.

·Supportive working environment.

·£100 reward for passing your probationary period.

We’re looking for new team members to join this service at Alinora in Goring By Sea, Worthing which is home to seven adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and also complex and challenging needs.

Your role will involve supporting clients with their everyday needs, their personal care, hoisting, and moving and handling techniques.

The role involves household duties including cleaning the home, preparing food and cooking for each client to give a balanced and nutritional diet.

Your role will involve taking the clients out for walks, the seafront is just around the corner. Going for picnics in the countryside, going on buses and trains for days out. All our clients have their own cars so it will be one of your duties to take the clients out in their cars.

National Trust days out, Arundel Wetlands, Football matches and anything else that the clients might like to do.

For this role, we are looking for people with the following essential skill set.

Essential skills will include:

·Moving & Handling and Hoist trained & proficient

·Experience of working with clients that demonstrate behaviours that challenge

·Experience of working with clients with disabilities including learning disabilities & physical disabilities

·A Full UK Driving Licence to drive our clients’ vehicles

·Supporting Clients with their health and appointments

·Administration of Medication

Our Values

Southdown is a psychologically informed organisation where the well-being and happiness of our employees’ matter. We’re committed to creating a positive and compassionate work environment where employees feel valued, respected and inspired to do their best. In addition, we’re a family-friendly employer that recognises the importance of a work-life balance. If you share our values and want to work for an organisation that helps change lives for the better, we want to hear from you.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and are fully committed to supporting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and welcome applications from all candidates that meet our job specifications. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, do get in contact with us, as we are always happy to discuss (or arrange a discussion with the recruiting manager) to explore if any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.

We very much welcome previous experience in roles such as Health Care Assistant, Care Assistant, Support Worker, Senior Support Worker, Nurse, Social Care Worker, Senior Care Assistant, Mental Health Care Worker, Nursing Home Assistant, Personal Assistant or Residential Care Worker.

Closing Date: 17th March 2025

Interviews to be held on: 25th & 26th March 2025