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<div class="mds-edited-text mds-font-body-copy-bulk"><p>Creative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are currently looking for Support Workers to join our team in Astley, Wigan.</p>
<p>We are looking for motivated, caring individuals to provide person-centred support to people with a learning disability at our supported living service in Astley, Wigan. Your responsibilities will include:</p>
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<li>Providing personal care, practical and emotional, to people with a learning disability</li>
<li>Identifying and accessing opportunities for social inclusion with service users</li>
<li>Collaborating with service users, families, and involved professionals to provide a consistent and coordinated service that meets the needs of service users</li>
<li>Assisting the line manager with the day-to-day running of the service</li>
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<p>Experience of working with people with a learning disability is desirable but not essential, as is a relevant professional qualification. This position in Astley, Wigan is open to graduates, experienced practitioners, and people looking to start their career in social care. You must be warm and able to work in a person-centred way with people with a learning disability. A clean, valid driving licence and willingness to drive service user vehicles is desirable.</p>
<p>You will be expected to work flexibly on a rota to meet the needs of the service, including evenings, weekends, sleep-ins, and bank holidays.</p>
<p><strong>Benefits of working with Creative Support:</strong></p>
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<li>A one-off bonus of £100 upon successful completion of the 4-month probationary period.</li>
<li>Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave,</li>
<li>Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff</li>
<li>Free employee support programme</li>
<li>All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out-of-hours teams</li>
<li>Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and Social Care Diploma</li>
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<p>Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.</p>
<p><strong>We expect all applicants to Creative Support to have had at least their first Covid 19 vaccination prior to starting employment with us and to be committed to having the second vaccination within a 3 month period.</strong></p>