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<div class="mds-edited-text mds-font-body-copy-bulk"><p>Creative Support is a non-profit provider of personalised care and support for people with learning disabilities, mental health needs, autism spectrum conditions, and older people. We are currently recruiting for our supported living services in Wigan.</p>
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<p>We are looking for motivated, caring Support Workers to provide person-centred support to people with a learning disability. 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, as is a relevant professional qualification. Experience of supporting individuals who may display challenging behaviour is essential for this role. The Support Worker position 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 with more than a years’ experience on the road is essential for this role as the position will involve transporting service users throughout the Wigan area.</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. This is a part time role, 16 hours per week.</p>
<p>•             A one-off bonus of £100 upon successful completion of the 4-month probationary period.</p>
<p>•             Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave,</p>
<p>•             Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff</p>
<p>•             Free employee support programme</p>
<p>•             All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out-of-hours teams</p>
<p>•             Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and Social Care Diploma</p>
<p>This position offers the opportunity to work in an environment that challenges and encourages personal and professional development. 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>
<p>Gender is considered to be an essential criteria for this role – Equalities Act 2010</p>