Senior Support Worker (Practice Lead)
Postcode: BN3 6HQ
Pay rate: £12.30
Contract type: Full time, Fixed term 6month
About us
At Achieve together, one of the UK’s leading providers of support for people with learning disabilities, autism, profound and multiple learning disabilities, deafness, hearing loss and associated complex needs, we strive to empower and inspire people in order to give them the resources, skills and confidence to thrive, live their lives independently, and to the fullest, while supporting them to achieve their goals and aspirations.
Without our incredible team of Support Workers, we simply wouldn’t be who we are today. In their own words, people we support are looking for Support Workers with all or most of the following traits:
supportive & caring
reliable & trustworthy
friendly & approachable
happy
kind
great at communicating & listening
feel like family
fun and up for a laugh
happy to learn new skills
have similar interests
proactive & make things happen
encourage people to do new things
treat people as equals
Is this you? Keep reading! You will support people in everyday life, celebrate achievements, encourage fun and creativity, and empower people to be a meaningful part of their local community. This is more than just a job – you’ll be helping people gain independence and live healthy, happy and fulfilling lives.
At Achieve together, you’ll embark on a career adventure like no other, with dedicated training opportunities along the way to develop your skills as a Support Worker and beyond. Whatever your aspirations, we can help you reach your goals and forge a long-lasting career in social care.
You will support people both in their home and in their local communities and we have a range of working patterns to suit you, including full time, part time and flexible opportunities.
We offer a range of exciting benefits, such as:
Flexible hours to suit a range of lifestyles
Career progression and training opportunities
Employee welfare and wellbeing initiatives, including access to Employee Assistance Programme with free counselling services for you and your family
Recognition schemes, team events and social activities
Employee discount schemes across a range of retailers and services,
Wagestream - a financial health app that gives you the ability to receive optional pay advances
Team member incentive schemes such as Refer a Friend, Employee of the Month and Heroes Awards
New experiences and opportunities for days out with people you support, sometimes even holidays!
About the people and their home
Wilbury Gardens is a specialist residential care home in Hove, East Sussex, that provides 24-hour support to eight deaf and/or deafblind people who use British Sign Language as their primary language. In addition, the people we support have a range of diverse needs, including learning and physical disabilities, mental health, autism and dementia.
The dedicated team at Wilbury Gardens promotes a culture of person-centred active care with support tailored to each person’s own needs, choices, beliefs and personality.
People at Wilbury Gardens are supported in accessing a wide range of therapies, social events and activities and have a dedicated Linkworker who assists with all aspects of a person’s care and support from accessing health appointments, emotional wellbeing, social inclusion to goal setting for the future.
Wilbury Gardens provides a varied and diverse activity programme in the home for individuals to join in as well as social events and groups in the community.
Wilbury Gardens is a bespoke deaf home, and communication is an integral part of the care we provide, be it British Sign Language, Sign Supported English, Makaton, or lip reading, communication is a barrier the people we support face daily, and becoming an advocate and committing to learning BSL, will go towards breaking down those barriers in society. Therefore, all team members require a British Sign Language Level 1 Qualification as a minimum. We provide this qualification fully funded with additional Deaf Awareness training provided during your induction.
About you
New to social care? That’s OK! As long as you’re ready to learn, we provide full training to ensure you can provide the best possible support. In addition to our comprehensive training programme you will receive fully funded British Sign Language Qualification and get to learn a recognised language.
If you have the qualities and interests that align with people we support, we can’t wait for you to apply!
