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Support Worker

Employer
Barnet Homes - Part of The Barnet Group
Location
Valley Way, Barnet (City/Town), London (Greater)
Salary
£21,214.46
Closing date
23 Aug 2021

Job Details

Job Title: Support Worker
Location: Valley Way Respite Service
Salary:     £21,214.46 per annum
Term:       Permanent
Hours:     37.5 per week

The Barnet Group is currently seeking to recruit a Support Worker with knowledge of working with people with learning disabilities. The role will report to the Coordinator and will work closely with Support Workers and Assistant Support Workers. 

The service is a home for nine service users with learning difficulties and other associated health problems,  

You will be responsible for: You will be responsible for: supporting adults with learning disabilities/autism for their care and welfare, emotionally and physically in their daily living

We are looking for someone who has the following skills and attributes:

  • Hard working
  • Positive attitude
  • Enjoy working with people with learning disabilities
  • Understand the importance of accurate paperwork
  • Enthusiastic, kind, honest, trustworthy
  • Able to work to work in our Supported Living Services

You need to be able to support people to live active, fulfilling lives, ensuring people have fun but also that they complete their everyday household tasks. We want staff who:

  • can chat to people who communicate without speech
  • can support people when they are sad or upset
  • can communicate clearly with colleagues, other professionals, families, and the public
  • understand the importance of accurate paperwork
  • are enthusiastic, kind, friendly & honest

You may be working alone as well as part of a team, so will need to be able to use your initiative whilst following guidelines & routines – liking a challenge is essential! If you are looking for work that is the same every day, this is not for you. Our shifts range from short to long, and cover a 24/7 service, so flexibility is very important.

Currently the Supported Living Service is located at Barnet

Closing date:    23 July 2021             

Interview date: TBC          

Benefits for TBG Flex:

You will receive a Flexible benefit allowance of 5% of your base salary. Flexible benefits are hosted by AON and will allow you to choose from a variety of benefits. 

Company

The Barnet Group is a local authority trading company created in February 2012. We are owned by Barnet Council.

We employ approximately 1,000 members of staff in a wide range of roles; from care workers to plumbers and carpenters. We also have many office-based roles for our ever-growing organisation. We are a London Living Wage employer, and pride ourselves on our equality, diversity and inclusion, as well as the opportunities we provide for staff growth and development.

We are the parent company to:

  • Barnet Homes – this manages the borough’s 15,000 council homes on behalf of Barnet Council. It also works to prevent homelessness and allocates homes to social housing applicants
  • Opendoor Homes – a subsidiary of Barnet Homes which gained Registered Provider status from the Homes and Communities Agency in 2016. Opendoor is developing an initial 320 new homes in the borough, and has ambitions to build many more. It is also purchasing homes on the open market for affordable rent.
  • Bumblebee – an online estate agent providing quality bespoke property services to landlords and tenants, throughout Barnet and the surrounding areas.
  • TBG Flex – a company for the recruitment and employment of new staff.
  • Your Choice Barnet – an adult social care company that provides day services, respite centres, extra care schemes and care homes to adults with learning and physical disabilities, older adults and adults with additional care needs.

Our mission is to make a real difference to every customer.

We also offer services to the wider community. These include a let2barnet lettings service for private landlords, and BOOST, an employment and training support service.

Company info
Website
Telephone
0208 359 2798
Location
The Barnet Group
2 Bristol Avenue
Colindale
London
United Kingdom
NW9 4EW
GB

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