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• Creative Support

  

  Senior Support Worker

  19 days ago

  Reading

  We are looking to recruit a passionate and motivated Senior Support Worker to join our dedicated team in Reading. You will provide person-centred care and support to individuals with learning disabilities in all aspects of everyday life and to assist them in enjoying a wide range of activities. Senior Support Worker duties include: • Supervising, managing and mentoring a team of staff, • Developing and sustaining warm and trusting relationships with service users, • Encouraging service users to engage in a range of exciting social activities, both within and outside of their homes, • Providing personal care, administering medication and lone working, • You will be required to support with overseeing staff deployment and rotas and to work in a flexible manner yourself including working some evenings and weekends., • Working closely with local multi-disciplinary teams and community-based agencies to provide holistic, wrap-around support, • Facilitate service user engagement, involvement and peer support, • Ensure that there are robust methods of quality monitoring This role offers unique and challenging opportunities bringing great job satisfaction to those who are looking to make a positive difference to the lives of others. We provide relevant training including accredited health and social care diplomas through our own training academy. A minimum of 2 years’ experience is an essential requirement for this role. You must have skills in positive communication and engagement and be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for variety of people we support. You will be required to work in a flexible manner on a rota which includes evenings, weekends and sleep-ins. In addition to opportunities for personal and career development we offer good conditions of service and a supportive, hands-on management culture. Vacancy Reference Number: 89775 Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number. Creative Support’s Development Pathway offers a structured induction and values-led training to help staff grow from entry-level to leadership roles. It empowers career progression through tailored learning aligned with national strategies and the WE CARE framework. Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS. We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received an Investors in People Gold award. Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.

• Academics

  

  Aspiring Psychologist

  9 days ago

  Reading

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• Rainbow Trust Children's Charity

  

  Family Support Worker - Thames Valley

  10 days ago

  Reading

  Family Support Worker – Thames Valley £24,000 pa + Company Car (with an approx. retail value of £23,000-26,000, taxable benefit in kind of £6-£8K) and other excellent benefits Thames Valley and surrounding areas. Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity is going through an exciting time where we are growing, with the aim of reaching more families in need. About the role: We are looking to appoint a Family Support Worker on a full-time basis (35 hours, 5 days per week) to deliver a high-quality family support service as part of our Thames Valley Care Team to families in the local area, at a time where they need it most. Reporting to the Family Support Manager of the Thames Valley Care Team and working in partnership with health, education and social care professionals, you will take responsibility for providing needs-led emotional, social and practical support to families where a child/young person has a life threatening or terminal illness. You will enjoy responsibility for managing your own schedule, remaining flexible to the needs of the families on your caseload. Having worked in a stressful and emotional environment you have a genuine interest in building supportive relationships and helping people; and having provided bereavement support to families, you understand processes of grief, loss and change - and how best to help others deal with its impact. This role covers Thames Valley and surrounding areas. The role does require travel, however you have the freedom to plan your own diary around the demands of both the families you are working with, your team, and also any personal appointments you may need to attend. 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What we offer: We are proud to be a Best Companies Two-Star rated organisation, an outstanding place to work! As a Top 10 Charity, we have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees, including: • Control over your own schedule, based on the needs of families on your caseload, to balance home and working life, • Company car for front line care posts (car P11D value of £23,000-26,000, taxable benefit in kind of £6-£8k), • Pension scheme where we contribute 5% of your salary and you contribute at least 3%, • 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays – rising to 26 days after 1 year, 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 11 years, with an additional 5 years to use in your 10th or 20th year of service (pro rata for part time), • The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and an extra half day off for Christmas shopping, • Time off in Lieu, • Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year, • Employee Assistance Programme with access to remote GP, counselling, physiotherapy, resources to support your mental health and financial wellbeing, as well as a 24/7 helpline via Help@Hand, • Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts, • Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes, • A recommend a friend recruitment bonus scheme, • Robust training and development programmes to support your learning and growth. If you’d like to find out more about these benefits and working with us, please visit our why work with us page on our website. More information about us and our recruitment process can be found in our Candidate Pack on our website. Development opportunities: As part of our learning and development Anne Harris Skills Development Programme, we aim to provide a high level of training and development opportunities for all staff, so you are able to perform to the best of your ability, achieve individual and team objectives aligned to Rainbow Trusts strategic plan, supporting staff to be their best and feel a valued member of a high performing organisation. As part of our learning and development Anne Harris Skills Development Programme, we aim to provide a high level of training and development opportunities for all staff, so you are able to perform to the best of your ability, achieve individual and team objectives aligned to Rainbow Trusts strategic plan, supporting staff to be their best and feel a valued member of a high performing organisation. Our Family Support Teams are given the opportunity to complete a number of diverse training courses in their first 12 months, including but not limited to: Mental Health First Aid, Makaton, introduction to play, drawing and talking training. The programme aims to provide a building block for you to individually tailor your own learning and development needs. 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• Barchester Healthcare

  

  Care Home Deputy Manager

  22 days ago

  Reading

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• Compass Associates

  

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  23 hours ago

  Reading

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• Pulse Healthcare

  

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  4 days ago

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• All Care

  

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• Mountain Healthcare Limited

  

  Registered Nurse/Paramedic FT/PT - Berkshire - TVP Custody

  9 days ago

  Reading

  About the Role Are you looking for a career move that offers real variety, autonomy and professional challenge beyond traditional clinical settings? Mountain Healthcare is one of the UK's leading providers of forensic custody healthcare. Working in partnership with the police, and wider criminal justice agencies, we deliver high quality care to some of the most vulnerable people in our communities. We are proud to be guided by our core values of Being Kind and Doing the Right Thing. We are now recruiting Forensic Custody Healthcare Professionals (RGNs and Paramedics) to deliver specialist healthcare within police custody. This is a rare opportunity to step into a respected forensic role where no two shifts are the same, no custody experience is required as full accredited training is provided. Your clinical decisions will directly support detainee welfare, safeguarding, and the wider criminal justice process. 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Flexible full-time and part-time opportunities are available within a supportive, values-driven clinical team. Why Join Mountain Healthcare This is a rare opportunity to move into a specialist forensic healthcare career while continuing to use your clinical skills every day. You will be trusted to work autonomously, make high quality clinical decisions, and develop into a confident forensic practitioner. 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Essential Skills To be successful in this role, you will need: • To be a Registered General Nurse (RGN) or Paramedic with current NMC or HCPC registration, • A minimum of three years post qualification experience in an acute setting (e.g. frontline paramedic, A&E, Prison, Custody, Urgent Care), • A full UK driving licence with less than 6 penalty points/, • The ability to successfully complete enhanced DBS clearance and police vetting, • Full Right to work in the UK and have lived in the UK for a minimum of three years prior to application, • Strong assessment, communication and decision making skills, with confidence working autonomously, • A calm, professional and compassionate approach when working with vulnerable individuals, including those who may be distressed, intoxicated or experiencing acute mental health symptoms, • Willingness to complete accredited forensic training within the first year of employment About CompanyBenefits • Enhanced sickness pay scheme, • Enhanced Maternity Pay after 1 year's service, • Enhanced Neonatal/Adoption Pay after 1 year's service, • Well-being programme, • Advanced rota planning for better work-life balance, • 6 weeks annual leave, • Pension Scheme, • Life Assurance, • Apprenticeships, • Employee Assistant Programme, • Long Service/Team of the Month Awards, • A range of accredited and CPD training courses and masterclasses, • Funding for higher education courses after one years' service, • £3000 estimated average overtime pay, • Contribution to relocation expenses should they wish to move T&C's apply, • £1500 pro rata sign-on bonus, • £500 referral bonus, • £120 NMC registration fees per year, • £98.12 HCPC registration Fees per year