Linkage Care Bank Support Worker – Skegness Hub

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Per hour
Location: Skegness
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Job offered by: Linkage College
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Linkage Care Bank Support Worker – Skegness Hub

Where: Skegness

Posted: 03/01/2025

Bank Support Worker

Salary:

From £11.75 per hour Contract:

Bank/Cover Location:

Skegness Service:

Linkage Care Closing date:

Friday 31st January 2025 About the role

We are looking for motivated, caring and compassionate people to join our Bank team of support staff at our Linkage Care Skegness Hub. You will be delivering care and support to enhance the independence skills of people with learning disabilities, whilst giving them choice and control over their own lives. As well as supporting in the day-to-day aspects of daily life, you will support people to pursue their interests. We welcome applications from people who work in other areas of the care sector (such as elderly care) or those with no experience of care. Your previous experience is not as important as sharing our values and being able to demonstrate them, as well your desire to make a difference to the lives of the people we support. As a Linkage Care Support Worker your role will include: Supporting with activities such as swimming, biking, baking and trips to the cinema. Organising leisure activities for the people you support. Assisting and monitoring the people we support with their personal health and care needs. Planning, purchasing and preparing meals. The administration and recording of medication as per the medication system. Informing the manager of any significant developments or concerns. Arranging and accompanying the people we support to doctors, dentists and some social appointments as necessary. In the Bank Support Role we are not obliged to offer you hours nor are you obliged to take any hours offered. About you:

Good housekeeping skills including cooking, cleaning and budget management. Able to remain patient in challenging situations and have an understanding approach towards the needs of individuals with learning difficulties. Flexible approach to meeting the needs of the people we support. Willing to undertake personal care when required. Basic IT skills. Willing to complete in-house training and basic induction. About Linkage

Linkage Community Trust is a registered charity that supports people with learning disabilities and autism. We deliver high quality care, day services, employability services, sensory outreach and specialist further education throughout Greater Lincolnshire and East Riding in Yorkshire. Everything we do is about valuing and supporting individuals, their carers, and families to ensure that they can achieve their aspirations. Our values are central to providing high quality, personalised and effective care, support and education to the people we support: Respect Teamwork Linkage Community Trust is proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Employer. Benefits of working for Linkage:

Health and wellbeing support including employment, financial and mental health via an employee assistance programme. Eligibility for a Blue Light Card (£4.99 for 2 years’ membership). Linkage Employee Perks & Discounts (BHSF). Linkage Lottery cash prizes. Long Service bonus every 5 years. Recommend a friend bonus – £100 for you and your friend if they are recruited, and another £100 for you once they have passed their probationary period. Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor license therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship. All applications for this vacancy are to be submitted online, and strictly no agency calls or agency CV submissions. You can initially apply by CV. Should you do this you will be asked to complete an application form for our safer recruitment process. Communication is undertaken via email; we advise you check your inbox and junk mail. Should you be offered a role you will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check. We welcome and value applications from all candidates who identify with our values and behaviours. As an equal opportunities employer, Linkage Community Trust is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Linkage. We encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible as we may choose to close our vacancies early in the event that we receive a high volume of suitable applications. If you have any questions or require further information please contact our Recruitment team.

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