Support Worker - Respite Care

Aspire provides extraordinary support for exceptional people living with Dementia, Learning Disabilities, Autism and/or complex health needs in Salford and the surrounding areas. We offer a range of day services, respite care, supported living, and community and carer support, helping people to live their lives, their way. We are passionate about supporting people to achieve their own personal goals, dreams, and ambitions.

We would like to welcome enthusiastic and motivated Support Workers to join our Learning Disability Services team at Granville Respite Care- our purposefully designed, 12 bedroom home from home, which offers respite care and short breaks to people living with Learning Disabilities, Autism and complex care needs. We work in a busy and varied environment where no two days are the same, providing bespoke, personalised care for the people we support, helping them to live their lives to the full.

You could find yourself supporting someone to enjoy an afternoon of arts and crafts, spending time outdoors in our leafy gardens, supporting people to take part in light exercise sessions or heading for a day out to a local attraction or activity. Some people we support require assistance with personal care and daily living tasks including feeding and administering of medication. This role may include evenings, weekends and bank holidays on a shift rota basis.

You don’t need to have previous experience or qualifications in health and social care. We are looking for people to join our diverse work team and bring their personalities into the workplace. We will provide all the training and support you will need to become an excellent support worker.

You must have a positive attitude, professionalism, compassion, a caring nature, with core values that match ours. You must also be confident working with Adults and Children with learning disabilities, including those who may demonstrate challenging behaviours.

Enhanced DBS Disclosure is required for our support worker roles.

Our support workers are required to work flexibly, with various shift patterns.  

We are a 24/7 Service including bank holidays and weekends, this is on a Rota Basis between the hours of 8am and 10pm (No nights included)

We are open to discussing shifts to work around your current commitments or responsibilities, depending on business needs. Alternative weekly hours may also be available. please contact us for more information using the contact details on our website .