Support worker

Want to make a real difference while choosing when and where you work? Flamingo Workforce is recruiting experienced support workers for supported living, mental health, learning disability, complex care and community services across our nationwide network. With flexible shifts, weekly pay and roles near you, we will match you to the people and settings that suit your skills.

About Flamingo Workforce

Flamingo Workforce is a specialist healthcare, social care and corporate recruitment agency supplying fully vetted, compliant staff to employers across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. We supply support workers to care providers, supported living and residential services, mental health teams, local authorities and community settings, and we match every candidate to roles close to home, by postcode and travel time, for everything from a single shift to ongoing block bookings and permanent positions.

The role

As a support worker with Flamingo, you will help the people you support to live as independently as possible, with dignity and choice. This covers supported living, mental health and learning disability support, complex care, community outreach, domiciliary support, young people’s services and waking nights.

A Full UK driving licence is required for this role.

Day to day, you will:

• Provide personal care and practical support tailored to each person’s needs
• Encourage independence, confidence and engagement in everyday activities
• Support positive behaviour and emotional wellbeing
• Assist with medication where trained and required
• Keep accurate, timely and confidential records
• Safeguard the people in your care at all times

What you will need (essential)

• Relevant care experience and training, including the Care Certificate where applicable
• The right to work in the UK
• An enhanced DBS check, or PVG scheme membership in Scotland or AccessNI in Northern Ireland. We can help you obtain this.
• Mandatory training in date, for example safeguarding, moving and handling, and medication administration where required
• Occupational health clearance in line with the setting
• Contactable references covering your recent employment

Desirable

• Specialist training such as positive behaviour support (PBS), MAPA, PMVA or similar
• Experience in learning disability, autism, mental health, complex care or young people’s services
• A full UK driving licence
• A Level 2 or Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care

What we offer

Competitive hourly pay, paid weekly

• Genuine choice. Pick the shifts, settings and locations that suit you.
• Ad hoc, block booking and permanent options, including waking nights and sleep in shifts
• A dedicated consultant who knows your area and your preferences
• Support with compliance, specialist training and the Care Certificate
• Roles close to home, matched by postcode and travel time
• Full compliance handled for you, including DBS, right to work and paperwork

Pay: £25,420.00-£28,165.48 per year

Benefits:

• Free parking
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person