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Bank Support Worker

Alternative Futures Group

Ellesmere Port,

Bank Support Worker

Alternative Futures Group

Ellesmere Port,
 
Number Of Vacancies: 1
 

 As a Casual Support Worker for AFG you can work whilst you study - with flexible shifts you can work as many or as few hours as you like. 

This vacancy is a Casual Support Worker opportunity primarily working at Meadow Park. Meadow Park Treatment and Recovery Centre in Ellesmere Port is a mixed gender 20 bedded Mental Health community Treatment and Recovery Centre specialising in the rehabilitation of people with severe and enduring mental health issues.

Through co production utilising person centred working Meadow Park offers a Multi-disciplinary approach based on a psycho social model to enable people to work through their recovery and leave the inpatient environment with the ability to be as independent as possible.

Meadow Park is the community provision of the local rehabilitation pathway with admissions from local acute, high dependency rehabilitation and low secure environments. The pathway then offers step down to community support and outreach with effective transition planning as part of a person’s journey.

Support Workers will also be involved in ensuring the safety and lifestyle structures of the people we support and will be fully trained in the appropriate specialities to carry out their duties.

We are looking for Support Workers who are enthusiastic and enjoy working as part of a Multi Disciplinary Team (such as nurses and therapists) with a common goal.

You must also be flexible in your working patterns which include long days, including weekends and rotation to nights which are 12.5 hour shifts.

Casual Support Workers need to be flexible to cover shifts which are usually 12.5 hours involving day and night shifts. Please note our Casual staff are contracted by area therefore flexibility is essential to work in other services where required.

About Alternative Futures Group

Alternative Futures Group is one of the largest not-for-profit Health and Social Care charities in the North West and has been changing lives, creating independence and achieving great outcomes for the brilliant people we support for 30 years.

Operating as a Trading Charity, our income is solely derived from locally commissioned services which are funded either by Local Authorities, Clinical Commissioning Groups or by Individual Direct Payments.

With an annual turnover of over £60m, we employ 2,000+ staff who proudly support more than 1,000 people with a range of learning disabilities and mental health issues.

Our support provision is delivered by our amazing workforce combined with the latest digital technology. This enables us to take a personalised approach with our service tailored to meet the specific needs of each and every individual we support. We connect people to their loved ones and the communities in which they live, promoting independence, choice and opportunity.

Above all, each individual we support lives a full independent life, as they wish to live it.