Support Worker

Glenholme Healthcare • Lincoln, NE

3d • $12 - $13

About The Position

Working as a Support Worker isn’t always easy — but it is incredibly rewarding. At Birchwood House and Birchwood Lodge, you will change lives every single day, including your own. You won’t just be doing a job — you’ll be part of a passionate, skilled and supportive team who believe that everyone deserves dignity, respect and the opportunity to live a fulfilled life. No previous experience? That’s okay. If you bring kindness, empathy and commitment, we will provide full training and enhanced specialist development to help you succeed. As a Support Worker, you will support individuals with complex needs to live as independently and confidently as possible. Birchwood House is a purpose-built, high-intensity specialist service supporting adults with profound and severe disabilities and complex behaviours that may challenge. We deliver bespoke, person-centred care using a Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) model, focusing on improving quality of life, communication and independence. The service includes four one-bedroom apartments and four studio apartments, low-arousal interiors, two communal dayrooms, a landscaped communal garden, and a fully equipped sensory room. Birchwood Lodge is a specialist supported living service for adults with learning disabilities, autism, physical disabilities and complex needs. The service offers 13 modern one and two-bedroom apartments, a strong focus on independence and life-skill development, disability-friendly design, 24-hour staffing, a large landscaped communal garden, and modern security and safety systems. If you are looking for a role where your compassion is valued, your development is supported, and your work genuinely changes lives, Birchwood House and Birchwood Lodge could be the place for you. Apply today and make every day matter. Our values of respect, dignity, equality, equity, and diversity run through everything we do. Join us, and you’ll be supported, celebrated, and given the opportunity to grow your career in specialist care.

Responsibilities

• Companionship and emotional support
• Personal care delivered in a respectful, person-centred way
• Teaching independent living skills
• Medication support
• Supporting people to access the community, including swimming, social activities, hobbies and days out
• Encouraging new interests and life experiences
• Supporting with household tasks, budgeting and shopping

Benefits

• Paid e-learning completed before your start date
• Hastee Pay – access up to 40% of your earned pay when you need it
• 28 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• An additional day off for your birthday, plus up to 5 additional days of annual leave for long service
• Quarterly and yearly awards and performance-related bonuses
• Employee Assistance Programme offering support with mental health, finances, family matters and wellbeing
• Pension and life assurance cover up to £10,000 (T&Cs apply)
• Cycle2Work scheme
• Blue Light Card reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees