Adult Services - Supporting Living, Poole & Bournemouth
We are looking to recruit a female on call assistant to join our Supported Living team providing care to adults with disabilities in their own home. Our Supported Living Team work hard to provide care around the clock, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and 365 days a year. There’s a whole range of fantastic characters for you to meet and get to know when you’re working with us.
*Due to the current demands on the service, we require a FEMALE On Call Support Assistant*
Vacancy one - 25 hours per week
Week one:
Monday 5pm - 10pm (on call overnight until 7am Tuesday)
Wednesday 7am - midday (on call overnight until 7am Thursday)
Friday 7am - 10pm (on call overnight until 7am Saturday)
Week two:
Sunday 7am - 10pm (on call overnight until 7am Monday)
Friday Midday - 10pm (on call overnight until 7am Saturday)
Vacancy two - 15 hours per week
Week One:
Sunday: 5pm-10pm (On call overnight until 7am Monday)Monday: 7am-MiddayFriday: 5pm-10pm(On call overnight until 7am Saturday)
Week Two:
Sunday: 5pm-10pm (On call overnight until 7am Monday)Wednesday 5pm-10pm(On call overnight until 7am Thursday)
More about the role…
This role requires staff to:
provide excellent level of support and care
maintain accurate daily records
provide support for daily living tasks to enable & promote independence
Essential skills required:
full, UK manual driving licence
understanding of resource management & planning
ability to manage own workload
For full details on requirements and essential skills required for this role, check the job description linked above.
Commitment to safeguarding
Diverse Abilities is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults that we support and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) check is required for this post prior to commencement. The Charity is an equal opportunities employer.
Benefits and bonuses
We offer a wide range of employee rewards and benefits. These include access to hundreds of retailer, restaurant, entertainment, and hotel discounts through Blue Light Card, auto-enrolment pensions, paid accrued holiday, and a cycle to work scheme. Click here for a full list of our rewards and benefits.
You’ll also get paid while you complete your training and as you proceed to any diplomas.
We also provide long service awards at 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25+ years including bonuses, vouchers, and additional paid time off.
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