Support Practitioner - Forest of Dean
Discipline: Care and Support
Permanent
Salary: £14 per hour plus 10% overtime allowance for hours worked over the full time equivalent of 37.Would you like the opportunity to become a dedicated Support Worker, helping individuals with learning disabilities live the best life possible?
Our client are looking for Support Practitioners to join their growing team in Coleford. A professional qualification in health, education or social care is desirable. In addition, you must also have previous experience supporting individuals within a social care, education or health environment.
They are a charity that supports adults with learning disabilities. They believe in a world where anyone with a learning disability can live within their community with all the choice and support they need to live the best life possible. The gentlemen they support have challenging behaviours, therefore, experience supporting individuals with Autism is essential. Every day is different and you will support people to develop their skills and achieve their goals. The individuals they support have varied interests including; playing football, BBQs and days out in the community.
Annual Leave: 33 days (including 8 days statutory bank holidays)
20% bank holidays' allowance with an increased rate of 50% for key dates over Christmas
Apprenticeships: Earn whilst gaining a fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care
Training: Access to award winning training and development
Wagestream: Allows you to flexibly access your pay throughout the month and utilise a range of financial support, through its dedicated app
Access to wellbeing services including health checks, Digital GP and mental health support.
TELUS health: A 24/service, completely confidential counselling and support platform and helpline that is free for all colleagues to use.
Discounted mobile 'phone contracts. As an employee, you'll be able to take advantage of Vodafone's Employee Advantage programme, giving you up to 30% off.
Employee referral app - earn money for referring your friends to work for them.
Free life assurance - 3 x your annual salary
Family friendly policies - term time only contracts, part time, annualised and compressed hours. Generous return to work bonus following maternity leave
Giving the highest possible standards of support to individuals with moderate to severe learning disabilities.
Supporting them to discover new interests, reaching goals like travelling and holidays and working positively with their families and friends.
Helping individuals to engage in different leisure, home or work-related activities, all according to their personal choice.
As a Support Worker (Care Assistant), your responsibilities are varied and no two days are the same.
As well as providing physical and emotional support you may be needed to help with household tasks and personal care as well as supporting individuals with healthcare needs, e.g. taking medication.
Everything you do will enable people to have choices about their own lives, providing flexible services that meet people's needs, and always looking for the best way of doing things.
A full UK driving licence is desirable for this role as public transport is very restricted. Full and part time opportunities available. You will need to have flexibility to work shifts, including sleep in / waking nights, weekends and bank holidays.
Supported living, complex needs Service - supporting individuals with learning disabilities.
Salary information - £14 per hour
Working hours - early, late and weekend shifts (07:00-14:30, 14:30 - 22:00, 22:00-07:00)
Sleep ins at the service are £60 per shift + 12.07% (holiday pay)
Find your place with us and change lives.
STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE
They are committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer, they are helping to ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations that people without disabilities do. Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment.