Cheryl is a very busy lady with a full social life, she loves horse riding and visiting the beach, singing and karaoke and is a member of Rock Choir. She also volunteers at her local homeless charity.
Essential for this job: This position has a ‘genuine occupational requirement’ covered under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and therefore only applications from females are requested.
Hours: 15h per week
Cheryl is a very sociable friendly person, she lives in her own house in Torquay and has an established team supporting her. She is very independent and requires very little support around her home but requires some support with budgeting her money. Cheryl needs a couple of support workers to join her team, people who are fun and interested in the same things that she is, but also someone who can introduce her to new things.
She loves to visit new places, she has been to Edinburgh and London and she has a few other places on her list that she would like to visit. At times Cheryl needs some emotional support to keep her on track, she can easily become overwhelmed which leads to her feeling anxious. Mostly though, it’s all about having fun and supporting Cheryl on her journey to increased independence.
Ideally you will:
Have a good sense of humour
Be reliable and flexible
Work well as part of a small team
Have a ‘can do’ attitude
Love animals
Have good communication skills
Be able to demonstrate kindness and patience
Be committed to the values of inclusion
Benefits:
We reward our staff with competitive salaries
We offer an Award Winning Pension Scheme
We have a company sick pay scheme
Excellent annual leave allowance, including top up pay
Critical Illness cover, reassurance when you need it the most
Life Insurance, reassurance for your family when they need it the most
A really good mandatory induction
Ongoing high quality training
Career development opportunities
A real chance to make a difference to someone's life
"No Sponsorship currently available for this role"
We are committed to recruiting candidates who share our commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment, including obtaining references and DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) clearance. A DBS check will be requested in the event of the individual being offered a position with Beyond Limits, the cost of which will be to the employee, however, this will be returned after successful completion of probation period (6 months).