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Role Description
Bank Support Worker
Please note: If you require a Visa to work in the UK, SeeAbility is currently unable to support any sponsorship requests.
You must hold a UK Driving License if you live outside Tadley area.
* Location: Fir Tree Lodge, Tadley, Hampshire, RG26
* Salary: £11.88 per hour plus Benefits
* Hours: Up to 30 hours per week, Monday to Sunday on a shift rota basis
* Employment type: Part-Time, Flexible, Permanent
Are you a calm, caring, and resilient person who thrives on helping others to achieve?
Can you keep calm in a crisis and have experience with behaviors that challenge?
Do you live in the local area and have the Right to Work in the UK?
If you answered YES to the above, you could be exactly what we are looking for. Come and be part of something extraordinary!
We are looking for Bank Support Workers who are calm, patient, and resilient. You will need to have a consistent approach to assisting the people we support to engage in the interests they love.
Furthermore, as Support Worker, you will be responsible for:
* Daily activities such as personal care, laundry, meal preparation, medication administration
* Getting to know the people you will care for and helping them live the life they want
* Taking personal responsibility for the quality of care and assistance delivered
* Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people you will take care of
* Helping the people you support plan towards and achieve both short and long-term goals
* Planning and supporting activities, including vacations, learning, and social engagements, always being creative and exploring new opportunities
* Assisting with managing personal affairs, appointments, and ensuring respect, dignity, and equality
* Working in accordance with SeeAbility’s values
We are looking for someone who can dedicate up to 30 hours per week and is willing to work on a shift rota covering mornings, evenings, and weekends.
* This post is exempt from the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1), which provides for a genuine occupational requirement.
Who will you be supporting?
At Fir Tree Lodge, we support 10 people with learning and physical disabilities, sight loss, complex health conditions including epilepsy, cerebral palsy, and autism.
The people we support enjoy activities like day trips to the seaside or music concerts, bowling, accessible adventure playgrounds, discos, and the Active Life Centre! They also enjoy the comfort of their own home, each with a fully accessible ensuite bathroom, and a separate hydro-bath. They love movies, cooking, baking, gardening, spa and pamper sessions, sensory activities, and storytelling.
Each person has access to the Penney Centre next door, which includes activity/therapy rooms such as a Sensory Room, Music Room, Art & Craft room, and Cooking area.
If you are looking to make a real difference, Fir Tree Lodge is the place for you!
Responsibilities
* Providing direct support during behaviors to enable participation in activities
* Understanding health and safety practices
* Promoting independence and developing skills
* Working positively with other agencies, families, and services to ensure person-centered care
* Maintaining records and support plans, acting as a Key Worker when required
* Supporting a clean living environment tailored to individual needs
* Participating in ongoing training relevant to everyone's needs
Our Benefits
Your rewards
Training and Development: Extensive induction, face-to-face training, e-learning, and guidance. Opportunities to progress your career and achieve professional qualifications funded by SeeAbility, including Care Certificate and QCF levels 2-5.
Your extraordinary opportunities
* Leadership development academy and talent programme
* Fully paid essential training
* Funded professional qualifications
* Annual excellence awards
* Long service awards and recognition
* Quarterly 1:1s to discuss progress and future
* Living Wage Employer
* Free Winter Breakfast Club (Jan-Mar)
Your work-life balance
* 28 days holiday (including bank holidays), increasing to 36 with long service
* Time off for life events
* Flexible working arrangements
Your money goes further
* Discounts and cashback at shops, restaurants, and activities
* Blue Light Card discounts
* 10% off monthly bus travel
* Pay reviews and competitive rates
* Employer pension scheme
* Refer a friend bonus (£600 Support Worker to Deputy)
* Paid DBS and renewals
* Season ticket loans
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Discounted mobile options
Your wellbeing counts
* Life assurance (twice annual salary)
* Organisational Sick Pay after 6 months, up to 12 weeks
* Free 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
* Free eye care vouchers
* Discounted gym memberships
About The Company
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