Overview
Essex Cares — Saffron Walden, Essex
Salary: £12.53 per hour
Location: ECL Saffron Walden Day Centre, 39 Audley Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3HD
Hours: Part-time
15 hours - Tuesday/Thursday/Friday 10am - 3pm
17 hours - Tuesday 9.30am - 2.30pm/Thursday and Friday 9.30am - 3.30pm
Contract: Permanent
Responsibilities
As a Learning Disabilities Support Worker, you will join a dedicated team to deliver a personalised plan to support individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism. You will provide a holistic service that fosters independence and self-esteem, promotes social inclusion, and enhances quality of life. You will provide practical, emotional and social support to help customers achieve outcomes such as gaining qualifications, learning to manage money, travelling independently, building social skills, and daily living tasks, personal care, and eating and drinking.
About You
* To be passionate about providing a high level of care and support to adults with learning disabilities and/or autism
* Exceptional listening and communication skills
* To possess an empathetic approach
* To be willing to provide personal care
* Basic IT skills for logging customer information
* A proactive approach to work and be able to work on your own initiative
* To be able to work flexibly depending on the needs of the work environment
* To live by ECL's values of caring, excellence, integrity, and teamwork
What we offer
* £500 new starter bonus
* 45p paid per mile tax-free
* Up to 32 days annual leave a year (inclusive of bank holidays)
* Fully paid induction and training with ongoing support
* Career development opportunities with access to paid for qualifications
* Annual salary reviews
* Annual performance-related bonus
* Enhanced DBS and renewals paid for by ECL
* Company pension - Enhanced contributory NEST scheme - we contribute up to 6%
* Healthcare support scheme via Healthshield paid for by ECL
* Employee Loyalty Scheme with long service awards
* Enhanced employee referral program - earn up to £1500 for referring a friend
* Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7
* Access to Blue Light Card
* Mental health first aiders in every service
* Reimbursement of professional membership related to your role
Requirements
* To be passionate about providing a high level of care and support to adults with learning disabilities and/or autism
* Exceptional listening and communication skills
* To possess an empathetic approach
* To be willing to provide personal care
* Basic IT skills for logging customer information
* A proactive approach to work and be able to work on your own initiative
* To be able to work flexibly depending on the needs of the work environment
* To live by ECL's values of caring, excellence, integrity, and teamwork
Previous experience in the care industry is preferred but not essential as full training will be provided. Travel required across Essex to attend training, work at other centres, and in the community.
For an informal chat about the role, please contact the Recruitment team on 03330 139 921.
About Us
At ECL, we offer care and support to thousands of people to live safely and independently within their own homes and local communities in South East England. We provide high quality social care services in Essex, London Borough of Havering, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham and West Sussex aimed at wellbeing, prevention and increasing independence.
We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitable candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme which helps to employ, support and promote disabled people in the workplace.
Please note that while ECL does hold a visa sponsor licence, we do not currently accept direct applications from candidates requiring visa sponsorship. Instead, we work with a designated third-party provider to support sponsorship arrangements. Therefore, applicants who do not already have the right to work in the UK and/or require visa sponsorship to continue working in the UK cannot be considered for this role through direct application.
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