Job Description
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Avenues is a community where people smile, laugh, grow and achieve great things.
We know that well-supported people support people well to do their very best for the people we support and achieve our vision. Are you are looking for your next social care role, or a change in career and a feel-good reward? If so, then we would love to hear from you!
* Support Worker
* Birchington/Margate, Kent.
* £24.829 per annum £1200 complexity payment per annum (pro rata)
* Full and part time hours available
* Drivers with full UK licence are preferrable
We are looking for Support Workers to work with us in Birchington, supporting 3 adult brothers who have learning disabilities, autism and complex challenging behaviours.
Successful applicants for this position will need to be a quick thinker, proactive and be enthusiastic about all aspects of supporting an individual in their personal lives.
No two days are the same, but your day might look like this!
* Supporting our people to be engaged in all day to day living activities, including making full use of their community and beyond.
* Supporting our people with social activities and connecting with family and friends.
* Supporting the management of our people’s finances.
* Keeping our people’s home clean and fresh, and going shopping.
* Providing, and encouraging, personal care.
* And enjoying what you do!
Experience in social care is not essential, we provide a full range of accredited and award-winning training programmes at no cost to yourself, including the Health and Social Care Diploma that will really support your career progression.
Benefits you can expect!
* Early Pay – ability to access your earnings more frequently if you wish.
* Paid enhanced DBS.
* Flexible working.
* Paid annual leave (pro rata).
* Access to high quality training that supports your career development.
* Contributory pension scheme with life assurance.
* Shopping discounts via Blue Light Card and The Benefits website.
* Recommend a friend scheme - earn up to £500.
* Free and confidential 24/7 access to the health portal, counselling and support
Apply now! We look forward to hearing from you.
As part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident Scheme”, candidates who declare a disability, and meet the key criteria for this role, will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at the interview stage. xkybehq
We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.