Job Description
Support Worker, Ipswich Short break service
£12.60 per hour (Real Living Wage!) with enhancements for Sundays and Bank Holidays. Sleep-ins paid at £65.
Permanent 16 hour post available, which includes weekends and evenings
We’re looking for a dedicated Support Worker to join our team at Burgess House, providing high-quality support to adults with learning disabilities and autism. This role is focused on evening and weekend shift patterns, helping the people we support to live fulfilling and independent lives.
If you’re enthusiastic, compassionate, and ready to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you!
About The Role
Why work for us?
We are passionate about making a difference to people’s lives’. Working in social care, we know that no two days are the same, but everyday counts.
* Opportunity to become a shareholder member of our employee-owned social enterprise- you will help shape Leading Lives vision and values.
* Award-winning bespoke training, including an opportunity to gain a Health & Social Care qualification
* Cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme, sickpay on-site parking, casual dress and much more.
* Pension scheme up to 8% contribution!
* £250 passing probation bonus!
As Support Worker, your key responsibilities will include:
* Support people to live independently and complete day to day activities
* Actively advocating for people we support and their families
* Provide intimate personal care with dignity, according to individual needs
* Effective communication and building rapport
* Safe administering of medication
Your induction
Leading Lives runs a 3 week induction programme: You will be met on your first day by your buddy and be supported through this.
Start date will be confirmed by the recruitment team further to a satisfactory enhanced DBS and safer recruitment checks.
Skills Needed
About The Company
Company Culture:
* Values-Driven: Leading Lives not only talks about their values but actively embodies them in their daily operations.
* Employee Testimonials: The company encourages feedback from employees like Anna, an experienced support worker, to showcase the positive impact of their values on staff.
* Authenticity: Leading Lives emphasizes authenticity in their values, highlighting that they are not just empty words but a lived reality within the organization.
Company Culture
We’re a Disability Confident Committed employer
We are happy to make reasonable adjustments whenever possible. Please do let us know if you need any support/ adjustments with your application and the process.
Desired Criteria
Required Criteria
Closing DateSaturday 31st May, 2025