Support Worker
Newmarket & surrounding villages
Job Description:
We seek caring, compassionate and enthusiastic Support Workers to join our team in the Cambridgeshire and surrounding areas.
The primary role of a Support Worker at Fevaca is to directly support our clients, people with a learning disability and/or autism. You will work with your clients to help them live a happy and fulfilled life and one that is as independent as possible by accessing activities within in the community. We aim to provide a person centred environment where we tailor our care to the needs of each individual.
Our average day will include activities and fun days out, such as:
* Local days out to popular parks, restaurants and pubs.
* Cinema days out.
* Bowling.
* Swimming.
What Fevaca can offer you:
* Training programme including Safeguarding, DOLs and MCA, Attachment Theory and more
* Pension scheme
* Continuous support from management
* Qualification such as the Care Certificate and NVQ Lvl 3
* Progression opportunities within the organisation
* Flexible working
A little bit about you
Essential:
* Full UK Driving Licence
* Right to work in the UK
* Flexible availability over weekends
* Genuinely caring, with a want to provide fantastic support to clients
* You are able to keep accurate records, carrying out all recording and reporting in a person-centered, factual manner.
* You work safely and ensure contractual and regulatory compliance so our clients can trust, feel safe and have confidence in the support we provide
* Willingness to attend trainings and further your knowledge
* Good communication, good written skills and fluent English
* Positive, with a problem-solving approach to challenging situations
* Reliable, with good time keeping
* Good written skills and fluent English
* Confident with lone working
Desirable
* Experience in social care/ learning disabilities (not essential)
* Experience lone working with vulnerable adults
* A basic knowledge of CQC
* Care Certificate, Level 3 Health and Social Care (not essential)
About Fevaca:
We are a company specialising in providing support to children, young people and vulnerable adults. Our team consists of Social Workers, Teachers, Social Care Practitioners and those with experience from the business sector; creating social care expertise within an efficient business model. Our experience is drawn from both UK and International social care work within the private, voluntary and statutory sector.