Job Title: Support Worker (Adult Service)
Location: South Kirkby (WF9 3RA)
Hours: 37.5hrs, which will include alternate weekends.
Salary: £12.31/hr
Before submitting your CV, please follow the link below to submit an application form, please note, applications that are not fully complete will be rejected, we require full education and work history.
Trust Application Form - Digital form.pdf
Full job description: 2024 05 10 Support Worker JD.pdf
Unfortunately, we are not able to offer sponsorship to work in the UK, and we do ask that you have 6 months of UK based work experience (in any sector) before applying.
Being a Support Worker at Hollybank is a varied, exciting, and rewarding role. All of our services are unique, being tailored to suit the needs of adults and young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities and physical disabilities, and our teams work hard to ensure that the standards of care and support are consistent and of high quality. No two days are the same at Hollybank, but the role will include supporting with activities, personal care, eating and drinking, supporting and helping with health care needs, including routine checks, attending appointments and social engagements, clinical support in administrating medication and Gastronomy care. Encouraging and supporting the development of personal skills through hobbies and interests. Our new digital systems provide staff with more time to engage with the adults and young people, ensuring we capture all the great work we do.
What we look for from our staff:
* Confidence - being self-assured, asking for help when you need it and challenging behaviour or practices that you feel are inappropriate or unsafe.
* Curiosity - being inquisitive and welcoming change, asking questions about the way that we do things and why, and putting yourself forward to try new things.
* Happiness - being cheerful and positive, bringing your best self to work and sharing your enthusiasm for life with the people we are here to support.
* Kindness - being caring and compassionate, reaching out to your colleagues if they look like they're struggling, being an active member of the team and working together to achieve shared goals.
What can we offer you?
* Onsite food and coffee shop - Mirfield site only.
* Discount and reward portal
* Full employee assistance program
* Accessible Mental Health First aiders
* Life insurance style policy
* Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
* Initial DBS funded
* Access to nationally recognized qualifications
* Quarterly coffee mornings and annual celebrations
* Staff recognition awards
* Level Pay- Early access to wages
* Increasing annual leave with length of service -
* Overtime rates over FTE working hours
* Bank holiday bonus rates
* Dedicated wellbeing support and access to departmental wellbeing activities
* Enhanced pension scheme
To find out more, please call Jenny Painter (Registered Manager) on 01977 652638 for an informal chat or via email on j.painter@hollybanktrust.com
Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship to work in the UK and require a minimum 6 months of UK based work experience.
Hollybank Trust is committed to Safeguarding vulnerable people, and our Safer Recruitment process requires all employees to have an Enhanced DBS check and reference checks in line with our Recruitment policy.
If the candidate does not have a DBS, Hollybank will pay for the DBS check. If the candidate leaves voluntarily in their first 12 months, £58.50 will be deducted from their final salary payment.
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We want people from underrepresented groups such as Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBTQIA+) communities to succeed at Hollybank Trust and our policies and procedures ensure that this can happen. Click here to find out more about our approach to equality and diversity.
Hollybank Trust is a Disability Confident employer. We are actively working to recruit and retain people with disabilities and long-term health conditions into our work force. If you are an applicant who has a disability, you will be offered an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the job.