Join Our Team as Support Worker
30 per hour (£23,985 per annum) plus benefits: paid induction; overtime paid over 37.Monday to Sunday on a shift rota basis with flexible shifts
Contract:
Full-time, Permanent
A valid full UK manual driving license is essential, as you would be required to drive an alternative vehicle
Autism and learning disabilities
Support in home and community
Do you have a calm, caring, and resilient nature that helps you thrive in challenging situations? We are looking for Support Workers, to support the 4 semi-independent adults in our supported living home. You will be creative in ensuring that the four people we support are safe, happy, constantly evolving, and are empowered to live the life that they choose.
As a Support Worker, you'll be more than just their support - you'll be a key part of someone's journey towards living their best life. Daily Care & Support: Helping with personal care, meal preparation, medication, and other daily tasks.
Building Relationships: Getting to know the people you support, understanding their needs, and helping them live life on their own terms.
Assisting with personal goals, from daily activities to long-term aspirations, and encouraging creative exploration.
Supporting activities like holiday's, social events, and hobbies, ensuring everyone could enjoy what they love doing.
You will work closely with the registered manager, deputy manager and your seniors to ensure that we are delivering the best person-centred care, ensuring outstanding delivery of support in line with our vision; inclusive communities where people with autism and learning disabilities participate as equal citizens.
Who you will be Supporting?
Jon* Enjoys watching football, playing pool and joining social groups in the community. He needs support and prompting to complete all daily tasks as he can easily get distracted and unfocussed. He needs regular physical activities such as going out on his skate board, playing football, long walks and cooking. He needs lots of support to complete tasks and to stay focussed.
He has a part time job. He needs support with independent living skills as one of his goals is to live independently in the community.
* At SeeAbility, we value your growth and well-being just as much as the support you provide, we can offer you:
Comprehensive Training: Start with an extensive induction and continue developing your skills with face-to-face training, e-learning, and ongoing support.
Career Progression: We support your ambitions, offering opportunities to achieve professional qualifications (Care Certificate, QCF levels 2-5). From excellence awards to long service recognition, your hard work won't go unnoticed.
Work-Life Balance: Enjoy up to 36 days of holiday with long service, flexible working options, and time off for life events.
Financial Benefits: £500 monthly bonus scheme for two lucky colleagues, plus discounts, cashback, pension schemes, advance pay scheme and more, to help your money go further.
Wellbeing Support: Access to a 24/7 employee assistance program, life assurance and sick pay.
Refer a Friend: Receive £600 (Support Workers to Deputy only).
Registered as The Royal School for the Blind, SeeAbility is one of the oldest disability charities in the UK. This year we are celebrating our 225th anniversary, having pioneered specialist support across multiple generations since 1799!
We specialise in supporting people who have learning disabilities, autism, complex needs, who may also have sight loss. Our support ranges from providing person-centred support across our many supported-living and residential care provisions. Furthermore, we provide specialist eye-care services to children and adults alike and assists people with a disability to find paid employment for the very first time.
SeeAbility provides the resources and expertise that make this possible, we support people to live ambitious lives and achieve things they never thought possible.
SeeAbility is committed to safe and fair recruitment practices, safeguarding and protecting those who we support. A criminal background check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (where appropriate).
Health Declaration to ensure that you are medically suitable for the role you have been offered.
References will be obtained to ensure satisfactory evidence of conduct in current or previous employment concerned with the provision of services relating to (a) health or social care, or (b) children or vulnerable adults.
Diversity
We welcome applications from individuals of all identities, including those from underrepresented groups and those who have a disability or neurodivergent condition.