Experienced, energetic and motivated support worker required to join our friendly team.. 16 hours per week average - in one or two shifts. £13.94 per hour. £90 per sleeping night.
This is a role where you genuinely will make a difference to someone's life, and where there are excellent opportunities for career development. In 2020 we won Skills for Care National Accolade "Best Individual Employing their Own Staff". We are a small friendly team where staff are properly supported. Please see our company profile to find out more about what our staff think of us.
Every day is different: The person supported has learning disabilities and needs support with all aspects of daily living including personal care. He enjoys socialising, seeing friends, retro gaming/all things tech and keeping busy. You will need to be a car driver as you will drive client's car daily. Mornings are mostly spent getting ready for the day, personal care and getting household jobs done, and afternoons and evenings are mostly attending to personal business, shopping, having fun, meeting up with friends, or chilling out.
You will need to be physically fit -staff need to be able to support with swimming and outdoor activities such as eg boating, walks etc as well as being able to pick up the wheelchair.
The person supported loves retro gaming and all things tech and uses an electronic speech aid to communicate. He is best supported by staff who share these interests and who would be keen to learn to programme his speech aid.
A DBS is required. A copy of our DBS policy is available on request.
To apply, please request a call back for informal chat to start the process.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £13.94 per hour
Expected hours: 16 per week
Benefits:
* On-site parking
Experience:
* support worker: 2 years (required)
Language:
* English (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
* full UK Driving License (required)
Work Location: In person
Expected start date: 01/09/2025