Support Worker

SeeAbility; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 10,000 - GBP 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A community support organization in Maidstone is seeking a Female Support Worker to assist individuals with disabilities in living their best lives. The role includes personal care, meal preparation, and fostering independence. Applicants must possess a full UK manual driving license and be flexible with hours. This casual role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant difference in the lives of those supported, ensuring dignity and respect.

Qualifications

• Experience with visual impairments or autism and learning disabilities.
• Must hold a full UK manual driving license and be flexible with hours.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care, meal preparation, and medication.
• Support individuals in achieving personal goals and social engagements.
• Ensure respect, dignity, and independence for the individuals supported.

Skills

Visual Impairments

Autism and Learning Disabilities

Reliable and Flexible

UK Manual Driving Licence Essential

Job description

Overview

Join Our Team as a Female Support Worker

• Location: Maidstone, Kent
• Salary: £12.96 per hour.
• Hours: 0 hours per week, as and when required.
• Contract: Casual.
• Driving Requirement: A full UK manual driving license is essential.
• Right to Work: Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer any skilled worker visas.

Essential Criteria

To be considered for this position, you will demonstrate exposure to two of the following areas of expertise:

• Visual Impairments
• Autism and Learning Disabilities
• Reliable and Flexible
• UK Manual Driving Licence Essential

About You

Are you someone who truly enjoys making a difference in others’ lives? Do you have a calm, caring, and resilient nature? If so, we want to hear from you!

What will you be doing?

As a Female 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. Here's what you'll be doing:

• 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.
• Empowering Independence: Assisting with personal goals, from daily activities to long-term aspirations, and encouraging creative exploration.
• Social Engagement: Supporting activities like holidays, social events, and hobbies, ensuring everyone can enjoy what they love doing.
• Respect & Dignity: Ensuring that the individuals and their families are treated with the utmost respect, dignity, and equality.

Who you will be Supporting

Our supported living services in Kent offer either shared or self-contained accommodation for six young ladies with a range of disabilities. We are specialists in supporting people who are autistic. Our focus is on supporting people to live independently in their own home.

We aim to excel as a specialist provider of quality care and support, ensuring the people we support are at the heart of everything we do.

Our support enables people to make choices and express their individuality. Personalisation is not a tick box exercise for us, but is fundamental to how we deliver our mission every single day of the year.

Applicants must be flexible regarding working hours in order to meet the needs of the service. Once training is completed there will be sleep-in shifts (paid separately) alongside your normal hours. We are looking for people with a good listening ear, that are patient, understanding and proactive who want to see the ladies we support excel in their lives, learning and becoming as independent as they can. Our ladies enjoy a range of different activities, whether its crafts, learning to cook new recipes, going to work, swimming, days out in London or going on Rollercoasters at Theme Parks. We encourage all to learn social skills. It's a lovely service with great people who want to make the most of their lives!

Benefits and Recruitment

Safer Recruitment: SeeAbility is committed to safe and fair recruitment practices, safeguarding, and protecting those who we support. It is a condition of employment that prospective employees will be subject to the following:

• A criminal background check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (where appropriate).
• Documentary evidence to confirm your identity, current address, and the right to work in the UK.
• Health Declaration to ensure that you are able to support the people we support to their full potential.
• References will be requested, obtained, and held on file, 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.

All vetting checks will be conducted and completed prior offering a date to start employment at SeeAbility's expense.

Diversity

We actively seek to attract and retain talent from diverse backgrounds, recognising that a wide range of perspectives strengthen our teams. In exceptional circumstances, the role is exempt from the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) which provides for the application of a genuine occupational requirement. SeeAbility encourages applications from individuals of all identities, including those from underrepresented groups and those with a disability. We believe a diverse workforce drives innovation, creativity, and success. Everyone’s unique experiences and views are appreciated their opinion valued. We welcome applications from those with a disability.