Support Worker

Adult Social Care; Sleaford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in Sleaford is seeking dedicated Support Workers to enhance the quality of life for individuals they support, fostering independence and confidence. You will assist with personal care, social activities, and skill development in a friendly environment. No previous experience required; passion and a caring attitude are crucial. The role offers competitive salary and extensive training opportunities to help you grow in your career. Enjoy a rewarding job making a positive impact in your community.

Benefits

Enhanced pay for evenings and weekends

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Discounts via Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues and families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Passion for enhancing quality of life for individuals.
• Ability to work within a dynamic team.
• Experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in gaining independence in daily lives.
• Encourage socialisation and access to local communities.
• Assist with personal care and teach new life skills.

Skills

Caring attitude

Experience with autism

Experience with complex needs

Flexibility

Resilience

Job description

Support Worker – Welby Close – £13.00 up to £14.50 with overtime and evening/weekend enhancements (Ts & Cs apply)
Town: Sleaford
Typical Shifts: Mon-Sun 7am-2pm and 2pm-9pm
Full Time
UK DL required

Benefits

• Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Wagestream – giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.
• Funded Blue Light Card – hundreds of discounts at high street retailers etc.
• 24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families
• Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families
• Enhanced retirement leave
• Long service awards

We’re on the hunt for genuinely caring, hands‑on Support Workers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support. As a support worker with us you’ll be helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives, whilst working within a dynamic team to support a fantastic group of people! Our supported living service Webly Close in Sleaford is a welcoming and friendly environment and you can be sure that no two days will be the same! You’ll be enhancing the lives of the people we support by teaching them new life skills, assisting with personal care, encouraging them to access their local communities, socialising and doing lots of activities. One day you could be out with the people we support in the community, the next you could be unwinding with them playing video games, watching films or going to the cinema.

This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference to someone’s life and to help them grow in confidence and independence so that they meet their goals, whether this be making dinner by themselves or going on holiday.

We’re interested in our Support Workers having both the right experience and the right values. This is why at this service our Support Workers should be resilient, flexible and composed in their approach, have experience with following Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice as well as experience working with individuals with autism, acquired brain injury, complex individuals with mental health needs, traumatic backgrounds and challenging behaviours.

What you’ll do

Why choose us? You don’t need to have experience to be a fantastic Support Worker, what you need is a passion for enhancing the quality of life for the people we support, a desire to learn and a genuine caring attitude. We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You, and so long as you’ve got the passion to make someone’s life better, we can give you all the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career. We encourage our staff to Grow Together through our excellent training programme, starting at induction and following you through your career, with opportunity for promotion and progression as well as job security in a sector leading organisation. We have a fantastic range of benefits for our staff and we offer sector leading career progression, so don’t hesitate to apply today and make a real difference to the lives of the people we’re supporting!

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.

* Some of our roles require male or female employees only, where this is indicated it is a genuine occupational requirement, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010