Support Worker

Real Life Options Group; Ilkeston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading support services provider in Ilkeston is seeking a Support Worker to assist individuals with autism and learning disabilities. You will promote independence, provide personal care, and help maintain community involvement through various activities. The role requires flexibility for shifts, including weekends and nights. A minimum of 28 days paid holiday, training opportunities, and a compelling values-driven work environment are offered. A strong communicator and someone with aligned values are essential for success.

Benefits

28 days paid holiday

Employer contributory pension scheme

Health Cash Plan

Life cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Financial wellbeing scheme

Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS required.
• Ability to support individuals in daily activities.
• Flexibility to work various shift patterns.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with autism and learning disabilities.
• Assist with personal care and meal preparation.
• Encourage community participation and social inclusion.

Skills

Honest

Good Communicator

Strong Values

Flexible

Passionate

Self Motivated

Reliable

Caring

Inclusive

Job description

Support Worker

Ilkeston, DE7 8XW

£12.21 per hour

Full-time 39 hours per week - Permanent

Real Life Options provide support to people with autism, learning disabilities, and complex needs.

We provide individualised support packages and promote independence to enable people to live a happy fulfilled life within their own homes. The purpose-built accommodation is made of individual apartments and purpose-built bungalows.

The service comprises of 12 apartments for people with mild learning disabilities, 4 bungalows for individuals with higher complex needs and 4 bungalows for people who display behaviours of concern.

About the Role

You will be supporting individuals in their own homes to live as independently as possible, this involves:

• following daily planners
• helping with financial expenditure
• domestic support and administration of medication
• personal care
• meal planning/preparation
• maintaining important relationships
• support to find new friendships

A rewarding part of the role will be encouraging participation in activities in the local community to enhance social inclusion. Seeking new opportunities for the growth and development of the people we support which could include volunteering roles and further education access.

Shift patterns:

• 7am to 10pm
• 10pm - 7am (Waking Nights)

Working on a rota, you will be required to work weekends, evenings, bank holidays with planned time off.

Flexibility to cover any of these shift patterns over the 7 day weekly period is essential.

An Enhanced DBS will be required for this role.

Why Join Us?

• A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
• Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job - develop professionally through training, mentoring, and a strong support network
• an employer contributory pension scheme
• Work in a collaborative, values-led environment

In addition to the above you also have access to the following great benefits:

• Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours)
• £10,000 Life cover
• A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
• A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• A financial wellbeing scheme
• Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)
• Recognition Initiatives

Don’t miss out – Be Part of Something Bigger – Join a team driven by values, with a mission that matters

Apply today and start making a real impact!

We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do these are:

• Respect
• Honesty
• Responsibility
• Excellence

If you can circle 6 or more of the skills below, then you could be the person we are looking for:

• Honest
• Good Communicator
• Strong Values
• Flexible
• Passionate
• Self Motivated
• Reliable
• Caring
• Inclusive

Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your email folders regularly, including your junk mail folders.

Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.