Support Worker

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

Job summary

A reputable care organization in the UK is seeking a caring and hands-on female Support Worker to enhance the quality of life for individuals with epilepsy. The successful candidate will help clients gain independence through personal care, skill development, and community engagement. Passion and a desire to learn are essential, and the organization offers extensive training and development opportunities. Competitive salary with enhancements for evening/weekend work.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream for pay flexibility

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7/365 doctor line

Access to cash plans

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• A passion for enhancing the quality of life for supported individuals.
• Desire to learn and care for others.
• Applicants are subject to DBS checks and references.

Responsibilities

• Help individuals gain independence in daily lives.
• Support individuals with personal care and skill development.
• Encourage socialization and community involvement.

Skills

Experience with epilepsy

Experience with autism

Resilient and flexible approach

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Support Worker – £12.34 up to £13.84 with overtime and evening/weekend enhancements (Ts & Cs apply)

Town: Coates, Whittlesey PE7

Typical Shifts are: Mon - Sun Day Shifts 8am to 10pm

UK Man DL required

What we offer

• 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

Role Overview

We’re on the hunt for genuinely caring, hands‑on female support workers with epilepsy experience 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 is a welcoming and friendly environment and you can be sure that no two days will be the same! You’ll be enhancing the life of the lady we support by teaching new life skills, assisting with personal care, encouraging her to access their local communities, socialising and doing lots of activities such as swimming, shopping and cheerleading.

Responsibilities

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.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence
• Resilient, flexible and composed approach
• Experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice
• Experience working with individuals with autism
• Experience with epilepsy (required)

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. 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.