Support Worker, Wakefield Areas

Avalon Group; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Avalon Group is seeking Support Workers in Wakefield and surrounding areas. This role offers both full-time and part-time options with in-house training available, ensuring a fulfilling career where you can make a positive difference in people's lives. With benefits such as paid training, bonus schemes, and secure income, this is a meaningful opportunity for compassionate individuals.

Benefits

Award winning in-house training

24/7 Everyday Advice helpline

Discounts at high street retailers

Health Cash Plan

Paid travel expenses

Paid Enhanced DBS Certificate

Paid mileage

Paid training

Qualifications

• No previous experience or qualifications required.
• Enthusiastic about making a difference in people's lives.
• Willing to undergo in-house training.

Responsibilities

• Deliver vital support including personal care and daily living skills.
• Assist with administration of medication and finances.
• Travel as required within Wakefield and surrounding areas.

Skills

Compassion

Driven

Caring

Job description

Full-time and Part-time Options Available

- Award winning in-house training with opportunities to develop your career

- 24/7 Everyday Advice helpline, giving you impartial guidance regarding any personal matters or concerns you may have

- On Call support 24 hours a day

- Discounts at high street retailers and on gym memberships

- Access to our Health Cash Plan

- Paid travel expenses between consecutive sessions of support

- £250 bonus for recommending a friend to become a support worker

- Paid Enhanced Disclosure and Barring (DBS) Certificate (which you need to be able to work in social care

Support Worker, Wakefield Areas

Due to the terms of our sponsorship licence, we are currently not able to accept applications from those requiring sponsorship. Please only apply if you are already a resident in the UK with no sponsorship requirements.

Avalon Group is an award-winning charity with over 30 years’ experience in providing person-centred support to adults with care support needs. We pride ourselves in promoting independence and choice, enabling the people we support to achieve their best life experience. At Avalon, we live everyday by our values of respect, honesty, learning & development, inclusion and partnership working.

Looking for a fulfilling and rewarding job that works for you?

We’re currently looking for Support Workers within Wakefield & Surrounding Areas to join our friendly team. Full-time and part-time options are available, allowing you to join a new role which respects commitments you may already have. Due to support locations, you must be able to travel as required within Wakefield and surrounding areas.

Our mission is to provide inclusive and personalised support. As a Support Worker, you’ll be delivering vital support to our customers, including helping them with their personal care, daily living skills, administration of medication, and their finances. This is a varied and meaningful role where you will be helping the people you support to live the life they choose.

You don’t need previous experience or qualifications – we’re simply looking for compassionate, driven, and caring individuals who are enthusiastic about making a difference to people’s lives and delivering the highest possible quality of care. Whether you are experienced in care or are looking to start a new meaningful and rewarding career, our in-house training team will ensure that you have all the additional skills you need to deliver your role with confidence.

Job Security & Guaranteed Income – hourly rates start at £12.27 with enhanced rates for overnight and weekend shifts. PLUS we offer paid mileage, paid training, and lots of great benefits! We are a well-established care provider, providing you with a secure role and scope to develop.

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Appointment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Certificate.

We strive to ensure equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates regardless of ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.