Role : Support worker
Salary: £11.75 per hour
Location : Totnes
Part time hours available
Do you want to help people live their best life? Do you want a rewarding career with real sense of satisfaction?
If you answered yes to the above.. We want you to join our team!
Join us as a Support Worker at our services in South Hams.
This Role comes with full training, generous rewards, real career progression prospects and genuine job satisfaction.
Making it happen- Your Role
You will be joining a team which supports people with mild learning disabilities predominantly within our supported living service. Our aim is to give the people you will be supporting as much control over their own lives as possible.
This is a responsible Role which is really varied, can be challenging and is extremely rewarding, the job is all about giving people encouragement, guidance and support so they can live as independently as possible and have the freedom to make their own choices.
On a daily basis, you may be involved in supporting people with the following activities:
- Providing active support
- Assisting with jobs around the house
- Helping the people we support with evening and morning routines
- Personal care
- Monitoring the wellbeing of the people we support
- Dealing with any issues that arise during the day
You need to have basic IT skills as you will be required to write support plans and use computer on daily basis.
About you
We welcome people from all walks of life to apply for a job with us.
We don’t ask for specific qualifications or experience, - although experience would be desirable. We just ask that you have the compassion and integrity to treat people with dignity and respect.
Rewards and benefits
In return for your passion and commitment, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Pension contribution
- Access to free occupational health, physiotherapy, counselling and advice services
- Fully paid training and access to nationally recognised qualifications
- Travel to work scheme (season ticket loan)
- Access to an online shopping platform with discounts from over 3,500 retailers
This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
United Response is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to the Mindful Employer values and are a Disability Confident Leader, providing support to applicants with disabilities.
We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. If you are interested in applying for employment with United Response and are in need of support to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an email with your request to tamsin.kirby@unitedresponse.org.uk
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