Support Worker

Interaction - York

Posted 2 days ago, valid for 5 days

Welwyn, Hertfordshire AL6 9ET, England

£11.75 - £11.75 per hour

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

The role of Support Worker is a full-time position with 37.5 hours per week available in Welwyn, offering a salary of £11.75 per hour.
Candidates do not need prior experience as a Support Worker, but an understanding of learning disabilities and challenging behaviors is beneficial.
The ideal applicant should be empathetic, resilient, and passionate about supporting others, with the ability to adapt to the needs of those they support.
Responsibilities include assisting with household tasks, teaching life skills, encouraging community access, and providing personal care.
Flexibility is required for evening, weekend, and bank holiday work, and successful candidates must pass a full DBS check.

Role: Support Worker

Hours: 37.5 Full time positions available only

Salary: £11.75 per hour

Location: Welwyn

Our Client is a leading national disability charity and we are looking for compassionate individuals to join our supported living service in Bristol as Support Workers.

Please note, this employer does not currently offer sponsorship

What makes a good Support Worker?

Previous experience in a Support Worker type role is not essential but an awareness of learning disabilities and challenging behaviours is. What is most important is that you are an empathetic, resilient and robust individual with a genuine passion for supporting others. Having the ability to think on your feet is an important skill for this role as it means that you will be able to adapt to the needs of the people you are supporting.

What would you be doing?

• Assisting with jobs around the house

• Teaching and developing life skills

• Encouraging the people we support to access the community

• Accompanying on trips and leisure activities

• Dealing with some behaviours that challenge

• Personal care

• Taking an interest in the lives of the people we support

What you get from us?

As a Support Worker not only will you get immense job satisfaction and be part of an organisation that takes care of its staff but also:

• Pension contribution

• Paid DBS

• Access to free occupational health, physiotherapy, counselling and advice services

• Fully paid training and access to nationally recognised qualifications

• Sick Pay

• Access to an online shopping platform with discounts from over 3,500 retailers

Please note that this role will involve elements of evening, weekend and bank holiday work as well as sleep in shifts so flexibility is essential and the successful candidates will be subject to a full DBS check

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