Support Worker

Are you a warm, caring person with practical life skills? Are you looking for a local role that fits your commitments and comes with variety, challenges and rewarding results, not to mention excellent benefits?Are you lookingto develop your current skills and experience working within a care setting, then why notmake themove to Southdown as a Support Worker?

Benefits at Southdown include:

• Salary above the Real Living Wage
• Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme
• Employee Assistance (EAP), Free advice and counselling service
• Access to Blue Light card
• Health Care cashback scheme
• Interest-free Loans
• Life cover: For staff under the age of 65 years in our pension scheme
• Flexible working
• Access to the Easit Network
• Free access to financial services and advice through Salary Finance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Free Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Support with Career Progression
• Supportive working environment.
• £100 reward for passing your probationary period

Were looking for a new Support Worker to join our service in Pagham, Bognor Regis,which ishome to 6 adults with learning disabilities.As a Support Worker, your role involves supporting people with their everyday needse.g.personal care and cleaning their homeaswell ashobbiese.g.walks along the beach with a tea and cake pitstop, theatre trips, cycling, kayakingand anything else that interests the clients.

Working pattern

Rotas are created 3-6 months in advance, with a 4-week rolling rota. Early shifts start at 7 amandlate shifts finish at 10 pm, with youbeing offereda combination of 6 & 8 hour shifts. The occasional sleep-in may be requiredandyou will receive4weekend days offper month.

Any extra hours worked above full-time (37 hours per week)are paidat an enhance rate of13% = £14.42 per hour.

We require our Support Workers to hold a full manual driving licence due to the remote location of the service, youwill also be required to transport clients using their own vehicles.

Our Values

Southdown is a psychologically informed organisation where the well-being and happiness of our employees matter. Were committed to creating a positive and compassionatework environment where employees feel valued, respected andinspired to do their best. In addition, were a family-friendly employer that recognises the importance of a work-life balance.If you share our values and want to work for an organisation that helpschange lives for the better, we want to hear from you!

We are a Disability Confident Employer and are fully committed to supporting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and welcome applications from all candidates that meet our job specifications. If you feelthere is a barrier thatpotentially prevents you from applying,do get in contact withus aswe are always happy to discuss (or arrange a discussionwethe recruiting manager) to exploreifany reasonable adjustments can be madeto support your application.

We very much welcome previous experience in roles such as Support Worker, Health Care Assistant, Care Assistant, Nurse, Social Care Worker, Senior Care Assistant, Mental Health Care Worker, Nursing Home Assistant, Personal Assistant or Residential Care Worker.

Closing date for applications: 22ndSeptember 2024

Interviews will be held: To Be Confirmed

If successful at interview, you will be invited to visit the service.

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