Learning Disability Support Worker

5 months ago

Yeovil, United Kingdom Enable Support Services Full time

**Job description**

**Looking for an exciting new role? A job where you can make a difference every day? Look no further as we're looking for people like you to join our team in Yeovil to support a female client with LD/autism.**

**Our fantastic community team are looking for a caring, creative and enthusiastic individuals to join them as** female Learning Disability **Support Workers** on a permanent basis. We are particularly looking to recruit people part time who would like to work in the evenings and weekends (after 4pm and then onto a sleep in).

The Role

Enable Support Services are a busy housing support and care at home service, as a Learning Disability **Support Worker** no two days are ever the same; you'll be part of a friendly team which supports an individual female with Learning Disability. Your main aim will be supporting the individual with their day to day needs which include shopping, finances, cooking, appointments, personal care, laundry and housework. This lady receives support on a 2:1 basis. You must be female yourself and have a driving licence and a car. You will also work with clients in the Yeovil community so there will be a variety of different types of client for you to work with.

You will receive excellent training, opportunities for development and have a helpful team behind you to support you every step of the way.

**About you**

We'll pay you for your full induction and up to 15 hours of mandatory training. We will give you all the practical skills you'll need.

**All we’ll need you to bring is;**
- Confidence and experience in carrying out personal care for our client
- A caring and compassionate attitude
- The ability to work well in a team
- Confidence to lone work
- Good communication and organisational skills
- A positive attitude with a willingness to learn
- Ability to do sleep ins

**Shift Patterns**

As we're dedicated to providing around the clock support tailored to the needs of the individual, shift patterns can vary and include alternate weekends and public holidays. However, we will ensure that your rota is balanced.

Our sleep-ins are not included in your contracted hours, so you’ll receive an additional sleepover payment of **£65 **per night for each sleep-in worked..

**Benefits**

**Comprehensive induction with training and shadowing**
- We offer fully funded DBS
- Mandatory Training is paid for (for full time and some part time positions)
- High levels of support and supervision
- Annual leave allocation of 29 days (which includes an extra day off on your birthday)
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is 24 hour free and confidential service available to all staff.
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Variety of recognition awards for staff on a monthly basis
- Salaries are paid the in the same month so no need to work a month in hand (contracted staff only
- zero hour are one month in arrears)
- Refer a friend schemes

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Bank

Full-time hours: 40 per week

**Salary**: £12 per hour

Day Range
- Weekends
- Monday to Friday

Physical setting:

- Homecare

Shift:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift

Application question(s):

- How many hours per week are you looking for?
- Are you highly skilled in LD and female

**Experience**:

- Learning Disability: 2 years (required)
- Dementia
- Personal Care

Work Location: In person

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £12.00 per hour

Expected hours: 24 - 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee mentoring programme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking

Physical setting:

- Homecare

Shift:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift

Application question(s):

- Do you have experience or qualifications relevant to the role (not essential) If so please detail these here. i.e NVQ, Care Certification etc
- Do you live locally to the role?
- Are you a driver with business ins & access to your own car?
- You are happy to do at least one sleep-in per week (paid £65 per night)
- Are you able to work evenings and weekends with some sleepins

**Experience**:

- Learning Disability: 3 years (required)
- Personal Care: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person

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