Relief Support Worker

5 months ago


Totnes, United Kingdom United Response Full time

**Role: Relief Support Worker**

**Salary: £11.75 per hour**

**Location Lower Barton Sharpham Farm**

**Hours: Relief Hours, zero hour contract**

**Are you looking for a way to help others?**

**How about a job where you are given huge development and progression opportunities?**

United Response is hiring

United Response is a leading national disability charity and we are looking for compassionate individuals to join our location in Lower Barton Sharpham Farm as Support Workers.

Here at United Response we passionately believe in supporting people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autism and mental health needs. With the help of Relief Support Workers who share in our core values we empower and enable individuals to achieve and become independent

**PERSON SPECIFICATION**:
**Essential Criteria**
- Passionate about making a difference and the work of United Response.
- Clear written and verbal communication style.
- Basic IT skills and numerical ability.
- ** Must** be willing to undertake required training, sometimes off site and outside normal working hours.
- To be willing and able to travel between locations as required.
- To be flexible and able to work in a number of locations under the direction of each services Team Leader.

**Desirable Criteria**
- Experience of supporting people or of working in a social care setting.
- Level 2 Certificate in Health and Social Care, or equivalent.
- Hold a current driving licence but not essential
- Have experience working in an area of one of our groups such as sports and fitness, farming, Gardening, Creative arts, Life skill building, horticulture.

**What you get from us?**

As a Relief 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
- 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

**What makes a good Relief 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.



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