Support Worker

Way Ahead Care are Proud to be a domiciliary care company providing support and companionship to individuals in their own homes. Our support team are at the heart of our social care and support. As a support worker not one day is the same, our dedicated team support individuals to and from appointments, go on shopping trips or attending local events/ activities.

The social inclusion for our individuals is paramount to their wellbeing and ongoing/ future care. If you feel you can make a difference to our individuals and provide the social and wellbeing support then apply today, we would love to hear from you.

You do not need any qualifications to apply for this role, full training will be provided. Although experience is not essential, we do look for individual values and behaviours for this role such as a good pair of eyes, a listening ear and a warm caring nature and motivational attitude.

Way Ahead Care are proud to be providing individual care for individual people since 1994. We are proud of the quality of care and support we provide to all individuals we support.

Everything we do at Way Ahead Care is underpinned by our four core values:

• Connecting with people
• Making a difference
• Doing the right thing
• Embracing change

By living these values, we ensure that we keep our commitment to delivering high-quality, tailored care to support and enrich the lives of all our individuals we provide care and support for.

Please Note: A Full UK driving license and vehicle is required for this role.

Working as a Support Worker you will make a real difference to the lives of our customers. Our customers deserve the best care possible, every day of the year. You will therefore have the commitment and desire to give someone your best attention.

If you tick these boxes, we would love to hear from you.

Please be advised that unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship on this role.

Location: Taunton & Surrounding areas

Shift Patterns: (8am- 6pm) Full time and part time opportunities are available.

Days: Can be Flexible but all employees must be available to work alternative weekends.

Support Worker Duties Include:

• Companionship, our customers are full of great stories they love a listening ear and being able to relive their memories within their stories. Supporting them with life skills, and to engage in hobbies and provide emotional support.
• Future planning; we encourage all our customers to look at their own future, whether this is supporting to map their care journey with us, or support to gain the best out of their experience. As a support worker you will be supporting and updating care plans tailored to their individual needs and future care.
• Attending appointments and taking the individual into the community. As we go through our care journey, some individuals may need a bit of extra support to attend appointments or manage their appointments, whether this is medical or social, our dedicated support workers will aid in providing high quality support and managing their own lives.
• Budgeting and finance support. This can be confusing for anyone, our support workers can aid in some financial support. This may be advice on managing their own budgets and supporting the individual to be as independent as possible for as long as possible in managing their own finances by providing guidance to them.
• Supporting individuals to local activities, this may be skittles, swimming or even the local shops. Imagine wanting to go to skittles every weekend, but the care journey taken means you need help to get there? Our support workers are fundamental in supporting our individuals to enjoy the things they want to do.
• Help with household domestics, this may be cleaning, tidying or even helping to put up decorations as certain times of year.
• There may be some people that need that extra bit of support for personal care and getting dressed before they wish to go out for their support visits. We can support in starting their day off right for them, providing high quality care, followed by support to access their local communities.
• You may even support in meal preparation, we give full training and guidance on healthy and well balanced diets, and some individuals may just need that bit of extra support to make their homemade meals or making their preferred choices of drinks.

In Return We Offer Great Benefits Including:

• Free training and ongoing support in the role.
• Choice of full and part time hours to suit your work/life balance.
• Competitive hourly rates – £12.69 per hour (includes 30p travel enhancement)
• Enhanced rates paid for Bank Holidays.
• Fixed 2-week rolling rota pattern.
• Mileage paid at 47p per mile.
• Travel time paid at hourly rate.
• Free enhanced DBS check.
• Additional holidays for long service of 5 and 10 years.
• A generous Recommend a Friend Scheme.
• Free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• NEST Pension 5% Employee & 3% Employer Contribution.
• Blue Light Card

Way Ahead Care is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and welcome applications from all individuals. As this position involves "regulated activity" (as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) an Enhanced DBS check will be undertaken.

It's a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group. Way Ahead Care is committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and children at risk.

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

Pay: £12.69-£13.74 per hour

Application question(s):

• Please advise on your current location

Licence/Certification:

• Driving License and use of a car (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: On the road