Support Worker

2 weeks ago

Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom Freeways Full time £20,480 - £26,240 per year

Job description

Support Workers (Bristol)

Part time & Full Time (22.5hrs hours per week), Permanent

Salary: up to £ £12.85 per hour

Have you ever wanted to 'give something back' to your community? Freeways are definitely the charity for you. We are currently looking to recruit support workers in our Bristol services.

The service support adults with learning disabilities to enable them to live their best lives. The staff teams are flexible and supportive of each other as well as offering an excellent service to the people they support.

As one of our support workers you would be supporting the activities that everyone enjoys as well as caring for those with less mobility and understanding. The rota is flexible and does include evenings and weekends and we can work with you to take into consideration a healthy and happy work/life balance. An anti-social enhancement is provided to those who work evenings and weekends and an excellent rate for sleeping in.

All training is provided within your first six months of employment. After this there is the opportunity to work towards your Diploma 3 in Health and Social Care.

Things we would expect you to do during a day:

· Supporting people to access the local community

· Support to travel on public transport

· Attend health appointments with the people we support

· Domestic duties, such as light cleaning

· Personal care for individuals

· Supporting to maintain family relationships

· Activities within the house – such as arts and crafts, gardening

The benefits of working with Freeways:

28 days (pro-rata) annual leave entitlement (including public holidays), increases up to 35 days (pro-rata) with length of service

Excellent induction and training programme

Opportunity to complete the Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care

Prospects for progression within the company - many of our support workers have gone on to become Team Leaders, Assistant Managers, Trainee Managers and Service Managers with us

Company sick pay

Company pension scheme

Life assurance cover of twice your annual salary (subject to rules of the scheme)

Family friendly/work-life balance policies

Free DBS check every 3 years

Occupational health provision

Employee Assistance Programme – 24 hour access to a counselling and legal helpline

About us:

Freeways are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are a local charity that supports adults with learning disabilities. We are a highly regarded provider of residential services and are passionate about helping people to become as independent as possible by supporting them to make choices, learn new skills and make links with their local community.

Unfortunately Freeways is unable to sponsor employment of international workers in this role. You will be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS and Adult Barred List check.

Please note, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we're unfortunately unable to respond to each one individually. If you haven't heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that, on this occasion, your application has not been successful. We wish you the best in your job search and appreciate your support for the work we do.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: £12.60-£12.85 per hour

Benefits:

  • Company pension

Application question(s):

  • Do you live in Bristol?

Language:

  • English (required)

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

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