Support Worker

**About The Company**:
**The Mulberry Court family is recruiting**

Mulberry Court is a residential service in Gillingham, Dorset. As a member of the support team you will work with people who have varying degrees of disabilities to promote independence and choice through meaningful activities and experiences.

The individuals we support go on day trips to lots of different places, such as Legoland, Longleat and Monkey World. They love going out for picnics and walks around the local area. They’re situated right next to a garden centre and take regular trips to their café for lunch They love cooking, gardening, arts and crafts and competitive games/sports baking cakes. Oh, and they love a BBQ One of the individuals they support Music is important to many of the people we support, Mulberry has in-house discos with karaoke as well as trips to music festivals and concerts loves music, they’re due to take him to a pink Floyd tribute concert in the near future

The staff love working at Mulberry Court, they’ve describe the nature of their work as being more than just a job as it has a complete family feel where everyone is supported and everyone supports each other and has each other’s backs. The staff feel they are truly making a positive impact and difference to the lives of the individuals we support.

**About The Role**:
At Salutem Care and Education, we recognise the value and wisdom that come from all stages of life. Join our team to be a part of a community that truly appreciates the richness of age diversity.

Now we've shared a glimpse of what it's like to work for us, let us introduce ourselves. We’re Salutem and we are committed to making a positive impact on the lives of thousands of children and adults in England and Wales across our residential homes, schools and day centres. Our dedicated support teams empower individuals to overcome any obstacles and live the life they choose.

Each day will be different, and the main focus of your role is to provide daily support to adults in our residential services. Talking of ‘dream’ jobs, some of our shifts are sleep-ins

We want the best for everyone we support and that's what makes us a family. If you have the ability to support someone to feel at home, be their true self, and do what makes their heart happy - we want to hear from you. This is a meaningful role and will suit someone who is looking to make a difference and make memories that'll last a lifetime.

We know our staff put 100% into building brighter futures for the individuals we support. That's why we offer career progression no matter where you start in the organization. Your progress here will be regularly reviewed and as you gain expertise your rate of pay will increase. We believe in creating a Career from Care and we want the support workers we recruit now to become our managers of the future

**Benefits**

FREE Online 24/7 GP Service for you and your family from a GP who can prescribe

Competency Frameworks and Pay Scales

Wagestream - where any day can be a payday

Refer-a-Friend Scheme - Instantly earn points and cash rewards

Sovereign Health Care Plan

Canada Life, Group Life Assurance

Blue Light Card

Blink, our internal communications app

Pension scheme

Free DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service)

As an organisation, we're committed to supporting our teams and offering a range of perks that look after your financial, mental, emotional and physical wellbeing.
- Terms and conditions apply.

We have a massive duty of care towards those we support who are often the most vulnerable in society, which is why our staff are encouraged to keep up to date with vaccines and focus on self-care too.

We hope this gives you a little glimpse into this role and vibe of our organisation. We want everyone at Salutem to live their best lives, and look forward to hearing from you too #applynow