Male Support Worker

Package Description
**JOB ROLE**:Male Support Worker

**LOCATION**: Skewen, Neath (SA10)

**SALARY**: £10.90 to £11.70* per hour

**SHIFT PATTERNS**:08:00-20:30PM & 20:30-08:00AM

We require a Male Support workers over the age of 18 due to a genuine occupational requirement for the people we are supporting making this position exempt from the gender discrimination rule.

Due to continued growth we are urgently seeking full time Support Workers to join our team in Skewen, Neath.

One thing that is for sure is that joining our team at Park Avenue will be fulfilling and rewarding, offering you stability with the opportunity to grow and develop your career further. Many of our Managers and Team Leaders joined us as a Support Worker and through ongoing training and coaching they are continuing to move further up the accomplish ladder

Experience within the care sector is not needed as we offer full training, coaching and development.

**About Park Avenue**:
Park Avenue supports up 5 adults, it is a place where people with Mental Health needs are believed in and encouraged through positive support, acceptance and a genuine desire to see everyone flourish. We have developed our support as a direct response to the needs being presented, and we have become broad in our delivery because we have the one, very special thing that is needed to see a sustained engagement - trust. We understand that everyone is an individual and their needs may vary, but whatever the persons situation or however complex their needs are we will encourage, support and motivate them on their unique journey towards independence.

**As a Support Worker, you will be involved in the day to day support and routine of the people within the service including**:

- Prompting service users independence whilst helping them live a fulfilling life
- Supporting & encouraging the development of personal skills through hobbies and interests
- Maintaining and helping with health care needs, including accompanying service users to routine appointments or administrating medication
- Teaching life skills such as budgeting, paying bills & shopping
- Assisting with personal care (Depending on service user)
- Assisting with domestic tasks including cleaning & cooking

Experience within the care sector is not essential as we offer full training, however what you do need is the enthusiasm and commitment to live our company values every day to ensure we move mountains to support people to live happy and healthy lives.

**Why join us**:

- **Annual leave**:

- 5.6 weeks holiday per year
- **DBS Check **- we cover the cost of your DBS check and further renewals
- **Cycle to Work Scheme **- a healthy way to travel to work
- **Wellbeing Support, Advice and Guidance** - via our Employee Assistance Program though an online portal or over the telephone
- **Qualifications** - we can support you to obtain a range of QCF’s opening up further career opportunities
- **Staff Referral Scheme **- earn up to a very generous £1,000 for referring a friend to join our team at accomplish
- **Induction**:

- We pay for you to attend our comprehensive induction and on-going training
- **Accomplish Stars - **All of our employees are stars in our eyes and do some amazing things each and every day. Our employees can be awarded with an Accomplish Star and each month, a star is rewarded with a fantastic prize
- **Discounts at Highstreet retailers, days out, gifts, holidays and even when buying a car -** available via a Blue Light card that you will have access to as a Health and Social Care Employee
- **Long Service Awards** - receive 2 weeks extra annual leave and 2 weeks’ pay for reaching 10 years’ service
- **Health Scheme** - employees can opt into paying for a cash healthcare plan through their salary. This enables employees to claim back money towards general day to day healthcare such as opticians and dentist

Keys Group brings together three of the UK’s leading and longest-established providers of specialist education, care and activities; Accomplish, Keys and Peak. The organisation provides specialist support and education for more than 2,000 children, young people, adults and families in services and schools across England and Wales.

Specialist residential and supported living services for adults with a learning disability, autism, mental health needs and acquired brain injury are provided throughout England and Wales by Accomplish.

Keys offers education and care services for children, young people and families across England and Wales through its specialist schools, residential children’s homes, activity and intervention and leaving care services, adult resource centre and family assessment centres.

Activities are offered by Peak through its seven specialist adventure centres including water sports, treetop and climbing centres, across England.

**Please note that due to the vulnerable nature of the people that we support, all applicants must be over the age of 18*