Support Worker

If you care for others without a second thought, and are looking for a rewarding career, where you can make a difference and change lives for the better and enjoy a £500 welcome bonus, then a Support Worker at 1A Upper Brighton Road could be the right choicefor you.

As an experienced Support Worker from the NHS or private sector, you'll receive training to join the team, where you will be valued and supported, with career development opportunities available.

It's a career that you can take pride in while enjoying the satisfaction of helping people and seeing them improve. It's what delivering great healthcare should feel like.
- Preferable you will be driver and will have a clean and full UK licence as you will be responsible for driving staff and service users using the company car to community activities, family visits and supporting our people with their care plans. Thisis to accommodate the needs of our service users in the most efficient manner._

**What you will be doing**
You will join an inclusive, supportive team that works well together to provide care to people with learning disabilities. Whether you have experience as a Healthcare Assistant or Care Worker, you will use your knowledge and skills to help support people leada valued and fulfilled life.
It can be quite a challenging environment at times, so a positive attitude, compassion, resilience and vigilance are important. But it is hugely rewarding to see people improve; being able to do something today that they couldn't do last week because of you.
You will have access to the Elysium Wellbeing team, which is on hand to keep you feeling great; be it a chat, massage or group activities. Who doesn't like a free massage at work?
With a huge range of courses that will help you grow and succeed, if you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, Elysium Healthcare can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.
The shift patterns include working weekends, 7.5 hours a day, 4-5 days a week between the hours of 7:00am and 10:00pm. Full time and part-time late shift available also with the working hours from 2pm to 10pm to suit your lifestyle and long shifts also available on weekends.
**Where you will be working
Location**: 1A Upper Brighton Road, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 6LQ
1A Upper Brighton Road based in Surbiton is part of our learning disability and autism division and provides support for people who may be living with severe learning disabilities, autism and behaviours which, due to their diagnosis may be seen as challenging.
Clients may also have profound and multiple communication difficulties, sensory impairments and physical health problems.
Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you will offer support to people as part of their care pathway. Whether it is moving from their community placement or a family home because they require more structured care and support.
Your aim will be to encourage individuals to lead a full and valued life, enabling them to live more independently through a programme of active community engagement, developing meaningful social networks and developing robust coping strategies.
**What you will get**
- Hourly rate of £10 + benefits
- Enjoy a £500 welcome bonus*
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave - plus your birthday off
- Free meals
- Wellbeing support and activities
- Career development and training
- Pension contribution
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Maternity Package
- Flexible working opportunities

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.
**About your next employer**
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 70 services across England and Wales, providing four services including: Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities& Autism, Children & Education, there is an opportunity for you to grow and move with Elysium.
- _The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority and as such we encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.__