Support Worker

We have an excellent career opportunity for the role of **Support Worker** to join our amazing team at **Avalon Group** working in the **Skipton** area.

**Did you know that you do not require care experience to work with us at Avalon Group? We’re very much interested if you’re a kind, reliable, honest and dedicated person.**

**Pay rates**start at £12.27 an hour with weekends, evenings, and nights paid at a higher hourly rate. We also pay Non-Customer Contact Time between consecutive sessions of support which are less than 2 hours, and double pay on Bank Holidays.

**Contract**: This is a permanent role with a contract

**Shift patterns: F**ull-time, part-time, and weekend hours are currently available in our Skipton Locality. There will be an expectation to undertake sleepovers as part of the rota, which are paid at £80.19 per shift.

**Hours**: We currently offer part time and weekend roles in this region working between 12 and 24 hours per week.

**Who are we?**

Avalon Group is an award-winning charity with over 30 years’ experience in providing person-centered support to adults with care support needs. We pride ourselves in promoting independence and choice, enabling the people we support to achieve their best life experience. At Avalon, we live everyday by our values of respect, honesty, learning & development, inclusion and partnership working.

We work with adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health conditions, acquired brain injuries, autism and more.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Due to the location of this service, a full UK driving licence is required
- Personal care
- Housekeeping skills (cooking, shopping etc)
- Good sense of humour, willing to get involved in groups, can think outside the box when planning
- Activities, positive ‘can do’ attitude, self-motivated, the desire to make a positive impact on a person’s life

**Why choose to work WITH us at Avalon Group**:

- This is a role that genuinely makes a difference in people’s lives, everyday.
- You will be supported by an excellent care management team that will always be there for you
- You will be working with like minded people who love to care for others.
- Award winning in-house training with opportunities to
- develop your career
- Access to a 24/7 Everyday Advice helpline, giving you
- impartial guidance regarding any personal matters or
- concerns you may have
- On Call support 24 hours a day
- Discounts at high street retailers and on gym memberships
- Access to our Health Cash Plan
- Paid travel expenses between consecutive sessions of support at 45p per mile
- £250 bonus for recommending a friend to become a support worker
- Paid Enhanced Disclosure and Barring (DBS) Certificate (which you need to be able to work in social care
- Full comprehensive in-house induction training, which includes both face-to-face and online learning.
- On-call support means Support Workers can ask for advice or support when needed
- Paid non-customer contact time, paid training, paid for travel between consecutive support shifts
- Career development - to roles such as Support Coordinator, or Service Manager.
- No short visits - this allows Support Workers to build
- meaningful relationships
- Varied work - our care work is varied including helping with personal care, finances, medication, and including our customers into their local community.
- Values based organisation - Avalon live by their values and strive support customers to live the best life they can - this means the support worker role is rewarding and fulfilling.
- We support our employees to complete a qualification in health & social care once completed probation (fully funded).

**Essential criteria**:

- Proactive person who can use your own decision making skills.
- Driving licence with your own vehicle for work use
- Willingness to learn and develop your skills
- Can do attitude and strong work ethic
- Able to work independently as well as part of a team
- Empathetic to people and kind
- Good communication skills
- A desire to genuinely help other people and make a difference
- Honesty and integrity
- Kind, caring and compassionate
- Hardworking/ motivated
- Resilient
- Team player
- Reliable
- Must have current Right to Work in the UK (at least 6 months due to costs incurred by DBS checks and training)
- Must be able to reliably travel within the area
- Must be able to work flexible hours
- Please note - people do NOT need experience in care for this role. We are very much interested in your values as a person and we provide excellent training for all staff.
- Driving Licence - Due to support locations, a full-UK Driving License with access to a car which can be used for business purposes would be preferable.

If you have any questions or would like some further information on the role, please **'APPLY'**now and we can arrange a phone call at your earliest convenience. Come and join the **Avalon Group** team.

**We can’t wait to hear from you.**

**J