Support Worker

Location - Wadebridge, Cornwall

Salary information - £10.42 - £11.62 per hour.

An additional 10% overtime allowance for hours worked over the full time equivalent of 37.5 hours per week. / Sleep ins £65.61 (being £58.55 + 12.07% holiday in lieu)

Working hours - We provide 24/7 support to some people and are therefore flexible in regard to working hours.

A full UK driving licence is **desirable **for this role.

**We offer**
- 33 days annual leave (to include 8 days statutory Bank holidays)
- 20% bank holidays allowance with an increased rate of 50% for Christmas Day, Boxing day and New Years Day
- Apprenticeships - Earn whilst gaining a fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care with a Top 100 apprenticeship employer (ranked 11th in 2020)
- Access to the Hft Plus benefits package
- Access to award-winning training and development
- Annual staff award scheme
- A contributory pension scheme & life assurance
- Free DBS Check

**#Care to join us?**

We are looking for **Senior Support Workers **for our Day Services in Wadebridge and also **Support Workers** / **Health Care Workers **for both our Day Services and Supported Living Services in Wadebridge.
- Experience is not essential _as we provide all the training you need to be a confident support worker. Whether you are an experienced professional or completely new to the world of care, we want you to be a compassionate and friendly individual, who shares our Values.

What matters most is a positive attitude to life and a desire to support people to live their life with as much independence, choice, dignity and control as possible. You will need to have good listening skills and a practical, caring approach. Basic computer literacy is a necessity, as the role requires you to retrieve and record information using a variety of IT systems.

**What will you be doing?**

The purpose of your role is to give the highest possible standards of support to individuals with moderate to severe learning disabilities

This can range from supporting them to discover new interests, reaching goals like travelling or holidays and working positively with their families and friends. This will help individuals to engage in different leisure, home or work-related activities, all according to their personal choice

As a **senior support worker** at Hft you will be supporting adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible. You will be a role model to others through demonstrating excellent care to those we support and you will help the Day Services Manager to coach, support and manage staff teams effectively.

You will be responsible for nurturing and inspiring those coming to work for Hft to help ensure we have the best staff teams offering great support services. You will do this through our shared Values.

You also need to have or be willing to work towards a Diploma in Health & Social Care Level 3 (or equivalent).

As a **support worker / health care worker,** your responsibilities are varied and no two days are the same. As well as providing physical and emotional support you may be needed to help with household tasks and personal care as well as supporting individuals with healthcare needs, e.g. taking medication.

Everything you do will enable people to have choices about their own lives, providing flexible services that meet people’s needs, and always looking for the best way of doing things.

**Find your place with us and change lives.**

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**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £10.42-£11.62 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Wellness programme

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

COVID-19 considerations:
Full precautions taken

Application question(s):
Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person