Support Worker

**Support Worker - Full Time (Complex Services)**

**£12.00 per hour**

**_Driver required with a full UK licence _**

Shifts will be 7.30am to 10.30pm, 8am to 5pm and 8am to 9pm (5 days out of 7). We also work a weekend on and weekend off pattern.

**The role**

Real Life Options is a registered charity currently going through a period of growth, and we are continuing to search for permanent contracted Support Workers who really want to make an impact on the lives of the people we support.

We deliver creative, dynamic and person-centred services providing a range of individualised support.
For this role you would be required to support one young man in supported living. As a Support Worker you will help promote and maintain independence and assist with daily living tasks which may include: domestic tasks, assisting with mail, bills, and maintaining tenancy. You will also be prompting and providing personal care. There is medication support which is a very important part of this role and the successful applicant would be expected to undertake annual competencies/training as required.

The young man is non-verbal and uses pictures to aid in his communication with staff, experience of this would be highly desirable, however full training will be provided.

The young gentleman has a very active social life and attends many activities in the local community such as swimming, bowling and attending clubs. The ability to swim is desirable in order to support him in the pool. You will also be required to support to respond to, and attend medical appointments.
A Driver is required as you will be driving the young man’s car for activities.

An Enhanced Adult PVG is required for this role.

**Benefits and Rewards**
- A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
- Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job
- An employer contributory pension scheme

**In addition to the above you also have access to the following great benefits**:

- Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours)
- £10,000 Life cover
- A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
- A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- A financial wellbeing scheme
- Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)
- Recognition Initiatives
- Mileage paid at a flat rate of £0.35p per mile for the first 10,000 miles per year

We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do these are:
Respect - Honesty - Responsibility - Excellence

If you can circle 6 or more of the skills below, then you could be the person we are looking for:
Honest - Good Communicator - Strong Values - Flexible - Passionate - Self Motivated - Reliable - Caring - Inclusive

Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.

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