Support Workers

**Support Worker Jobs with a difference-**

You must be legally authorised to work in the UK. We are not currently able to offer visa sponsorship or assistance.

Be part of an amazing expanding support team. Immediate interviews available - for new to care and experienced staff in Kent. Supporting autistic adults with their day to day needs and a wide range of activities including visit theme parks, swimming, walking and shopping. Excellent specialist training provided.

You will ideally be a driver and able to drive manual vehicles and be comfortable with driving the people we Support in their mobility cars/people carriers.

On average our starting salary for a support worker is £24,840 per year (based on a 35-hour week and including one sleep in per week at £60 per night). Just working an additional 6 hours per week, i.e., 41 hours, will allow you to earn £28,460 per year (including holiday allowance). Indeed, our Support Workers can earn significantly higher salaries by picking up overtime, with many of our experienced workers earning more than £30,000 per year.

Start making a difference and join our KAT family today

**Meet the Team**:
River Drive is a unique purpose built service that is split over 2 floors, Currently supporting 3 adults with autism, 1 who lives within the supported living flat and the other 2 having their own rooms and share the communal space.

Our residents participate in a wide range of activities, they enjoy going on trips to the theatre, visiting local wildlife parks to feed the ducks, and going for a drive to the coast to enjoy tea by the sea.

We are looking for a specialist support worker that believes that everyone has the right to be involved in all aspects of their lives, and can support and encourage people to take an active part in all that they do.

The specialist staff team in situ are looking forward to welcoming a new colleague and have suggested we let you know that they love a good catch up together over coffee and, are hoping to plan a relaxing team visit to a spa very soon

If you are a positive, forward-thinking, and compassionate Specialist Support Worker (and fancy a relaxing spa day with new colleges) then we would love to hear from you.

**About the Support Worker Role**:
**Hours**:35

**Shift: 3**-week Rota

**Location: River Drive**

If you are a positive, forward-thinking and compassionate Specialist Support Worker (and love eating out & a good BBQ) then we would love to hear from you.

This is a permanent position working for a very well-established autistic care provider. Very interesting and varied role with a scope for progression.

KAT provide practical and emotional support to ensure the adults we care for enjoy active lives in the community. We support individuals on a 1:1 basis with complex needs, including physical and learning disabilities.

We are an outstanding care employer and very proud of the specialist PBS training, coaching and ongoing support that our practice development team provide to our staff.

If you are a positive, forward-thinking and compassionate Specialist Support Worker (don't worry if you cant cook) then we would love to hear from you.

**Training Provided**:

- Care Certificate (can accept transferable evidenced certificate)
- Company Induction
- KAT Foundation Training Award
- Specialist Pathway Training
- Health and Safety and Compliance Training
- On the job observation and assessments

**Tasks / Responsibilities of a Specialist Support Worker (may include but not limited to)**:

- ** Drive a mobility car or service vehicle. Manual License required (ESSENTIAL)**:

- Working with individuals who can display challenging behaviors, mental health issues, hurting self or others, running away, throwing things, swearing, shouting and damaging property.
- Support individuals within the community in activities such as bike rides, long walks & shopping.
- Administering medication
- Assisting individuals with personal care and hygiene
- Be confident & experienced in lone working.
- Staff in CQC Registered and Supported Living services are required to undertake sleep-in shifts and receive an allowance, topped up to NLW
- Household management tasks including cooking, cleaning etc.
- Uphold their privacy, confidentially and dignity.
- Handle money to shop, going to the bank etc.
- Working with and supporting individuals with additional needs, such as epilepsy, pica, learning disabilities.
- To form good working relationships with other members of staff across different services.
- Ensuring written records are correctly maintained.

**Qualities of a Specialist Support Worker**:

- An ability to think on your feet and problem solve.
- Understanding everyone's abilities and support needs.
- Promoting independence and choice
- Promoting equality, diversity & inclusion
- Form good working relationships with other members of staff.
- A commitment to continuous personal development and learning.

**Benefits We Offer you as a Specialist Su