Job Description

Support Worker
Hourly rate starting at £9.50
40 hours per week
Location Thornbury

Do you want to join a unique and dynamic organisation?

I am looking for motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join a friendly team of dedicated support workers.

This role is for people who are passionate about empowering people with learning disabilities to fulfil their potential.

About the company

A Supported Living provider where adults with learning disabilities live together in a meaningful community, offering a range of accommodation styles and activities. Believing each individual matters and we focus on supporting people through community life whilst ensuring everyone can be themselves, with their own habits and tastes. The company have a thriving onsite activity that include our Garden, Crafts, Cookery and Textiles Workshops. Each participant is able to develop their skills, creativity and working life, and have the valuable opportunity to be recognised as individuals with a creative input. They also value being part of our local and wider community, and actively support each of our residents in benefiting from the range of activities and facilities available there.

What they offer

A comprehensive induction programme.
High quality training and development opportunities.
Hourly rate starting at £9.50
Free on-site parking.
Meals when on duty at mealtimes.
6.6 weeks holiday entitlement (pro rata for part-time work).
Pension scheme.
What your day would look like

As a support worker you will work in a supportive and flexible way to enable clients to achieve their aspirations for independent living. You will consider their individual choices and goals to plan and carry out activities, ensuring the clients are supported in a personalised way. You will support clients to maintain a tidy living environment, prepare wholesome meals and maintain their health and well-being. You will enable clients to manage their own finances, giving support on an individual basis. You will deliver high quality dignified personal care and support people to administer their medication safely.

About you

As a successful candidate you will have previous experience of working within a care or support setting, ideally with adults with learning disabilities and autism. You will have a reasonable general education and have an NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care or be willing to work towards this. You will be flexible with good problem-solving skills and be sensitive about the needs of adults with learning difficulties.

If this job sounds of interest to you then just get in touch with me, Gaby, either by email or call me on 0117 9486300