Job title: Support Worker
Location: Lowerstoft, NR33
Pay: £12.90ph
Hours: full time, days and nights
Who are we
The Grove is a five bedded residential unit that is home to adults with a diagnosis of Autism and learning disabilities. At The Grove service users are provided care in a person-centred approach and they are at the heart of everything we do. On a day-to-day basis our support works will work on a ratio basis to enable our service users to access the community, attend appointments and achieve their own goals.
You will be a part of a friendly, motivated team committed to assisting with and improving the standards of living of our clients. As well as a warm welcome, they will provide you with the tools and guidance to develop your skills and confidence in this role.
What are we looking for
We are looking for a support worker to join our established team who wants to help enhance the people we support quality of life and has the motivation to support them to achieve any goals or things they want to achieve.
The 5 people who reside at The Grove have lived here for many years and they all want to build great relationships with the new member to the team, they are looking for someone who will encourage them to maintain their independency and have an interest in the things they like to do
The role
· You will have good communication and interpersonal skills
· The ability to build trusting relationships
- Able to support in house activities and hobbies, such as cinema, trips to the Zoo
- Attentive and inspire residents to achieve more!
- Ideally 1-2 years’ experience in Support Work
- Medicine Administration experience
- Monitoring, recording, and administering medication
- Light household chores, supporting with cooking and cleaning
- Assistance with mobility and personal care
- Assistance with shopping
- Providing companionship
Shifts days are 8am-8pm or 9am -9pm. You will work on a rota and must be flexible to work weekends
Our team are enthusiastic about providing a high-quality and bespoke service to each of our clients, always putting those in our care at the heart of what we do. To ensure we can achieve this, our shift patterns include evenings, weekends, and some unsociable hours.
Benefits include:
- Competitive annual leave – increases with service length
- Flexible working to allow for work/life balance
- Pension scheme; auto-enrolment
- Employee Assistance Program – confidential mental health support available 24/7, counselling and 24/7 access to a GP
- Lifestyle savings; from supermarkets and high street shopping to utility bill savings and retailers in your local community
- Access to a discounted health cash plan
- Holiday purchasing scheme offering up to an extra weeks annual leave
- Plus much more…
- Please note we do not offer any form of sponsorship
Apply now and we will be in touch with the next steps towards starting your rewarding new career. If you are successful, you will receive a £500 welcome bonus on the successful passing of probation.
We are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and inclusion within our workplace. We are committed to developing a workplace where staff are treated with dignity and respect. We welcome and encourage interaction and enquiries from everyone, regardless of gender, race, age, marital status, religion or belief, disability or sexual orientation. Please APPLY NOW if you would like any further details or to provide feedback about our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion principles
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Pay: £12.90 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Referral programme
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Lowestoft NR33 7HS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Application question(s):
- Do you require sponsorship? (we do not offer sponsorship for this role
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
