About the role:
We are seeking a full-time female support worker to join our team, in Essex.
The focus of this role is to assist the people we support to develop independent living skills: improve their personal hygiene, help with meal preparation, exercise, leisure activities and socialising – the daily routine of regular life. You’ll get huge job satisfaction from seeing the people you are supporting do more for themselves and live the life they want to live.
The goals and ambitions of the people we support are at the forefront of all that we do, and you will play a huge part in making this happen. You will support people both in their home and in their local community.
This post is restricted to women only as a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9 paragraph 1, Equality Act 2010
Hours:
39 hours per week.
1 sleep in required per week.
This is a 24 hours service - 7 days per week, including weekends
About you:
Your professional and flexible nature will allow you to positively impact on those who you support and the rest of the team around you, allowing you to flourish and develop in this diverse and rewarding role.
We recognise that good support workers come from all walks of life.
Whether you have years of support experience or no experience at all, if you are a caring person, passionate about empowering others and ready to learn new skills we want to speak to you! You are required to be fully flexible with a mixture of shifts.
Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship, please only apply if you can work in the UK.
We may close this post early if we receive sufficient applications before the closing date. If you are interested in applying, we would ask that you do so as early as possible to avoid any disappointment.
Explore our employee benefits, the good practices we've committed to, our core values and learn more about Diversity and Inclusion at our company, by visiting our website.
Choice Support is Disability Confident which is a scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview. If you consider yourself to have a disability or long-term chronic health condition or if you require any adjustments/support during the application/selection process, please contact us so that we can discuss your needs with you.
Pay: £26,068.96 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexitime
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
- Store discount
Application question(s):
- Are you currently been sponsored to work in the UK?
- Do you currently work in any of Choice Supports services via agency?
Experience:
- social care: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Basildon SS15 4DQ
