We are currently looking for a female Support Worker to join our team in Sutton. We provide specialist support and care to people who have a wide range of support needs from learning disabilities, physical disabilities, and complex mental health issues.
About the role:
The focus of this role is to help the people we support to live happy and fulfilling lives and give them the daily routine of a regular life. You will get huge job satisfaction from seeing the people you are supporting do more for themselves and live the life they want to live.
This is a 11 bed support living service. The people we support here have learning and physical disabilities and are non verbal so good communication skills are a must. You will provide full personal care from washing, feeding and getting them dressed. People we support here use wheelchairs therefore, this role requires manual handling and the use of hoists.
Sensory activities, music, swimming and bowling are some of the main activities that the people enjoy!
This role is ideal for people committed to making a positive difference in individual’s lives, including experienced support workers, graduates and those seeking a stimulating career path into social care.
This post is restricted to women only as a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9 paragraph 1, Equality Act 2010.
Hours:
We are looking for full time support workers that can work flexibly to cover shifts of 8am- 9pm and waking nights starting at 9pm - 8am
Location:
The service is located within a peaceful residential neighbourhood with good transport links and access to green spaces. The area benefits from a strong community feel and provides opportunities for people to engage in a range of social, educational, leisure, and vocational activities. Local amenities include supermarkets, pharmacies, cafés, parks, libraries, cinemas, leisure centre, and community venues for example Sutton inclusion centre. The service has easy access via public transport (bus station across the road and train station is a short walk). There is also free off street parking available.
About you:
We are looking for someone to join our team dedicated to supporting people to live their lives, have fun and feel good. You will work closely with each person and their families to ensure that their time is spent doing the things that matter to them, as well as discovering new things to do.
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! A full UK Driving Licence is desirable.
Closing day 29 June with interviews taking place in person on 2nd and 3rd July.
Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship, please only apply if you can work in the UK.
We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion and taking action to address inequality. We particularly welcome applications from anyone who is from a Black, Asian or minority ethnic background, anyone who considers themselves to have a disability and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
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 believe you meet this criterion, please contact a member of the People & Performance team to discuss this with them.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £26,068.96 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Store discount
Shift:
Work days:
- Every weekend
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends only
Work Location: In person
