Job Introduction
We’re all about possibilities. Are you?
Do you enjoy Crafting? Painting drawing and making? Or is being outdoors more your thing?
Are you Passionate, Creative and innovative?
Become a Support Worker
What matters to the people we support matters to us. It’s their life, their way.
We are looking for another female member to join our team working alongside a young lady with Autism in her own house near Bristol (BS7)
You will be working in this person’s home, so it’s important you can connect, share interests and be interested. This young lady enjoys being outdoors and walking, but also enjoys being at home crafting and accessing her sensory room.
To be part of this young lady’s team you will need to have experience supporting people with Learning disabilities and Autism and be able to demonstrate your understanding of supporting with complex behaviours or Positive Behaviour Support.
Above all you must have a great sense of humour, positive approach, be resilient and have a genuine desire to support her to maintain her quality of life and independence regardless of the potential barriers she sometimes faces.
This is a full-time role and you should be available to work shifts across the week and some weekends.
This young lady likes to get out and about and has her own vehicle, so you will need to be a driver and willing to drive her vehicles. For this you should have a full UK manual driving licence and have held it for at least 1 year for insurance purposes.
So if you enjoy building meaningful relationships and think you could plan, communicate and deliver support with and alongside people, then this is the place for you.
"Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010".
Ability to commute/relocate: BS7 - You must be able to reliably commute for shift start times or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Affinity Trust does not presently hold a Sponsorship Licence and while this status is reviewed regularly there is no present proposal to apply for such a Licence
What will we do?
We will train you in everything you need to be a great Support Worker. We will apply and pay for your enhanced DBS, and we have a mentorship scheme in place to provide support and guide you on your journey with us.
You will be entitled to annual leave with the ability to buy additional leave.
Fully funded health cash plans giving you access to a 24 hour GP, money back on prescriptions, dental treatment, opticians and access to many more health benefits.
We offer Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it, access to coaching, vouchers, discounts, cashback and more.
What will you do?
Supporting people is really important and we also support people to make healthy lifestyle choices and maintain their home in a way they feel safe and well.
It sounds exciting to say no two days will be the same, but in support, sometimes they are. Sometimes people like routine and struggle with change… But when you support someone to try something new – what a feeling!
If you want to empower people to live the life they choose and you share our values… Apply to become a Support Worker today.
Ready to do things differently? Submit your application.
We’re committed to being Disability Confident and we guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
Please contact our recruitment team for further information: recruitment@affinitytrust.org
Check out more opportunities on our careers page: https://www.affinitytrust.org/about-us/careers/job-search/
