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Part Time Female Support Worker - Loughborough N (LE11)

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Introduction

We’re all about possibilities. Are you?

Are you able to communicate with people in other ways than words? Can you shop until you drop? Do you love make-up and are you a devoted Disney fan?

Become a Support Worker

What matters to the people we support matters to us. It’s their life, their way.

We are looking for a fun-loving person to join our brilliant team supporting 3 ladies who live in their own home in Loughborough.

You will be working in their home, so it’s important you can connect, share interests and be interested. Our ladies have a great sense of humour sometimes involving practical jokes. You will need to love animals, with farm visits forming part of their weekly routine and be ready to get stuck in with lots of activities at home and in the community. It’s crucial that you can communicate with people using other means than words. A familiarity with using Makaton would be beneficial.

This is a part time role up to 30hrs per week.

You should be available to work a variety of shifts across the week and alternate weekends, including some sleep-in shifts as needed.

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.

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.

We provide a package of benefits that make it that bit easier to be your best and we can also support you to achieve a Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care and pursue a career that takes on more responsibility.

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.

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

What will you do?

Supporting people is really important but it’s not all trips out and artwork. We also support people to take their medication, make healthy lifestyle choices or maintain their home in a way they are 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/

This advert may close early if the people we support find their new support worker or sufficient applicants are received.

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