Job Introduction
We’re all about possibilities. Are you?
Are you active and outgoing?
Do you enjoy swimming, shopping, organising fun days out and Holidays?
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 male support worker to join our fantastic team supporting adults with learning disabilities in their own home in Newbury.
You will be working in people’s homes, so it’s important you can connect, share interests and be interested. They enjoy shopping trips, popping out for coffee, planning and going on holidays and days out, Music and swimming. They are also members of a local activities project.
If you have an interest in any of these or other activities and hobbies you feel would make a difference to the lives of the people we support in Newbury and 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.
The people we support like to get out and about and have their own vehicles, so being a driver and willing to drive their vehicles is essential. (For this you should have a full UK manual driving licence and have held it for at least 1 year for insurance purposes.)
This is a fulltime post and you must be able to work shifts across the week and some weekends, including sleep in shifts where needed.
Ability to commute/relocate: postcode RG14 - 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.
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 days out and shopping. We also support people to make healthy lifestyle choices and maintain their home in a way they feel safe and well.
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 applications are received.
