Casual Support Worker

Advance; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A national support service provider is looking for a Casual Support Worker in Hackney, London. This role involves assisting individuals with personal care, medication, and social activities. Candidates should be caring and passionate about making a difference in the lives of people with disabilities. Flexible hours and sector-specific training provided, along with professional development opportunities. Salary is £15.52 per hour inclusive of holiday pay.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Paid mileage and travel time

Sector-specific training

Employee discounts

Long service awards

Referral bonuses

Employee Assistance Programme

Free DBS

Career progression opportunities

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• No prior care experience is required, but passion and values matter.
• Must achieve the Care Certificate.
• Ability to maintain customer records.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care and hygiene as needed.
• Support with medication administration if required.
• Help prepare and cook meals.
• Attend medical appointments with clients.
• Engage clients in social activities.
• Facilitate independent living skills.
• Perform cleaning and laundry duties.
• Document care and update records.

Skills

Working independently

Teamwork

Excellent communication

Literate and numerate in English

Ability to follow Support Plans

Job description

Position

Position: Casual Support Worker
Location: Hackney, London E9
Hours: Zero contracted hours (Mon-Sun, including weekends, days, evenings, holidays and sleep in's)
Salary: £15.52 per hour inclusive of holiday pay or, £13.85 per hour exclusive of holiday pay
Job ref: 4760

About the Role

Would you like to work somewhere where you get to make a real difference every day? Are you caring, fun and up for a challenge? Are you looking for a career where you get to make a difference to people’s lives? Do you love the idea of no two days being the same? If so, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with personal care and hygiene (if required)
• Medication administration (if required)
• Support with preparing and cooking meals
• Support with attending medical appointments
• Support with social activities
• Support with independent skills
• Support with domestic duties such as cleaning and laundry
• Keeping accurate records and updating care plans as required
• Keeping up to date with your training
• Ensuring the premises are secure and safe during the night
• Supporting with meal times and food preparation (if required)
• Supporting with regular checks on the customer to ensure their safety

Candidate

You don’t need to have previous experience working in care or support to be successful in this role. What matters are your values, your passion and determination to make a difference in the lives of people with autism or learning disabilities.

If you think a Causal Support Worker role sounds right for you, you will need to be:

• Good at working on your own and within a team
• Excellent at communicating with people
• Able to complete quality support records
• Able to work every other weekends
• Ability to follow a Support Plan and Risk Assessments and maintain customer records
• Need to be literate and numerate in English
• Willingness and ability to achieve the Care Certificate

Contact

For more information about the role please contact Marcia Bryan at [e-mail] or Lindsey Saunders at [e-mail] between Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm.

About the Organisation

Advance is a national, not-for-profit provider of housing and support services for people with disabilities and mental health conditions. Our vision is to transform lives; providing the best quality housing and support services so that people can live the lives they choose, achieve their personal goals, feel valued and know their voices are heard.

We recognise that our people are our greatest asset and we’re passionate about making Advance a great place to work. We invest in our staff, providing the training and support you need to succeed in your role, gain industry-recognised qualifications and realise your career aspirations.

Benefits

• Flexible hours to fit around you and the needs of our customers
• Paid mileage and travel time between appointments
• Sector specific training is provided as part of induction plus opportunities for professional development
• Access to Perks at Work where you can obtain great discounts of cinema tickets, shopping vouchers and much more
• Long service awards payable in 5 year increments
• Golden Hello/refer a friend receive up to £500
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Free DBS (Disclosures and Barring Service)
• Excellent opportunities to progress your career within Advance
• Enrolment in a pension scheme with matched contributions above the statutory minimum (if you work enough hours to meet the threshold for enrolment)

Legal & Equality

We value diversity and therefore welcome applications from everyone interested in working at Advance. We are a Disability Confident Leader. Advance is regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing and the Care Quality Commission and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support. You will be required to provide evidence of right to work. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be covered by Advance.

We are an equal opportunities employer who values its staff and the difference they make to their customers. There is no place for racism or discrimination of any kind in Advance. As an organisation, we will not tolerate it. We are firmly committed to recruiting the best colleagues regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation and to supporting customers from similarly diverse backgrounds.