Casual Support Worker

Beyond Limits; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Annual leave

Life Insurance

Critical Illness cover

Ongoing training

Job summary

Beyond Limits is seeking a Casual Support Worker in Plymouth to assist Joe with daily living, outdoor activities and community engagement. The role requires initiative, reliability and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team to support Joe’s active lifestyle.

You will participate in outdoor pursuits, adapt to changing needs, and engage with Joe’s family while upholding safeguarding and support best practices.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full UK driving licence.
• Must enjoy and can participate in outdoor pursuits.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to Joe in daily living and activities.
• Work alone or as part of a team to meet Joe's immediate needs.
• Support Joe's outdoor activities and promote his wellbeing.

Skills

Full UK driving licence

Outdoor pursuits

Job description

Do you love the outdoors and thrive on a challenge? If so this Casual Support Worker role may be just what your looking for. Walking, swimming, outdoor adventure and activity are super important to Joe, do you think you have what it takes to keep up?

Contract hours:Zero hours

Essential for this job:

Must hold a full UK driving licence

Must enjoy and can participate in outdoor pursuits

Joe is registered blind however that does not hold him back. He loves the outdoors and enjoys walking over rough terrain, cycling, kayaking and swimming it is important for his emotional and physical wellbeing. Joe lives in his own home in Plymouth with a very well established team, he has full support around his daily lifestyle and managing his home and health.

Joe’s family are close by and they are very important to him, it is essential you work to maintain and support these relationships. Joe is looking for someone who can use initiative, think on their feet, be enthusiastic and motivated to enable Joes busy active lifestyle. As a support worker you will need to be able to work alone and as part of a team, you will need to use initiative to ensure Joes immediate needs are met. In addition to the great days you may also face some more challenging days as Joe struggles with his communication, at times this will be displayed with physical behaviour that may challenge.

You must be open to learning, ongoing training and personal development. In return, we will provide you with regular reflective support and supervision, ongoing training that will support your personal and professional development and the chance to work in an organisation that is outstanding in its field.

Ideally you will:

Ideally you will:

• The ability to use initiative
• Have interests that are similar to Joe’s
• Be flexible and reliable
• Be interested in your own development
• Have a good sense of humour
• Want to make a real difference to Joe’s life
• Be open minded and super motivated
• Value the principles of inclusion
• Be physically fit in order to keep up with Joe during his activities

Benefits:

We reward our staff with competitive salariesWe offer an Award Winning Pension SchemeWe have a company sick pay schemeExcellent annual leave allowance, including top up payCritical Illness cover, reassurance when you need it the mostLife Insurance, reassurance for your family when they need it the mostA really good mandatory inductionOngoing high quality trainingCareer development opportunitiesA real chance to make a difference to someone\'s life

"Sponsorship is not available"

We are committed to recruiting candidates who share our commitment tosafeguarding, and thereforewe apply robust recruitment and selection proceduresto ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment, including obtaining references and DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) clearance. A DBS check will be requested in the event of the individual being offered a position with Beyond Limits, the cost of which will be to the employee, however, this will be returned after successful completion of probation period (3 months).