Casual Support Worker (Kingston 1-1 Day) - Surrey

HF Trust; Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking a Learning Disability Support Worker in Kingston, dedicated to helping learning disabled adults achieve their life goals. The role involves engaging individuals in skill-building activities, socialization, and community involvement. Successful candidates will receive comprehensive training, including a fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care, alongside competitive pay and significant benefits.

Benefits

33 days of annual leave

20% Bank Holiday allowance

50% pay on key dates over Christmas

Health, retail, and cash incentives

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in planning and facilitating activities with meaningful outcomes.
• Competent computer skills for planning and recording.
• Ability to push a wheelchair and support individuals using public transport.

Responsibilities

• Support adults in 1-1 services to participate in skill development activities.
• Engage in community-based activities like gym sessions, swimming, and dancing.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Rapport-building

Planning

Facilitating sessions

Education

Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care

Job description

We’re recruiting!

Join us as a Learning Disability Support Worker and help build a future where learning disabled people live the best life possible.

We know that life can be complicated for everybody. But some of us are stopped from working towards our dreams. Many learning disabled people won’t be heard about the support they’d like. Some won’t get to decide what they do for work. Or how to spend or save their money. Many won't get to try out the new hobbies they’d love to try. But you can change all that.

Join our growing team in Kingston, and get all the training you need to become a confident Support Worker.

Do you feel like our values - Kind, Diverse, Positive, and Visionary - are a good match to your values? Then we’ve got lots in common already. Come on board and support learning disabled adults with those very values to develop skills, achieve their life goals, and thrive in your community.

What we offer you

• Where you’ll be working: Kingston Day Opportunities
• Type of service: Resource Centre and Community Based Day Opportunities
• Location: New Malden
• Your salary: £13.85 per hour
• Your working hours: Casual opportunities available - Monday to Friday, 9am-4pm
• Generous Holidays: 33 days of annual leave (including eight days statutory bank holidays)
• Pay incentives: 20% Bank Holiday allowance, 50% for key dates over Christmas
• Training & development: Earn money while you get a fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care
• Lots of benefits: Health, retail, and cash incentives to use how you want

What you’ll be doing

You will be supporting adults in our 1-1 Service to take part in activities that help them learn new skills, socialise, and work towards employment. Activities include in our building with a canteen and café, as well as community-based activities like gym sessions, swimming, and dancing. You will need skills in areas such as art, music, drama, horticulture, cookery, and IT, with experience in planning and facilitating sessions with meaningful outcomes. Competent computer skills are required for planning and recording. You must be able to push a wheelchair and support individuals using public transport and our vehicles.

The key to this role is your enthusiasm and ability to create a positive rapport with those we support, helping them achieve their goals in a supportive environment.

We look forward to meeting you at our Kingston services!

Find your place with us and change lives.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

Hft's usual terms and conditions apply. Hft is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer, Hft ensures disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfill their potential. Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check. Having a criminal record may not necessarily disqualify you from employment.