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

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Learning Disability Support Worker to join their team in Kingston. This role is about empowering learning disabled adults to achieve their goals through engaging activities. You will provide essential support in a vibrant community setting, helping individuals develop skills in areas like art, music, and IT. With a commitment to diversity and positivity, this organization offers comprehensive training, generous holidays, and various perks. If you are enthusiastic and eager to make a difference in the lives of others, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Benefits

33 days of annual leave

20% Bank Holiday allowance

50% for key dates over Christmas

Fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care

Health, retail and cash incentives

Qualifications

• Experience in planning and facilitating sessions for learning disabled adults.
• Competent computer skills to plan and record activities.

Responsibilities

• Support adults in 1-1 services to learn new skills and socialize.
• Facilitate activities in a community-based environment.

Skills

Art

Music

Drama

Horticulture

Cookery

IT

Planning and facilitating sessions

Computer skills

Education

Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care

Tools

Public transport

Wheelchair

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 a variety of activities that help them to learn new skills, socialise and potentially work towards employment. Some of these activities are facilitated in our busy building where we run our own canteen and café. We are looking for a candidate with skills in areas such as art, music, drama, horticulture, cookery and IT. You will require some experience in planning and facilitating sessions with meaningful outcomes for learning disabled adults with a range of abilities. You will need competent computer skills to plan and record.

We also access a timetable of community-based activities that include gym sessions, swimming and dancing classes. We use public transport and our own vehicles. For this position, we require a candidate to be able to push a wheelchair.

The most important aspect of this unique job is your enthusiasm and ability to create a positive rapport with the people we support in an environment where they are given every opportunity to achieve their goals.

We can’t wait to meet you at our Kingston services!

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.

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 is helping to ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations that people without disabilities do. Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment.