Driver Support Worker - Day Services - Leeds & Bradford

HF Trust; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading organisation as a Day Opportunities Support Worker where you will provide vital support to individuals with learning disabilities. This full-time or part-time role is based in Leeds and Bradford and involves planning activities that promote independence and empowerment. Enjoy generous annual leave, wage incentives, and opportunities for professional development while making a significant difference in the community.

Benefits

Annual Leave: 33 days

Wage incentives for bank holidays and overtime

Fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care

Access to award-winning training and development

Wellbeing services including health checks and Digital GP

Confidential counselling and support helpline

Employee referral app with financial rewards

Free life assurance

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence is essential.
• Experience in supporting individuals with disabilities is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to individuals with moderate to severe learning disabilities.
• Plan and lead inclusive, person-centred activities.
• Assist with household tasks and personal care.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Planning

Teamwork

Job description

Join Our Team as a Day Opportunities Support Worker

We have Full-Time and Part-Time Positions Available

Are you passionate about making a difference and looking for a job where no two days are the same?

We're on the lookout for friendly, enthusiastic Support Workers to join our dynamic Day Opportunities team. Based across Leeds and Bradford, this role offers the chance to support individuals in enjoying engaging, meaningful activities out in the community.

From seaside trips and theatre visits to bowling, mini golf, and social groups, you’ll play a vital part in helping people live life to the fullest. You’ll support them to build confidence, learn new skills, and connect with others — all while having fun along the way.

Your role will involve planning and leading inclusive, person-centred activities during the day, in the evenings, and on weekends. You’ll promote independence, choice, and empowerment in everything you do.

We offer

• Annual Leave:33 days (including 8 days statutory bank holidays)

• Wage incentives:20% bank holidays’ allowance with an increased rate of 50% for key dates over Christmas. 10% Overtime allowance for hours worked over 37.5 per week.

• Apprenticeships:Earn whilst gaining a fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care

• Training:Access to award winning training and development

• Wagestream:Allows you to flexibly access your pay throughout the month and utilise a range of financial support, through its dedicated app

• Aviva Digicare + workplace:Access to wellbeing services including health checks, Digital GP and mental health support.

• TELUS health:A 24/service, completely confidential counselling and support platform and helpline that is free for all colleagues to use.

• Care Friends: Employee referral app – earn money for referring your friends to work for Hft.

• Free life assurance– 3 x your annual salary

What will you be doing

• Giving the highest possible standards of support to individuals with moderate to severe learning disabilities.
• Supporting them to discover new interests, reaching goals like travelling and holidays and working positively with their families and friends.
• Helping individuals to engage in different leisure, home or work-related activities, all according to their personal choice.
• As aSupport Worker (Care Assistant),your responsibilities are varied and no two days are the same.
• As well as providing physical and emotional support you may be needed to help with household tasks and personal care as well as supporting individuals with healthcare needs, e.g. taking medication.
• Everything you do will enable people to have choices about their own lives, providing flexible services that meet people’s needs, and always looking for the best way of doing things.

This is your opportunity to make a real difference to people's lives. Afull UK driving licence is essentialfor this role.

• Type of service –Day Services/ Day opportunity.
• Location–Leeds & Bradford
• Salary information– £12.51 per hour
• Hours - Monday - Friday with evening and weekend availability.

Find your place with us and change lives.

Job Description and Person Specification

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.