Female Support Worker

Real Life Options Group; Baildon; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday (pro rata)

Employer pension scheme

Health Cash Plan

Life cover £10,000

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts via Reward Gateway

Cycle to Work

Financial wellbeing scheme

Refer a Friend bonus

Recognition initiatives

Job summary

Real Life Options Group in the United Kingdom is seeking dedicated care workers to support individuals in their own homes, helping them live as independently as possible. You will follow daily planners, assist with finances, and provide medication administration and domestic support.

The role includes shift work from 7am to 10pm on a rota, with weekends and bank holidays required. A DBS check is essential, and the team emphasizes respect, empathy, and a person-centred approach to care.

Qualifications

• An Enhanced DBS will be required for this role.

Responsibilities

• Following daily planners
• Helping with financial expenditure
• Domestic support and administration of medication
• Personal care support (as needed)
• Meal planning/preparation (as needed)
• Maintaining important relationships and supporting friendships
• Encouraging participation in local community activities and opportunities for growth

Skills

Honest

Good Communicator

Strong Values

Flexible

Passionate

Self Motivated

Reliable

Caring

Inclusive

Job description

Real Life Options provide support to people with autism, learning disabilities, and complex needs.

We provide individualised support packages and promote independence to enable people to live a happy fulfilled life within their own homes. The purpose-built accommodation is made of individual apartments and purpose-built bungalows.

The service comprises of 12 apartments for people with mild learning disabilities, 4 bungalows for individuals with higher complex needs and 4 bungalows for people who display behaviours of concern.

About the Role

You will be supporting individuals in their own homes to live as independently as possible, this involves:

• following daily planners
• helping with financial expenditure
• domestic support and administration of medication

There may also be some support with:

• personal care
• meal planning/preparation
• maintaining important relationships
• support to find new friendships

A rewarding part of the role will be encouraging participation in activities in the local community to enhance social inclusion. Seeking new opportunities for the growth and development of the people we support which could include volunteering roles and further education access.

Shift patterns

Hours between 7am to 10pm

• Working on a rota, you will be required to work weekends, evenings, bank holidays with planned time off.
• Flexibility to cover any of these shift patterns over the 7 day weekly period is essential

Key Skills

• Honest
• Good Communicator
• Strong Values
• Flexible
• Passionate
• Self Motivated
• Reliable
• Caring
• Inclusive

An Enhanced DBS will be required for this role.

Why Join Us?

• A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
• Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job - develop professionally through training, mentoring, and a strong support network
• A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
• An employer contributory pension scheme
• Work in a collaborative, values-led environment
• Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours)
• £10,000 Life cover
• A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
• A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• A financial wellbeing scheme
• Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)
• Recognition Initiatives

We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do these are:

• Respect - Honesty - Responsibility - Excellence

If you can circle 6 or more of the skills below, then you could be the person we are looking for