Female Support Worker

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job description

Wanted: Social Care Support Worker SuperHero

NB: Please be aware this role requires the successful appointee to have access to a UK manual driving licence.

One of our lovely team has decided it is time to move on and so we need to find an exceptional individual to step in their shoes and offer the people we support some incredible service.

Why you will love this job:

Jobs like this don't come along every day. We are searching for a people person, someone with a big heart who loves making others days a bit brighter.

Our Walsingham World is built on doing good, being the best place to work and supporting the people in our services. We do the right thing because it's the right thing to do for our team and for the people we support.

This is not a boring gig we are changing lives with care.

Our Interview Process Transparency & Support

We believe in creating an accessible and fair recruitment process. That's why, as part of your interview preparation, we will provide the interview questions in advance. We want you to feel confident and ready to showcase your skills and passion.

Work with Walsingham and make a real difference to people's lives

Walsingham Support has been operating across England and Wales since 1986. We enhance the lives of people with learning disabilities, autism and other complex needs. We're different because we pride ourselves in putting the people we support at the centre of everything we do. We do this by delivering specifically tailored support for every individual we work with.

Responsibilities:

1. Help deliver the quality-of-life people with disabilities deserve.
2. Ensure that Walsingham Support's care is of high quality and person-centred.
3. Maintain a high quality and well-maintained environment for those we support.
4. Work from a care plan, providing help with day-to-day living tasks, including personal care, meal preparation, housekeeping, emotional support, social interaction, and community activities.

We really care about our staff and offer a wide range of benefits to each Support Worker:

1. Favourable working hours, including part-time roles and bank positions.
2. 28 days annual leave (20 days leave + 8 days bank holidays), rising up to 38 days depending on length of service.
3. Double pay if you work on bank holidays.
4. Pension scheme contributions.
5. Support for career development and professional qualifications through our apprenticeship offer.
6. Life assurance equal to three times your salary.
7. Employee Assistance Programme supplied by HealthAssured.
8. Walsingham Rewards Scheme with extensive discounts on everyday items.
9. Exceptional training and continuing professional development opportunities.
10. Recommend a friend bonus of £250.
11. Access to Blue Light Card savings.

This is a wonderfully varied role where you will build genuine relationships with the people you care for. You do not need prior experience to join as a Support Worker with Walsingham Support. We provide all the training required!

Your role will be to support individuals with activities, hobbies, socialising, education, engaging with the local community and maintaining their personal needs.

This can include taking individuals bowling, swimming, out on walks, for lunch and much more.

Female Support Worker

At Walsingham Support, our staff teams are the linchpin of our organisation and they are passionate about our ambition. We work in an equal and diverse society in which people with disabilities are citizens in their own right. We support them so that they can reach their own potential. By working with Walsingham Support, you'll be supporting disabled people live their lives to the full.

Our Vision:

1. Walsingham Support will grow to become a leader in the social care sector to meet the evolving needs of people we support.
2. We will reinforce the voices of all those with learning disabilities and other complex needs to challenge the status quo and influence sector-wide change.

Our Mission:

1. We see the person not the limitations. We work alongside adults with complex needs to fulfil their life aspirations.
2. We employ and develop exceptional people.
3. We are agile, continuously learning as we respond to evolving needs.

Our Values:

1. People Focused: Striving for everyone to live their best lives.
2. One Team: Achieving meaningful outcomes through a friendly, proactive, and inclusive culture.
3. Say it as it is: Encouraging open and transparent communication.
4. Ambitious: Determined to be the best in everything we do.

When we hire new people, we look for team players who take pride in what they do and adopt a can-do attitude.

Each and every member of the team plays a vital role in making a huge difference to individual lives by helping them to reach their full potential.

In return, we will help you to exceed your career ambitions, aims, and aspirations.