Female Support Worker

SeeAbility; Redhill; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established charity organization in Redhill seeks a Female Support Worker to join their positive team dedicated to supporting adults with learning disabilities and sight loss. The role involves providing hands-on support, encouraging independence, and engaging in social activities. Candidates must have a valid UK driving license and the ability to work flexible hours, while benefitting from comprehensive training and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Comprehensive Training

Career Progression Opportunities

Work-Life Balance

Financial Benefits

Wellbeing Support

Recognition & Rewards

Qualifications

• Demonstrated exposure to autism, learning disabilities, or sight loss.
• Experience in personal care, meal preparation, and medication management.

Responsibilities

• Help with personal care, daily tasks, and meal preparation.
• Build relationships to understand individual needs and support goals.
• Encourage independence and social engagement.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Positive attitude

Job description

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Join Our Team as a Female Support Worker

Location:

Redhill, Surrey

£12.60 per hour (£24,570 per annum) plus benefits.

Hours:

37.5 hours per week, between 7.30am and 10.30pm, Monday to Sunday, on a shift rota basis, which will include 2 core shifts:

• 15 hours – 10.30am to 10.30pm, sleep-in and then 7.30am to 11.30am.
• 12 hours – 8.00am to 9.00pm.

Contract:

Full-time, permanent.

Driving Requirement:

A valid full UK manual driving license is essential for this role.

Right to Work:

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer any skilled worker visas.

Role Description

Join Our Team as a Female Support Worker

Location:

Redhill, Surrey

Salary:

£12.60 per hour (£24,570 per annum) plus benefits.

Hours:

37.5 hours per week, between 7.30am and 10.30pm, Monday to Sunday, on a shift rota basis, which will include 2 core shifts:

15 hours – 10.30am to 10.30pm, sleep-in and then 7.30am to 11.30am.

12 hours – 8.00am to 9.00pm.

Contract:

Full-time, permanent.

Driving Requirement:

A valid full UK manual driving license is essential for this role.

Right to Work:

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer any skilled worker visas.

Who you will be supporting?

Fancy a job where you can make a real difference? Redhill Supported Living needs you! We've got 16 awesome apartments for adults with learning disabilities, autism, and sight loss, and we need amazing people to join our positive, non-judgemental team. You'll be delivering exceptional care in 1:1 and group settings, working independently and as part of a team. Trust me, you'll love it there!

As a support worker, you'll be using your amazing skills to help the people we support, which is fantastic! We're all about those with a strong work ethic who are eager to learn from our training. You'll be providing hands-on support to the people we support and their families, which is absolutely brilliant. Sure, it can be challenging, but that's where your positive attitude, compassion, resilience, and vigilance come in – qualities we totally admire!

Essential Criteria

To be considered for this position, you will demonstrate exposure to two of the following areas of expertise:

Autism

Learning Disabilities

Sight Loss

Positive Behaviour Support

About You

Do you love helping people? Are you calm, caring, and resilient? Then we want you!

We're hiring team members who stay cool under pressure, are proactive and enthusiastic, and can handle challenging situations. If this sounds like you, apply now – we'd love to have you on our team!

What will you be doing?

As a Support Worker, you'll have the incredible opportunity to make a real difference in someone's life, guiding and empowering them to achieve their fullest potential!

You'll be right there with them, offering support and encouragement as they navigate challenges and celebrate successes. You'll be instrumental in helping someone achieve their best life! Here's what you'll be doing:

Daily Care & Support:Helping with personal care, meal preparation, medication, and other daily tasks.

Building Relationships:Getting to know the people you support, understanding their needs, and helping them live life on their own terms.

Empowering Independence:Assisting with personal goals, from daily activities to long-term aspirations, and encouraging creative exploration.

Social Engagement:Supporting activities like holiday’s, social events, and hobbies, ensuring everyone could enjoy what they love doing.

Respect & Dignity:Ensuring that the individuals and their families are treated with the utmost respect, dignity, and equality.

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Our Benefits

Why work for us?

At SeeAbility, we value your growth and well-being just as much as the support you provide, we can offer you:

Comprehensive Training:Start with an extensive induction and continue developing your skills with face-to-face training, e-learning, and ongoing support.

Career Progression:We support your ambitions, offering opportunities to achieve professional qualifications (Care Certificate, QCF levels 2-5).

Recognition & Rewards:From excellence awards to long service recognition, your hard work won’t go unnoticed.

Work-Life Balance:Enjoy up to 36 days of holiday with long service, flexible working options, and time off for life events.

Financial Benefits:Discounts, cashback, pension schemes, and more, to help your money go further.

Wellbeing Support:Access to a 24/7 employee assistance program, life assurance and sick pay.

Refer a Friend:Receive £600 (Support Workers to Senior Support Workers only).

Registered as The Royal School for the Blind, SeeAbility is one of the oldest disability charities in the UK. This year we are celebrating our 225th anniversary, having pioneered specialist support across multiple generations since 1799!

We specialise in supporting people who have learning disabilities, autism, complex needs, who may also have sight loss. Our support ranges from providing person-centred support across our many supported-living and residential care provisions. Furthermore, we provide specialist eye-care services to children and adults alike and assists people with a disability to find paid employment for the very first time.

SeeAbility provides the resources and expertise that make this possible, we support people to live ambitious lives and achieve things they never thought possible.

Safer Recruitment

SeeAbility is committed to safe and fair recruitment practices,safeguarding and protecting those who we support. It is a condition of employment that perspective employees will be subject to the following:

A criminal background check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (where appropriate).

Documentary evidence to confirm your identity, current address, and the right to work in the UK.

Health Declaration to ensure that you are medically suitable for the role you have been offered.

References will be obtained to ensuresatisfactory evidence of conduct in current or previous employment concerned with the provision of services relating to (a) health or social care, or (b) children or vulnerable adults.

These checks will be carried out and completed prior offering a date to start employment at SeeAbility’ s expense.

Diversity

We actively seek to attract and retain talent from diverse backgrounds, recognising that a wide range of perspectives strengthen our teams. In exceptional circumstances, the roleis exempt from the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) which provides for the application of a genuine occupational requirement.

SeeAbility encourages applications from individuals of all identities, including those from underrepresented groups and those with adisability. We believe a diverse workforce drives innovation, creativity, and success. Everyone’s unique experiences and views are appreciated their opinion valued. We particularly welcome applications from those with a disability.

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