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Avenues Group; Peacehaven; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early Pay

Enhanced DBS

Flexible working

28 days annual leave

Training and development

Pension

Job summary

Avenues Group in Kingston is seeking a Female Support Worker to assist adults with learning disabilities, epilepsy, autism, dementia, and other needs across four bungalows. You will help residents engage in daily activities, participate in community life, and build meaningful connections with family and friends.

No prior health-care experience is required as comprehensive training is provided to support career progression.

Qualifications

• Experience in social care is not essential; full range of training is provided.

Responsibilities

• Support our people to be engaged in day-to-day living activities and use community resources.
• Support social activities and connect with family and friends.
• Assist with managing our people’s finances.
• Keep living spaces clean and tidy and assist with shopping.
• Provide and encourage personal care.

Skills

Social care awareness

Job description

Female Support Worker

Company: Avenues Group

Location: Kingston

Location: KT2 7HY

Salary: £25,845 plus London top up payment.

Full time 39hours per week.

Avenues is a community where people smile, laugh, grow and achieve great things, we know that well-supported people support people well, which makes them want to do their very best for the people we support, and achieve our vision.

If you are looking for your next social care role, or a change in career, long-term stability, career growth and a feel-good reward, then this is the role for you, and we would love to hear from you!

We welcome applications from everyone who wants to make a difference to people’s lives, but especially from those with lived experience.

We are looking for Female Support Workers to work with us in Kingston supporting adults with learning disabilities, epilepsy, autism, dementia, downs syndrome and physical disabilities across 4 bungalows, each bungalow supports 5 individuals. Our service is located in an affluent residential area only 5 minutes bus route from Kingston Town Centre.

No two days are the same but your day might look like this!

• Supporting our people to be engaged in all day to day living activities, including making full use of their community and beyond.
• Supporting our people with social activities, and connecting with family and friends.
• Supporting the management of our people’s finances.
• Keeping our people’s home clean and fresh, and going shopping.
• Providing, and encouraging, personal care.
• And enjoying what you do!

Experience in social care is not essential, we provide a full range of accredited and award winning training programmes at no cost to yourself, including the Health and Social Care Diploma that will really support your career progression.

Benefits you can expect!

• Early Pay – ability to access your earnings more frequently if you wish.
• Paid enhanced DBS.
• Flexible working.
• Up to 28 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Access to high quality training that supports your career development.
• Contributory pension scheme with life assurance.
• Shopping discounts via Blue Light Card and The Benefits website.
• Recommend a friend - earn up to £500.
• Free and confidential 24/7 access to the health portal and employee assistance programme.

**T&Cs apply ***

As part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident Scheme”, candidates who declare a disability, and meet the key criteria for this role, will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview stage.

“There is a genuine occupational requirement for the holder of this post to be Female in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.”

We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.