Relief Support Worker

Real Life Options; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A community support organization in the Greater London area is seeking a Relief Support Worker to assist individuals in their homes, promoting independence through daily support and community involvement. This flexible role requires covering various shifts, and while driving is preferred, it is not mandatory. An enhanced DBS is essential. The position offers competitive pay of £12.21 per hour along with a range of employee benefits including training, pension schemes, and wellbeing programs.

Benefits

28-days paid holiday including bank holidays

Accredited training

Employer contributory pension scheme

Health Cash Plan

£10,000 Life cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted goods and services

Cycle to Work Scheme

Financial wellbeing scheme

Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS required for this role.
• Ability to be flexible covering days, evenings, weekends, and waking nights.
• Driving recommended but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in their own homes to live independently.
• Follow daily planners, assist with financial expenditure, personal care, and medication administration.
• Encourage participation in local community activities for social inclusion.

Skills

Honest

Good Communicator

Strong Values

Flexible

Passionate

Self Motivated

Reliable

Caring

Inclusive

Job description

Relief Support Worker
£12.21 per hour covering HA5 5RD area

Excellent benefits, rewards, training and recognition initiatives!

Are you looking to be part of an organisation that delivers creative, dynamic and person‑centred services? Real Life Options are now recruiting

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, personal care, domestic support and administration of medication.

A rewarding part of the role will be encouraging participation in activities in the local community to enhance social inclusion.

Relief positions – all we ask is that you can be flexible to cover days, evenings, weekends and waking nights.

If you drive this would be recommended, but is not essential.

An enhanced DBS will be required for this role.

Benefits and Rewards

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

An employer contributory pension scheme

Additional Benefits

• 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

Values and Behaviours

• Respect
• Honesty
• Responsibility
• Excellence

Required Skills

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

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

Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your email folders regularly, including your junk mail folders.

Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.