Senior Support Worker, Scarborough

Avalon Group; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Avalon Group is seeking a dedicated Senior Support Worker in Scarborough. This role involves flexible shifts and responsibilities including providing essential support to clients and assisting in management duties. With a focus on compassionate care, applicants should possess relevant experience and a full UK driving license.

Benefits

Discounts at high street retailers

Paid travel expenses

Access to Health Cash Plan

Paid Enhanced DBS Certificate

Award winning in-house training

Qualifications

• Previous experience within the care sector is essential.
• Full UK Driving License is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist the local management team in providing basic management duties.
• Deliver hands-on high-quality support.
• Participate in the locality’s on-call service.

Skills

Compassion

Caring

Good level of computer literacy

Job description

Full-time, Permanent Contract (37 hours per week)

Award winning in-house training with opportunities to develop your career

24/7 Everyday Advice helpline, giving you impartial guidance regarding any personal matters or concerns you may have

On Call support 24 hours a day

Discounts at high street retailers and on gym memberships

Access to our Health Cash Plan

Paid travel expenses between consecutive sessions of support

£250 bonus for recommending a friend to become a support worker

Paid Enhanced Disclosure and Barring (DBS) Certificate (which you need to be able to work in social care

Senior Support Worker, Scarborough

We’re currently looking for a full timeSeniorSupport Workerwithin theScarborough area. Flexibility is key for this role as our shifts are varied, meaning you may be required to work weekdays, weekends, and evenings. A full UK Driving License is essential, along with a good level of computer literacy due to the variety of IT-based tasks involved in this role.

Our mission is to provide inclusive and personalised support. As a Senior Support Worker, you’ll be assisting the local management team in providing basic management duties, as well as delivering hands on high-quality support. This role also involves being part of the locality’s on-call service (on a rota basis). This is a varied and meaningful role where you will be helping the people you support to live the life they choose.

We’re looking for compassionate and caring individualswho are enthusiastic about making a difference to people’s lives and delivering the highest possible quality of care.Previous experience within the care sector is essential,and our in-house training team will ensure that you have all the additional skills you need to deliver your role with confidence. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain and develop life-long skills!

Why join the Avalon Group?

Hourly rates start at £13.07with enhanced rates for overnight and weekend shifts. PLUS we offer paid mileage, paid training, and lots of great benefits! We are a well-established care provider, providing you with a secure role and scope to develop.

Ready to apply? Please click on the link below to complete our quick application form.

Due to the terms of our sponsorship licence, we are currently not able to accept applications from those requiring sponsorship. Please only apply if you are already a resident in the UK with no sponsorship requirements.

Appointment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Certificate.

We’re an equal opportunity employer – that means that anyone with the right skills is encouraged to apply, regardless of age, ethnicity, religion, sexuality or any disabilities.

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As The Avalon Group meets the requirements in respect of exempted questions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, all applicants who are offered employment will be subject to a criminal record check from theDisclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.

Criminal records will be taken into account for recruitment purposes only when the conviction is relevant. Having a ‘spent’ or ‘unspent’ conviction will not necessarily bar you from employment – this will depend on thecircumstances and background to your offence(s) and we will consider these on a case by case basis.

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

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