Support Worker

SeeAbility; Bristol; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading charity as a Support Worker in Bristol, supporting adults with disabilities, including sight loss and autism. Your role will involve personal care, meal preparation, and encouraging social engagement while building meaningful relationships. A full UK driving license is essential for this rewarding position offering comprehensive training and career progression.

Benefits

Comprehensive Training and Career Progression

Recognition & Rewards

Work-Life Balance

Financial Benefits

Wellbeing Support

Referral Bonuses

Qualifications

• Experience with sight loss, autism or learning disabilities.
• Calm, caring, and resilient nature.
• Enthusiastic and proactive with the ability to handle challenging behaviors.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in daily lives including personal care and meal prep.
• Encourage independence and social engagement.
• Build relationships and support personal goals.

Skills

Calm under pressure

Proactive

Enthusiastic

Comfortable with challenging behaviors

Tools

Manual UK driving license

Job description

Join Our Team as a Support Worker

Location:	Filton, Bristol
Salary:	£12.30 per hour (£23,985 per annum) plus benefits
Hours:	37.5 hours on a shift rota basis, Monday-Sunday, 7:30am-2:30pm / 2pm-10pm
Contract:	Full-time, Permanent
Driving Requirement:	A valid full UK manual driving license is essential. You will be required to drive a wheelchair accessible vehicle.
Right to Work:	Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer skilled worker visas.

Essential Criteria

To be considered for this position, you should demonstrate exposure to at least two of the following areas:

• Sight loss
• Autism
• Learning Disabilities

About You

If you enjoy making a difference in others’ lives and have a calm, caring, resilient nature, we want to hear from you! We seek individuals who can stay calm under pressure, are enthusiastic, proactive, and comfortable handling challenging behaviors. A manual UK driving license and comfort driving alternative vehicles are required.

What Will You Be Doing?

As a Support Worker, you'll support individuals in their daily lives, helping with personal care, meal prep, medication, and encouraging independence and social engagement. You'll build relationships, support personal goals, and ensure respect and dignity for those you support.

Who Will You Be Supporting?

At Bristol Support Service, we support 9 adults with disabilities including visual impairment, autism, and learning disabilities. Our active community members enjoy outings to discos, pubs, shopping, arts, and music events.

Read more about Bristol Support Service

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Why Work for Us?

• Comprehensive Training and Career Progression
• Recognition & Rewards
• Work-Life Balance
• Financial Benefits
• Wellbeing Support
• Referral Bonuses

SeeAbility, celebrating 225 years, is a charity supporting people with learning disabilities, autism, and sight loss. We are committed to safe recruitment and diversity, welcoming applications from all backgrounds, especially those with disabilities.