Support Worker

Grace Eyre; Crawley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established charity is seeking dedicated Support Workers to make a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals with learning disabilities and autism. This role involves providing compassionate support in their homes and communities, helping them achieve their personal goals and enhance their independence. The ideal candidate will be kind, patient, and a good listener, contributing to a positive and respectful environment. Join a forward-thinking organization that values equity, diversity, and inclusion, and offers a variety of staff benefits, including enhanced holiday entitlement and flexible working opportunities. If you're passionate about making a difference, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Paid celebration day

Cost of living support package

Cycle to work scheme

Paid volunteering day

Enhanced employer pension contribution

Enhanced death in service

Training and development opportunities

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Motivated and enthusiastic individuals who wish to support people with learning disabilities.
• Ability to provide personal care and support in daily living skills.

Responsibilities

• Promote independence by supporting individuals in their daily living skills.
• Assist with personal care, cooking, budgeting, and community engagement.

Skills

Empathy

Communication Skills

Patience

Caring Attitude

Problem Solving

Education

No formal education required

Job description

The Grace Eyre Foundation is a charity based in Brighton & Hove and the wider Sussex community that has been working with people with a Learning Disability and autistic people since 1898. Our mission is to work towards being led by people with Learning Disabilities and autistic people to deliver high-quality housing, support and activities in their local communities. The people we support tell us that they want “good support from kind and friendly people” – so that is what we are looking for.

Introduction:

Would you like to work with people with learning disabilities in their own homes in West Sussex? Do you want to make a difference in peoples’ lives? If you are motivated, enthusiastic and wish to provide a high-quality service for people with learning disabilities and Autism we would love to hear from you. We are looking for Support Workers to work with the people we support in their own homes across & around Crawley and Horsham areas.

Brief outline of the role:

The role involves promoting individuals’ independence by enabling them to build on their strengths and achieve their goals, dreams and wishes. You will be supporting individuals in their own home and in the community with all aspects of daily living skills, including personal care, cooking, budgeting and being part of the community.

You will be part of a rota system ranging from two hours to eight hours per session. Some sessions will be in the people we support own homes and some will involve taking the people we support out to enjoy the local community and further afield.

The people we support have said that they would like their Support Workers to be:

• Happy outgoing person
• Caring, kind and a good listener
• Treating people with respect and having lots of patience.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: No applicant for employment or employee will be treated less favourably than another on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marriage & civil partnership or pregnancy & maternity, and we encourage applications from people with learning disabilities or identify with being on the autistic spectrum/neurodiverse.

Staff benefits include:

• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• One paid celebration day a year
• Cost of living support package such as rental deposit scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• One paid volunteering day a year
• Enhanced employer pension contribution
• Enhanced death in service
• Training and development opportunities
• Flexible working opportunities.

We are also:

• A living wage employer
• Accredited as a Disability Confident Leader
• Accredited as an Investors in People employer

Successful applicants will be required to provide details of 2 referees. One must be your most recent employer, however if you have not undertaken employed work before, a reference from voluntary work, educational facility or personal reference can be accepted. You must also undertake an enhanced DBS Disclosure and provide proof of your right to work in the UK.

Please apply by filling in an application form or alternatively by sending a CV and cover letter to [e-mail]. We will handle any personal information you provide via the online form in accordance with our privacy policy.

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