Support Worker

Discovery; England; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in Frome is seeking a full-time Support Worker to assist individuals in leading fulfilling lives. Responsibilities include supporting daily activities, managing medication, and encouraging social engagement. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and an enhanced DBS Disclosure. Benefits include 30 days annual leave and comprehensive training opportunities.

Benefits

30 days annual leave pro-rata

Employee Assistance Programme

Blue light card & High Street Store discounts

Long Service Awards

Life Assurance and Pension scheme

Training opportunities including Care Certificate and Diploma in Health & Social Care

Qualifications

• Ability to support individuals with daily activities and community engagement.
• Competence in maintaining written records using IT systems.
• Flexibility to work various shifts including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Support with shopping for necessary items.
• Assist with money management and medication administration.
• Encourage participation in social activities.

Skills

Supportive attitude

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Enhanced DBS Disclosure

Job description

Overview

Support Worker
Frome
£13.13 per hour

Full time position available
Drivers preferable due to the people we support wanting to go out and about

The Beeches is less than a minute walk from the Frome town centre.

Responsibilities

• Support with shopping for things they wish to buy, including clothes and food.
• We offer a salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of the money you've earned before payday.
• Support to manage their own money.
• Support with medication.
• Support to go out and attend activities, meet up with friends and build new relationships.
• Help, encourage and support to do their housework including cleaning and laundry.
• Keep written records, using IT systems to update support plans, financial info and health and safety records.

Shift Patterns: These can vary throughout the week and can be flexible. For example - 7am - 2:30pm / 8am - 3:30pm / 9am - 4:30pm / 2:30 - 10pm / 9am - 3pm / 4pm - 9pm - Plus alternate weekends.

About the role and team

Here at The Beeches/Dom Care, we look at supporting people to live the best life possible. This means small things like solving a quiz from our residential quiz master or helping achieve their dream of a trip to Disney-Land Florida.

Support workers are the foundation of the support that we provide and we ask our colleagues to adhere to our values of Courage, Ambition, Integrity, Partnership & Respect. If you think you've got those values, we will teach you everything you need to know with full training provided!

Feedback from the team

Want to know how the team feel? They said this about the management:

“Our manager always puts us at the forefront of their mind. As a team we always look out for each other and through a very tough couple years, we have built bonds that will last a life time.”

A family member said “The level of support the team have provided for my son is amazing, we were not sure if he would ever be able to live independently but with the help of the staff at The Beeches, He is thriving”.

Qualifications and requirements

This role requires an enhanced DBS Disclosure, which will be obtained for you by Discovery.

Discovery is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. Discovery are Disability Confident Committed and we guarantee to interview all applicants who let us know they have a disability and meet the minimum essential criteria for this role. Discovery has been awarded this symbol by Jobcentre Plus to recognise our commitment towards the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees. As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments we can offer support to complete your application in our offices using assistive technology.

Other organisations may call this role Community Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Care Worker, Care Assistant, Social Care Worker, Social Care Assistant or, Bank HCA, Healthcare Assistant or Carer.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave pro-rata (including bank holidays).
• A 24 Hour Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family members.
• Blue light card & High Street Store discounts.
• Long Service Awards, Life Assurance and Pension scheme.
• Great Induction and training opportunities including the Care Certificate, and Diploma in Health & Social Care.
• Plus much, much more....

Apply now

We want the people we support to have fulfilled lives and we want our colleagues to have great careers with us.

This role requires an enhanced DBS Disclosure, which will be obtained for you by Discovery.

Discovery is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. Discovery are Disability Confident Committed and we guarantee to interview all applicants who let us know they have a disability and meet the minimum essential criteria for this role. Discovery has been awarded this symbol by Jobcentre Plus to recognise our commitment towards the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees. As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments we can offer support to complete your application in our offices using assistive technology.

Other organisations may call this role Community Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Care Worker, Care Assistant, Social Care Worker, Social Care Assistant or, Bank HCA, Healthcare Assistant or Carer.

Why join us?

• - 30 days annual leave pro-rata (including bank holidays).
• - A 24 Hour Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family members.
• - Blue light card & High Street Store discounts.
• - Long Service Awards, Life Assurance and Pension scheme.
• - Great Induction and training opportunities including the Care Certificate, and Diploma in Health & Social Care.
• - Plus much, much more....