Support Worker

Home Group; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Cash Plan

DBS check paid

Pension contribution

Job summary

Home Group in Gloucester is seeking an empathetic support worker to help customers live independently and access housing/community services. You will assist individuals experiencing homelessness, work on a 3-week rolling rota, and support residents with dignity and respect.

Ideal candidates have a caring background, the ability to stay calm under pressure, and a flexible, person-centred approach. DBS check is paid, and benefits include health plans and pension options.

Qualifications

• Passion to support our customers to live their best lives.
• Experience of caring for others, professionally or personally.
• Ability to work on your own initiative, staying calm and positive under pressure.
• Recognise every customer is different and adopt a flexible, personal approach, listening to understand their needs.

Responsibilities

• You'll provide person-centred support, helping customers identify and achieve their goals, access housing/community services and develop the skills needed to live independently
• Encouraging independence and celebrating wins
• Creating a safe, positive space where dignity and respect come first
• Working collaboratively to empower our customers
• Working in our service in Gloucester helping individuals experiencing homelessness

Skills

Compassion

Empathy

Independent work

Customer support

Education

A Level 2 diploma in Care or equivalent

Job description

• Earn £13.45 per hour and great benefits including Health Cash Plan

• Earn £13.45 per hour and great benefits including Health Cash Plan

Home, a place where you belong

Join us and make a real difference every day. You’ll help customers live independently, feel valued and stay connected. This rewarding role requires compassion, empathy and a commitment to empowering people to make positive life changes.

What You’ll Do

• You'll provide person-centred support, helping customers identify and achieve their goals, access housing/community services and develop the skills needed to live independently
• Encouraging independence and celebrating wins
• Creating a safe, positive space where dignity and respect come first
• Working collaboratively to empower our customers
• Working in our service in Gloucester helping individuals experiencing homelessness

Why join us

This role gives you the chance to grow your career while making a difference where it matters most. You’ll take on new challenges, build your expertise and help create positive change. Be part of one of the UK’s Great Places to Work! We can’t offer a CoS for this role.

You have

• Passion to support our customers to live their best lives
• Experience of caring for others, professionally or personally
• The ability to workon your own initiative, stayingcalm and positive under pressure
• Recognise every customer is different and adopt a flexible, personal approach, listening to understand their needs
• A Level 2 diploma in Care or equivalent experience (or willing to study towards it)

Stronger together

We do our best work when we’re ourselves. That’s why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work!

The practical bits

• Working on a 3-week rolling rota plus every third weekend with shifts covering the service between 8am to 8pm
• We can be flexible where needed
• You need an Enhanced with barring list DBS check (we pay)

What’s in it for you?

• 34 days leave increasing to 39 (including bank hols and a “me day”)
• Health cash plan saving you (and your children) £1140+ each year covering dental, opticians, prescriptions and more
• Matching pension contribution (up to 7% and life insurance of 3x basic salary)
• Instant pay access with Stream
• 800+ discounts on shops, holidays, days out, tech and more

Finally

For reasonable adjustments email [email protected]. Roles can close early, so don’t delay applying.