Support Worker

Affinity Trust; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Buy & sell annual leave

Pay via Stream

Wellbeing scheme

Health plan via Simplyhealth

Blue Light Card reimbursement

Pension & Life Assurance

Enhanced DBS check

Job summary

Affinity Trust is hiring a Female Support Worker in Ipswich to provide in-home support to a lady in Harkstead. You will accompany activities, enable independence, and build meaningful relationships as part of a compassionate care team.

The role requires a full UK driving licence and access to a car, with full training provided. Hours are full-time (37.5 hrs) with a supportive work environment and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Required: Full UK driving licence and access to a car.
• Training: Full training + NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care

Responsibilities

• Support the lady in her own home in Harkstead, IP9.
• Help her live her best life, encouraging independence while forming meaningful connections.

Skills

Driving licence

Car access

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Female Support Worker - Ipswich

Affinity Trust View all jobs

• Harkstead, Suffolk
• £13.00 per hour
• Permanent
• Full-time

Job Introduction

• Support Worker: Harkstead, IP9
• Rate: £13 per hour
• Hours: Full Time (37.5 hrs)
• Training: Full training + NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care
• Required: Full UK driving licence and access to a car.
• Sponsorship: Not available

Have you ever considered the difference a smile can make? Taking the time to listen, understand, and empower someone to make their own choices can have a huge impact. As a Support Worker, it's about helping people live their best lives - in the ways they choose to.

At Affinity Trust, what matters most is your compassion and willingness to make a difference. Every day offers the chance to learn, grow, and see the real impact of your support in the lives of people around you.

We are looking for a compassionate and proactive individual to support our lady in their own home in Harkstead. Your role will be to help them live their best life, encouraging independence while forming meaningful connections.

Our individual enjoys a wide range of activities, from relaxing pamper sessions and trips to the hairdresser, to working on the farm, driving tractors, visiting friends and family, and enjoying trips to the cinema. Each day presents new opportunities to enrich their lives and embrace their unique interests.

Joining Affinity Trust means you'll be with caring colleagues, gain hands-on training that helps you grow into the role, and discover that what you do each day matters.

Joining us as a Support Worker gives you:

• Meaningful connections that make a difference every day
• Shared experiences of happiness and growth in the people you support
• Being valued for who you are and the difference you make every day

Our Benefits

• Buy & sell annual leave
• Access pay as you earn via Stream
• Wellbeing scheme
• Fully funded health plan via Simplyhealth (GP, dental, optical)
• Blue Light Card reimbursement
• Pension & Life Assurance

An enhanced DBS check is required (paid for by us).

"Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010".

We're committed to being Disability Confident, and we guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

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