Support Worker

Real Life Options; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK is seeking a part-time Support Worker based in Sheffield. The ideal candidate will support adults with disabilities to live independent lives, engaging them in daily activities like personal care, budgeting, and community involvement. This role requires flexible shift patterns, including sleep-in shifts, and offers comprehensive training. With excellent benefits such as paid holidays and a health cash plan, it is a rewarding opportunity to make a significant difference in people's lives.

Benefits

28 days paid holiday

Accredited training

Pension scheme

Health Cash Plan

Life cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted goods and services

Cycle to Work Scheme

Financial wellbeing scheme

Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus

Recognition Initiatives

Qualifications

• Previous experience in care or support roles is desirable.
• Enhanced Adult DBS application is required.
• Ability to work varied shifts including sleep-in shifts.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with disabilities to live independently.
• Engage individuals in personal care and life skills.
• Assist with activities such as budgeting, cooking, and community engagement.

Skills

Good Communicator

Caring

Flexible

Self-Motivated

Reliable

Job description

Support Worker

Part time contracts available. (Should be able to work more than 20 hours due to shift pattern). You are required to work Sleep in shifts as part of the role and the cover of service will be within a 10 mile radius of the city centre. Drivers preferred. £12.21ph plus great benefits!

We are looking for people to join our friendly and welcoming team in Sheffield Outreach, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, where you will have the opportunity to enhance people’s lives. We deliver creative, dynamic and person‑centred services providing a range of individualised support to people living in outreach and supported living services.

Your role would include supporting adults with varying conditions such as a learning disability, autism, mental health and physical conditions to live as independent a life as possible. To support people to learn and develop new skills, to engage in meaningful and purposeful activities and life skills which may include personal care, budgeting, shopping, medication, cooking, cleaning, attending appointments and engaging in community activities to name a few.

You’ll have a really rewarding role working with a great team of people and the chance to make a real difference to other people’s lives. We will support you along your career path to learn, develop and grow.

This role includes shift working including days, evenings, sleepovers, nights and weekends. Sleep in shifts are essential.

Previous experience is desirable for this position although full training will be provided. An enhanced Adult DBS application will be required for successful applicants.

Benefits and Rewards

• A minimum of 28‑days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro‑rata for part‑time staff)
• Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first‑rate job
• An employer contributory pension scheme
• Health Cash Plan (for full/part‑time contracted hours)
• £10,000 Life cover
• A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face‑to‑face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
• A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• A financial wellbeing scheme
• Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)
• Recognition Initiatives

Values and Behaviours

We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do. These are:

• Respect
• Honesty
• Responsibility
• Excellence

If you can circle 6 or more of the skills below, then you could be the person we are looking for:

• Honest
• Good Communicator
• Strong Values
• Flexible
• Passionate
• Self‑Motivated
• Reliable
• Caring
• Inclusive

Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your email folders regularly, including your junk mail folders.

Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or an individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.