Support Worker - Bank

Leonard Cheshire; Shanklin; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Leonard Cheshire as a Support Worker at Sunny Bay, where you'll make a difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities. Your role will involve assisting with personal care and daily activities, ensuring maximum independence for our customers. We value interpersonal skills and flexibility, and provide comprehensive training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Wagestream for early pay access

Free Blue Light Card

Contributory pension scheme

Access to a Cash Health Plan

Development opportunities through apprenticeships

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Free DBS check

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid driving licence.
• Must be able to speak fluent English.
• Experience in personal care is ideal but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily life tasks including personal care, medication, and mealtimes.
• Escort and support customers in external events and appointments.
• Maintain accurate records.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication

Flexibility

Ability to Work Under Pressure

Job description

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A night enhancement of £1.50 per hour will apply from 8pm to 7am Monday – Sunday (this does not apply to sleep-ins). A weekend day enhancement of £2.00 per hour will be paid from 7am to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday.

Join our vibrant team at Sunny Bay: Make a difference in the lives of vulnerable people!

Are you based in the Isle of Wight and a car driver?

Are you caring, motivated, and friendly?

If so, we would love to hear from you! Apply now, helping us to continue our great work making a positive impact every day on the lives of people with a disability.

Sunny Bay is home to 9 adults with physical disabilities. This service is rated Good by CQC.

Care Assistant, Support Worker or similar experience is desirable but not essential. We offer an excellent training and induction programme for everyone!

As a Support Worker with Leonard Cheshire you will become part of a fantastic team. Every day is different, but here are just some of the duties you will do:

• Assistance with daily life tasks including personal care, medication and mealtimes.
• Escort and assist in and around the service, at external events and appointments.
• Supporting our Person Centred approach, encouraging maximum independence for our customers and helping to achieve individual aspirations.
• Maintain up to date and accurate records.

Please see the job description (link below) for more details.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.
• Ideally we are looking for a candidate who holds a valid driving licence and is willing to transport our customers as needed.
• Please note applicants must be able to speak fluent English language.
• Work flexibly and creatively with customers and their families.
• Ideally have personal care experience (not essential).
• Be able to work under pressure and as a team.
• Flexibility to work within rostered hours / prepared to participate in an on-call rota where required.

We offer a wide range of employee rewards to include:

• Wagestream, option to withdraw up to 40% of your pay before pay day (click here for more details).
• Free Blue Light Card.
• Contributory company pension scheme with competitive life cover benefit.
• Access to a Cash Health Plan at very favourable rates.
• Great development opportunities through our apprenticeship schemes and chance to gain recognised qualifications.
• Unlimited payments through our Refer a Friend bonus scheme.
• Free DBS check.
• Employee Assistance Programme and so much more!

If this sounds of interest to you, please email Ashleigh Cook on ashleigh.cookleonardcheshire.org or 07780 092 522 for further details.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to make a positive impact and join our dedicated team at Sunny Bay!

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.

* No agencies please *