Support Worker for Evie

Proud to Care Devon; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated support organization is seeking compassionate individuals to assist a bright woman in her journey towards independence. Candidates will support daily activities, manage specific challenges, and work within a small team. Relevant qualities include empathy, confidence, and calmness, coupled with a full UK driving licence. Great compensation and benefits are offered, including competitive salaries and an award-winning pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Award-winning pension scheme

Company sick pay scheme

Excellent annual leave allowance

Critical Illness cover

Life Insurance

High-quality training

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must hold a full UK driving licence.
• Reasonable level of Computer Skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Evie's independence and daily activities.
• Manage risky behaviors with calmness and patience.

Skills

Confident person

Empathy

Good listening

Ability to keep calm in a crisis

Self-motivated

Teamwork

Job description

Evie is an exceptionally bright, caring woman who lives in her own home. She is very sociable and likes to spend time with her family who live locally to her. Evie has many hobbies including shopping, finding treasures in local charity shops, pebble art, and anything involving DIY.

She enjoys car boot sales, watching crime documentaries, listening to music and singing along to musicals. Evie has a great sense of humour and loves to have a laugh with her team. She is a great teacher who loves to show her team how to fix things around her home and cook her favourite meals. Evie requires her support team to be patient, understanding, resilient and committed to her journey to independence and a fulfilling life. At times, Evie can engage with behaviours that are risky and she needs to be confident that her staff are calm and can handle these situations with her.

Ideally you will:

• Be a confident person
• Be dedicated to making a positive difference
• Be a good listener
• Be someone who can demonstrate empathy
• Be someone who can think on your feet
• Have the ability to keep calm in a crisis
• Be self-motivated
• Work well in a small dedicated team

Benefits:

• We reward our staff with competitive salaries
• We offer an Award Winning Pension Scheme
• We have a company sick pay scheme
• Excellent annual leave allowance, including top up pay
• Critical Illness cover, reassurance when you need it the most
• Life Insurance, reassurance for your family when they need it the most
• A really good mandatory induction
• Ongoing high quality training
• Career development opportunities
• A real chance to make a difference to someone’s life

Does the job role include personal care?: No

Working Patterns:

Contract hours available:

30h and 15h per week

Day and night shifts - possible waking nights

Essential details:

• Must hold a full UK driving licence
• Reasonable level of Computer Skills

"No Sponsorship currently available for this role"

A DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Check will be requested in the event of the individual being offered a position with Beyond Limits, the cost of which will be to the employee, however, this will be returned after successful completion of probation period (6 months).