Support Worker Opportunities - Maidenhead

The Methodist Church in Britain; Maidenhead; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Perkbox discounts

25 days leave pro rata

Birthday day off

Wellbeing day

Training and development

Career progression

Pension scheme

Sleep-in pay £50

Job summary

Optalis is recruiting support workers to provide hands-on care in learning disabilities and neurodiversity support settings across Maidenhead. You will join a flexible team delivering care in supported living, float support, and a community day service; training is provided, DBS checked, and UK right to work required; sponsorship not offered.

Shifts include weekday, weekend and sleep-in cover, with timings and needs varying by location.

Qualifications

• Compassion for adults with learning disabilities and neurodiversity.
• Reliability and consistency in shift patterns.
• Willingness to undertake hands-on care duties as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and assistance to adults with learning disabilities and neurodiversity.
• Support people in supported living homes across the Maidenhead area.
• Provide community-based float support.
• Work in the community day service at Boyn Hill.
• Undertake sleep-in shifts.
• Work weekday, weekend and sleep-in shifts, with timings and needs varying by location.

Skills

Compassion

Reliability

Hands-on care

Job description

Optalis, which delivers adult social care for Wokingham and Windsor and Maidenhead councils, is recruiting support workers for its support living services for adults with learning disabilities and neurodiversity. The work is hands-on care spread across supported homes, a float support team and a community day service, on up to 37 hours a week. Shifts include weekday, weekend and sleep-in cover, and no prior experience is needed as training is given. Applicants need an enhanced DBS check and UK right to work, and no sponsorship is offered.

What the job involves

• Provide care and assistance to adults with learning disabilities and neurodiversity
• Support people in supported living homes across the Maidenhead area
• Provide community-based float support
• Work in the community day service at Boyn Hill
• Undertake sleep-in shifts
• Work weekday, weekend and sleep-in shifts, with timings and needs varying by location

What’s required

Skills & knowledge

• Compassion
• Reliability
• Willingness to take on hands-on care work

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check with adult barred list
• Right to work in the UK
• Valid UK driving licence and own vehicle for some roles

What’s offered

• Perkbox rewards package with discounts on cinema, shopping, health, travel and insurance
• 25 days' annual leave rising to 30 days (pro rata), plus 8 bank holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday
• Health and wellbeing support, including an additional wellbeing day
• Comprehensive paid training and development programme, with qualifications offered
• Career progression opportunities and support
• Generous pension scheme
• £50 per sleep-in