Support Worker, Skipton

The Avalon Group; Skipton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading charity is seeking part-time Support Workers in the Skipton area. This role offers flexible hours, guaranteed income, and meaningful work, allowing you to make a significant difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities. Your support will help clients live independently while you enjoy a friendly team environment and security in your role.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Paid mileage

Job security

Enhanced pay for evenings and weekends

Friendly team environment

Qualifications

• No previous experience or qualifications required.
• Must care about people and want to make a difference.

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals with disabilities in daily living skills.
• Support with attending appointments and finding work.
• Build meaningful relationships with clients.

Skills

Caring

Interpersonal Skills

Job description

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Due to the terms of our sponsorship licence, we are currently not able to accept applications from those requiring sponsorship. Please only apply if you are already a resident in the UK with no sponsorship requirements.

We are recruiting part-time Support Workers in the Skipton area who are available to work weekends. Due to support locations we are looking for candidates who hold a valid UK Driving Licence with access to their own vehicle.

Are you looking for a job that works for you?

As an Avalon Support Worker you will have a role that offers:

Flexibility – with hours that work for you; a range of part-time weekend hours can be offered (from 12 to 24 hours per/week), respecting any commitments you have.

Guaranteed income and job security – hourly rates start at £12.27 with enhanced rates for evenings and weekends, plus paid mileage and lots of great benefits. Our charity is over 30 years old, and provides you a secure role with scope to develop

A friendly team – We live our values of respect, honesty, learning & development, inclusion and partnership working – you’ll be working with people who want the best for you and will help you with anything you need

Meaningful work – you will literally change people’s lives for the better every day, improving your community and providing you with a feeling of fulfilment. As a Support worker you will help people with disabilities or additional needs to live the life they choose, supporting with daily living skills, attending appointments, finding work and much more.

You don’t need previous experience or qualifications, just to care about people and to want to make a difference. You will build meaningful and lasting relationships with the people you support. You won’t have to do short visits, as our sessions are always a minimum of 1 hour, with many being longer than this to make sure both you and our customers are fulfilled every day.

Appointment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Certificate.