Would you like a job that has variety every day, where you can make a difference in people’s lives?
We are offering an exciting opportunity with a comprehensive training package for support workers who have the flexibility and desire to develop their careers.
We’re looking for adaptable, proactive and dynamic support workers to enable us to reduce the need for agency. Your skills and experience could be a great match for our response team support worker role. All you need is a willingness to learn, flexibility and a desire to help someone live a full life!
In this role we will give you a full training package to upskill you to provide quality care across all our services in the Bristol and North Somerset area. Flexibility and adaptability are crucial skills for working in this fast-paced environment.
The team will be a skilled and experienced workforce that provides consistency, continuity and quality of care. You’ll work across the Bristol and North Somerset area. Rostering will include one on call week in four, where you will work closely with our on call managers to cover shifts.
A full UK manual driving licence and access to a car is needed for this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Benefits
- Sleep-ins paid at £60 extra (14.02 - £14.41 pro rata. This rate includes an enhancement of 20% for the role. The standard Support Worker rate of £11.68 – £12.01 will apply when not working in the Response Team))
- Full training to gain the nationally recognised Care Certificate.
- On-going training and career development including professional qualifications
- Contributory Pension
- We cover the cost of DBS checks
- Rota's are planned in advance
- Access to Wagestream where you can track your basic salary and additional hours earnings throughout the month and stream (access) a portion of those earnings before your monthly pay date.
- Shopping discounts including Blue Light card, EE perks and Costco membership
- Successfully 'recommend a friend' to join us and you'll receive a thank-you payment
- Access to wellbeing helplines.
- Health Cash Plan
You will:
- Have good communication skills
- Have a positive and patient approach
- Be resilient and respect people’s differences
- Be able to build professional relationships
- Work well as part of a team
Your responsibilities:
- To empower the people we support to live the lives they want to lead
- To develop daily living skills.
- Support the people we support to access their communities for socialisation, employment, training or friendships
- To contribute to, develop and implement the individuals care plans.
- To communicate effectively and professionally with people we support, their family members, and external professionals.
- Maintain the health needs of the individuals we support
- A driving licence is essential for this role.
Alongside the job profile please read our support worker job description.
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Brandon Trust work alongside people of different ability so they are able to create opportunity and feel empowered to live the life they want.
All support workers work flexible shifts to provide a 24/7 service. Successful applicants for this role will require an enhanced DBS check.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all sections of the community.
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