Community Support Worker Crawley, West Sussex, South East England, England
Job description
Location: Crawley and surrounding areas (Horsham, Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill)
Contract: 20 /40 hours per week
Hours of Work: 2 to 4 days per week between 9am to 7pm (depending on your availability). Shift times can vary from week to week and may include weekend working hours.
Salary: £10.42 per hour
Mileage will be paid - 45p per mile
If you are looking to bring your skills and passions into a role that is rewarding then look no further than Aspens Charities. We want to empower you to help make a difference to someone who needs our support.
Take your first steps to join our team today, you won’t regret it! #MadewithCare
What can you expect from us:
- Fantastic paid training and career progression opportunities (including recognised qualifications in health and social care)
- Paid DBS (we will recover the cost should your employment terminate for any reason, other than redundancy, before passing your probation)
- Flexible work arrangements with opportunities to take on additional bank shifts too
- 30 Days Annual Leave (including Bank Holidays) / Pro rata dependent on hours. Annual leave entitlement increases with length of service
- Nest Pension and Death in Service Benefit
- Dedicated Employee Assistance Programme and Access to Mental Health First Aiders
- Access to the Blue Light Card (providing discounts on the high street and online) as well as 25% discounts in our own stores and Cafés.
- Refer a Friend scheme, so you can earn up to £250 for every person you refer to work for Aspens
- Recognition schemes, including ‘Employee of the Month’
About the Role:
At Aspens we work across Kent and Sussex; supporting individuals with autistic spectrum conditions, learning disabilities and physical disabilities.
As a Support Worker in our Community Outreach Team you will work providing Community Support to other adults who live locally to the Crawley area.
Along with your general caring responsibilities (including some personal care and assisting those with physical disabilities or mobility issues) your role will include supporting with varied activities such as going out in the local community, supporting with shopping, attending local clubs or going on other fun days out!
About You:
We are looking for friendly, hard-working people with a fun spirit and a good sense of humour to join our team of support staff.
We recognise that good support workers come from all walks of life. Whether you have years of care experience or no experience at all, if you are a caring person, passionate about empowering others and ready to learn new skills we think you would be a fantastic fit for our team.
Because this is a community-based role, you will need a full, clean driving licence and access to your own vehicle.
How to Apply:
If you are friendly, dedicated and passionate about supporting others we would LOVE to speak to you!
Click ‘Apply now’ and one of our team will be in touch to discuss the role.
Any offer would be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks, which we will complete on your behalf if you don't already have one, and satisfactory employment references. We will consider job share and part time arrangements for all posts in line with the needs of the charity.
Aspens Charities are an equal opportunities employer.
Aspens is committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of all children, young people and adults. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure, and satisfactory references. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order (1975, 2013,2020). Our safeguarding policies can be found on our website.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Salary: From £10.42 per hour
Shift:
- Day shift
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
