social worker Hove, England
Job description
We are looking for a team of people to support a young woman in her own flat in Brighton and Hove. She would like her support workers to be into music, being active, cooking, going out and having fun.
The Grace Eyre Foundation is a charity that has been working with people with learning disabilities since 1898, across Sussex. Our mission is to be led by people with learning disabilities in the delivery of high-quality housing, support, employment, and activities in their local communities.
A brief outline of the role:
The role will be supporting her to be as independent as possible in all her daily tasks. You will be required to support her to access college, maintain her tenancy, learn new skills around cooking and help her with her predictable routines and structure. Having knowledge of Autism is desirable for the role.
This job involves day, evening and weekend working and sleeping in duties on a rota.
No applicant for employment or employee will be treated less favourably than another on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marriage & civil partnership or pregnancy & maternity, and we encourage applications from people with learning disabilities or identify with being on the autistic spectrum/neurodiverse.
Staff benefits include:
- Enhanced holiday entitlement
- One paid celebration day a year
- Cost of living support package such as rental deposit scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Generous refer-a-friend scheme
- One paid volunteering day a year
- Enhanced sick pay
- Enhanced employer pension contribution
- Enhanced death in service
- Training and development opportunities
- Flexible working opportunities.
We are also:
- A living wage employer
- Accredited as a Disability Confident Leader
- Accredited as an Investors in People employer
Successful applicants will be required to provide details of 2 referees (one must be your most recent employer) and undertake an enhanced DBS Disclosure.
Please apply by filling in an application form or alternatively by sending a CV and cover letter to [email protected] . Please state clearly which job you are applying for and the location
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 37.5 per week
Salary: £21,908.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Paid volunteer time
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Day range:
- Every weekend
- Monday to Friday
Shift:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
Application question(s):
- Do you have previous experience of providing 1-1 care support
- Do you have or working to wards a care qualification?
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 09/07/2023
Reference ID: GE2322
