Support Worker Bangor, Northern Ireland
Job description
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We are looking for Support Workers to join our Housing Services in Bangor, Northern Ireland. We have a range of contracts available, Full Time, Part Time, Waking Nights and Relief shifts, spread across mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
You will receive a range of training to enable you to be a great support worker. We can be flexible and are family friendly. You will have access to a range of benefits such as enhanced sick pay, holiday buying scheme, discount vouchers for high street stores and many more.
Why should you work for Mencap Personal Support & Housing Services?
Our Personal Support & Housing teams are amazing places to work. You will see first-hand how much it means to someone to be able to look after their own home with their support workers help, get their groceries in and do all the day to day things that everyone does.
What does a Support Worker do?
- Supporting people to live independently - paying bills, housework, organising appointments
- Support person with their needs - so they can be as independent as possible and have a good quality of life.
- General Personal care - helping people to get ready for the day and assisting if required with bathing, showering and using the bathroom.
- Community & Social Inclusion - support people to access their local community, go to Church, the gym, see family, friends.
Have you thought about working for Mencap?
Mencap is a leader in providing excellent support to people with a learning disability. Our vision is a world where people with a learning disability are valued equally, listened to and included.
Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something really meaningful. Everything we do at Mencap keeps the people we support at the centre of what we do. To find out a bit more about what life as a Support Worker is like, please click here to watch a short video.
With us, it’s never ‘just a job’. In return for your hard work and passion you can find real and meaningful work experience, access to some excellent benefits alongside our competitive pay. Click here to find out more about our Mencap benefits.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applicants with disabilities to apply for all roles with us. To find out more about the scheme please visit the directgov website.
At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace and we intentionally plan for the success of our colleagues in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap!
Mencap are strongly encouraging all our colleagues to have the Covid-19 vaccine as a way to help protect each other and the people we support.
No two days are ever the same, sometimes they may be challenging but they will always positive so click apply now to be considered!
If you require more information please email: [email protected].
Benefits
As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.
- 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing to 35 days with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
- Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
- Pension contributions into NEST Scheme on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings
- Death in service life cover for a nominated beneficiary under our life assurance scheme
- Loans for debt consolidation, bikes, computers and phones when you have been with us for 6 months
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major super markets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
- Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
- Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
- Quarterly award scheme and recognition at every 5 years through our YouRock program
- Access to award winning training and development
- T&C's apply based on contract
About Mencap
At Mencap we work in partnership with people with a learning disability. We do this by providing high quality, flexible services that support people, including young adults, to live as independently as possible in their own homes and in the community.
Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader, and activist.
You’ll make new friends and feel inspired to reach your potential. We will ask a lot of you - but you’ll get back so much more. With us, it is never ‘just a job’.
In return for your hard work and passion, we can give you real meaning and purpose in your work.
