Job description
Avenues is a community where people smile, laugh, grow and achieve great things. We know that well-supported people support people well to do their very best for the people we support and achieve our vision.
Are you are looking for your next social care role, or a change in career and a feel-good reward? If so, then we would love to hear from you!
- Support Worker
- Caterham.
- £21,190 per annum (pro rata)
- Full time and part time hours available
We’re looking for Support Workers to work with us in the Caterham area. Working in a small team of 8, you are supporting 5 females with learning disabilities, epilepsy and autism. All of them love to listen to music and would like to be supported by someone with great communication skills. They do enjoy a pamper sessions i.e., having their nails done.
The Recruitment Team will discuss with you the different services we have available during a telephone interview.
No two days are the same, but your day might look like this!
- Supporting our people to be engaged in all day to day living activities, including making full use of their community and beyond.
- Supporting our people with social activities and connecting with family and friends.
- Supporting the management of our people’s finances.
- Keeping our people’s home clean and fresh, and going shopping.
- Providing, and encouraging, personal care.
- And enjoying what you do!
Experience in social care is not essential, we provide a full range of accredited and award-winning training programmes at no cost to yourself, including the Health and Social Care Diploma that will really support your career progression.
Benefits you can expect!
- Early Pay – ability to access your earnings more frequently if you wish.
- Paid enhanced DBS.
- Flexible working.
- Up to 28 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
- Access to high quality training that supports your career development.
- Contributory pension scheme with life assurance.
- Shopping discounts via Blue Light Card and The Bene£its website.
- Recommend a friend scheme - earn up to £500.
- Free and confidential 24/7 access to the health portal, counselling and support.
Apply now! We look forward to hearing from you.
As part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident Scheme”, candidates who declare a disability, and meet the key criteria for this role, will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at the interview stage.