Support Worker - Sheffield (S10)
| Posting date: | 27 April 2024 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 May 2024 |
| Location: | Sheffield, S10 |
| Company: | Affinity Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | OPS04421-26079 |
Summary
Doing Amazing Things Together
We’re all about possibilities. Are you?
Are you a friendly and adaptable person? Do you enjoy snooker and all things sports?
Become a Support Worker.
What matters to the people we support matters to us. It’s their life, their way.
You will be part of a fantastic team that provides support to 2 supported living locations in S10 Sheffield. The individuals we support here love all things sports, especially snooker, as well as many activities within their wider community. It is important that you can connect and share their interests. We need people like you to ensure they can live as independently as possible.
We are looking for flexible and open-minded people to join our team. If you are energetic and love trying new activities and are passionate about helping people to access their community, then we want to hear from you.
You could be empowering people to maintain or learn new skills needed to live their best life!
So, if you enjoy building meaningful relationships and think you could plan, communicate and deliver support with and alongside people, then this is the place for you.
You will need to be a driver and willing to drive a mobility vehicles, as the gentlemen love to explore their local community. For this you should have a full UK manual driving licence and have held it for at least 1 year for insurance purposes.
You should be available to work a variety of shifts between 7am -10pm, across the week and alternate weekends, including some sleep-in shifts as needed.
Affinity Trust does not presently hold a Sponsorship Licence and while this status is reviewed regularly there is no present proposal to apply for such a Licence.
Why Join Us?
What will we do?
We will train you in everything you need to be a great Support Worker. We will apply and pay for your enhanced DBS, and we have a mentorship scheme in place to provide support and guide you on your journey with us.
We offer Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it, access to coaching, vouchers, discounts, cashback and more.
You will be entitled to annual leave with the ability to buy additional leave.
Fully funded health cash plans giving you access to a 24 hour GP, money back on prescriptions, dental treatment, opticians and access to many more health benefits.
We provide a package of benefits that make it that bit easier to be your best and we can also support you to achieve a Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care and pursue a career that takes on more responsibility.
What will you do?
Supporting people is really important but it’s not all snooker or trips out. We also support people to take medication, assist with personal care, make healthy lifestyle choices and maintain their home in a way that they feel safe and well.
If you want to empower the people we support in Sheffield to live the life they choose, and you share our values… Apply to become a Support Worker today.
Apply today
Ready to do things differently? Submit your application.
We’re committed to being Disability Confident and we guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
Please contact our recruitment team for further information: recruitment@affinitytrust.org.
Check out more opportunities on our careers page: https://www.affinitytrust.org/about-us/careers/job-search/
This advert may close early if the people we support find their new support worker or sufficient applications are received.
INDMP
Apply today
Ready to do things differently? Submit your application.
We’re committed to being Disability Confident and we guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
Please contact our recruitment team for further information: recruitment@affinitytrust.org.
Check out more opportunities on our careers page: https://www.affinitytrust.org/about-us/careers/job-search/
This advert may close early if the people we support find their new support worker or sufficient applications are received.
INDMP
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme