Support Worker
| Posting date: | 05 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £11.67 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 May 2024 |
| Location: | Nunney, BA11 4NE |
| Company: | Discovery |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | DS03731 |
Summary
Located in the beautiful village of Nunney, The Old Police House is located next to Nunney First School.
Full and Part time vacancies
£11.67 per hour (The current pay rate of £11.67 per hour will be increasing to £12 per hour from 1st April)
Full driver licence required - due to rural location - no public transport links
We are looking for someone to join our team who is enthusiastic, caring and passionate and willing to try new things.
If you feel you would enjoy helping people to make the best of their day then you are exactly who we are looking for!
The people we support enjoy eating out at cafés and pubs, shopping, planning and going on holidays mainly within the UK, they enjoy going for walks, visiting Longleat. The people we support have physical disabilities and learning disabilities.
Shift Patterns
These can vary throughout the week and can be flexible. For example - 7am - 2:30pm / 8am - 3:30pm / 2:30 - 10pm / 3pm - 9pm - as well as some weekends.
Benefits for Support Workers working with Discovery include:
- £11.67 per hour with an uplift for any overtime you choose to work
- 30 days paid Annual Leave (including public holidays - pro rata)
- Opportunities for career progression
- High Street Discounts - Retail and Entertainment (supermarkets, hospitality, pubs, cinema etc.) which could be worth up to £1200
- Life Assurance and Company Pension
- Industry leading, award winning, training
- Enhanced DBS paid for by us
- We offer a salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of the money you've earned before payday.
Apply now:
We want the people we support to have fulfilling lives and we want our colleagues to have great careers with us. If you would like to be a part of our team and feel that your values match ours, please apply by clicking the button below, or contact Tia on 0300 303 9150 or drop us an email at applynow@discovery-uk.org for an informal conversation about the role. Before you know it you could be making a positive difference every day.
This role requires an enhanced DBS Disclosure, which will be obtained for you by Discovery.
Discovery is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. Discovery are Disability Confident Committed and we guarantee to interview all applicants who let us know they have a disability and meet the minimum essential criteria for this role. Discovery has been awarded this symbol by Jobcentre Plus to recognise our commitment towards the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees. As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments we can offer support to complete your application. Please contact the Resourcing Consultant Team on 03003039150 or email applynow@discovery-uk.org
Other organisations may call this role Community Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Care Worker, Care Assistant, Social Care Worker, Social Care Assistant or, Bank HCA, Healthcare Assistant or Carer.
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