Support Worker
| Posting date: | 22 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £12.76 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 May 2024 |
| Location: | Midhurst, West Sussex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Southdown |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2661 |
Summary
Are you a warm, caring person with practical life skills? Are you looking for a local role that fits your commitments and comes with variety, challenges and rewarding results, not to mention excellent benefits? Then make the move to Southdown as a Support Worker.
We’re looking for a new team member to join this service in Midhurst which is home to 4 adults with learning disabilities. Your role involves supporting people with their everyday needs e.g. personal care and cleaning their home as well as hobbies e.g. walks along the beach with a tea and cake pitstop, theatre trips, cycling, kayaking… and anything else that interests the clients.
You’ll be joining one of the largest providers of care, support and housing services in Sussex, which we’re proud to say we’ve been doing for over 50 years! In exchange, we can offer some great benefits such as
Salary above the Real Living Wage
Pension scheme
Employee Assistance (EAP), Free advice and counselling service
Access to Blue Light card
Health Care cash back scheme
Discounts in high street stores, entertainment, health & fitness
Interest-free Loans
Life cover: For staff under the age of 65 years in our pension scheme
Flexible working
Access to the Easit Network
Free access to financial services and advice through Salary Finance
Cycle to Work scheme
Free Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
Support with Career Progression
Supportive working environment.
£100 reward for passing your probationary period
This post requires you to drive and hold a manual driving licence.
Southdown is a psychologically informed organisation where the well-being and happiness of our employees matter. We’re committed to creating a positive and compassionate work environment where employees feel valued, respected and inspired to do their best. In addition, we’re a family-friendly employer that recognises the importance of a work-life balance. If you share our values and want to work for an organisation that helps change lives for the better, we want to hear from you!
We are a Disability Confident Employer and are fully committed to supporting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and welcome applications from all candidates that meet our job specifications. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, do get in contact with us at jobs@southdown.org as we are always happy to discuss (or arrange a discussion we the recruiting manager) to explore if any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.
Closing date: 6th May 2024
Interviews will be held: 16th May 2024