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Weekend Support Worker - Newbury, Berkshire

Job details
Posting date: 30 April 2024
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 30 May 2024
Location: Newbury, RG14
Company: Affinity Trust
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: OPS04488-26241

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Summary

Doing Amazing Things Together

We’re all about possibilities. Are you?

Are you active and outgoing?

Do you enjoy swimming, shopping and organising fun days out?

Become a Support Worker.

What matters to the people we support matters to us. It’s their life, their way.

We are looking for great people to join our fantastic teams supporting adults with learning disabilities in their own homes in Newbury.

We have shifts across the weekends available for part time posts, including long days and sleep in shifts.

You will be working in people’s homes, so it’s important you can connect, share interests and be interested. They enjoy shopping trips, popping out for coffee, planning and going on holidays and days out, Music and swimming. They are also members of a local activities project.

If you have an interest in any of these or other activities and hobbies you feel would make a difference to the lives of the people we support in Newbury and 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.

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 additional 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 days out and shopping. We also support people to make healthy lifestyle choices and maintain their home in a way they feel safe and well.

If you want to empower people to live the life they choose and you share our values… Apply to become a Support Worker today.

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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

INDLP

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

INDLP

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About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

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