Driver Support Worker
| Posting date: | 09 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 June 2024 |
| Location: | Lancashire, North West England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | HF Trust Ltd |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Are you looking for a meaningful career? Would you like the opportunity to become a Support Worker helping individuals with learning disabilities live the best life possible?
We are looking for Driver Support Workers to join our growing team in Preston. Experience is not essential as we will provide you with support and training to become a confident Support Worker. We are looking for people who are naturally caring and compassionate.
Covering leave, training and sickness with hours that fit in with life's other commitments, a casual support worker role is an ideal way of discovering that this could be the career for you. Hft is a charity that supports adults with learning disabilities. We believe in a world where anyone with a learning disability can live within their community with all the choice.
We offer
Wage incentives: 20% bank holidays’ allowance with an increased rate of 50% for key dates over Christmas.
Training: Access to award winning training and development
Wagestream: Allows you to flexibly access your pay throughout the month and utilise a range of financial support, through its dedicated app
Aviva Digicare + workplace: Access to wellbeing services including health checks, Digital GP and mental health support
TELUS health: A 24/service, completely confidential counselling and support platform and helpline that is free for all colleagues to use.
Discounted mobile ‘phone contracts. As an Hft employee, you’ll be able to take advantage of Vodafone’s Employee Advantage programme, giving you up to 30% off.
Care Friends: Employee referral app – earn money for referring your friends to work for Hft.
What will you be doing?
-Giving the highest possible standards of support to individuals with moderate to severe learning disabilities.
-Supporting them to discover new interests, reaching goals like travelling and holidays and working positively with their families and friends.
-Helping individuals to engage in different leisure, home or work-related activities, all according to their personal choice.
-As a Support Worker (Care Assistant), your responsibilities are varied and no two days are the same.
-As well as providing physical and emotional support you may be needed to help with household tasks and personal care as well as supporting individuals with healthcare needs, e.g. taking medication.
-Everything you do will enable people to have choices about their own lives, providing flexible services that meet people’s needs, and always looking for the best way of doing things.
This is your opportunity to make a real difference to people's lives. A full UK driving licence is essential for this role. Full and part time opportunities available. We provide 24/7 support to some people, so you will need to have flexibility to work shifts, including sleep in nights, weekends and Bank Holidays
Type of service – supported living and day service, supporting individuals with learning disabilities.
Location – Lancashire- Preston
Salary- £11.44 per hour plus £1000 retention bonus paid during the first 2 years of employment (£250 every 6 months*).
Sleep ins at the service are £49.08 per shift + 12.07% (holiday pay)
Find your place with us and change lives.
We are looking for Driver Support Workers to join our growing team in Preston. Experience is not essential as we will provide you with support and training to become a confident Support Worker. We are looking for people who are naturally caring and compassionate.
Covering leave, training and sickness with hours that fit in with life's other commitments, a casual support worker role is an ideal way of discovering that this could be the career for you. Hft is a charity that supports adults with learning disabilities. We believe in a world where anyone with a learning disability can live within their community with all the choice.
We offer
Wage incentives: 20% bank holidays’ allowance with an increased rate of 50% for key dates over Christmas.
Training: Access to award winning training and development
Wagestream: Allows you to flexibly access your pay throughout the month and utilise a range of financial support, through its dedicated app
Aviva Digicare + workplace: Access to wellbeing services including health checks, Digital GP and mental health support
TELUS health: A 24/service, completely confidential counselling and support platform and helpline that is free for all colleagues to use.
Discounted mobile ‘phone contracts. As an Hft employee, you’ll be able to take advantage of Vodafone’s Employee Advantage programme, giving you up to 30% off.
Care Friends: Employee referral app – earn money for referring your friends to work for Hft.
What will you be doing?
-Giving the highest possible standards of support to individuals with moderate to severe learning disabilities.
-Supporting them to discover new interests, reaching goals like travelling and holidays and working positively with their families and friends.
-Helping individuals to engage in different leisure, home or work-related activities, all according to their personal choice.
-As a Support Worker (Care Assistant), your responsibilities are varied and no two days are the same.
-As well as providing physical and emotional support you may be needed to help with household tasks and personal care as well as supporting individuals with healthcare needs, e.g. taking medication.
-Everything you do will enable people to have choices about their own lives, providing flexible services that meet people’s needs, and always looking for the best way of doing things.
This is your opportunity to make a real difference to people's lives. A full UK driving licence is essential for this role. Full and part time opportunities available. We provide 24/7 support to some people, so you will need to have flexibility to work shifts, including sleep in nights, weekends and Bank Holidays
Type of service – supported living and day service, supporting individuals with learning disabilities.
Location – Lancashire- Preston
Salary- £11.44 per hour plus £1000 retention bonus paid during the first 2 years of employment (£250 every 6 months*).
Sleep ins at the service are £49.08 per shift + 12.07% (holiday pay)
Find your place with us and change lives.
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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.