Support Worker
| Posting date: | 17 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £9.00- £10.00 per Hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 June 2024 |
| Location: | St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9BE |
| Company: | Aspens Charities |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 226 |
Summary
Role overview
Support Worker
Location: St Saviours, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex
Hours of Work: Full-Time, 37 Hours (per Week)
Salary: £9.00- £10.00 (per hour)
Are you looking for a rewarding role where you can work to help people with learning disabilities feel empowered to live
fulfilling lives, as independently as possible?
Aspens could be the perfect work place for you!
At Aspens we work across Kent and Sussex; supporting individuals with autistic spectrum conditions, learning disabilities and
physical disabilities.
As a Support Worker you will play a big role in supporting people with in their day to day lives activities. Along with your
general caring responsibilities this could also include activities such as baking, painting, or learning to play a new instrument
as well as other activities out in the local community. This is what makes the role so rewarding, because with each shift you
complete you know that you have helped to enrich someone else’s life and enjoyed yourself whilst doing it!
Our Shift Pattern at St Saviours often follows this pattern:
Weekdays: 7am-2pm or 2-10pm
Sleep in 10pm-7am
Weekends: 8am-2pm or 2-10pm
Sleep in 10pm-8pm
This is however subject to change and we can be flexible to an extent to meet your own needs and to suit your work/life balance.
About You:
We are looking for friendly, hard-working people with a fun spirit and a good sense of humour to join our team of support staff.
We recognise that good support workers come from all walks of life. Whether you have years of care experience or no experience at
all, if you are a caring person, passionate about empowering others and ready to learn new skills we want to speak to you!
What Aspens can offer you:
* Full Care Certificate Training and specialist training such as Emergency First Aid
* Career progression including recognised qualifications within Health & Social Care
* A flexible working pattern
* Additional Bank shifts
* 30 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
* Nest pension
* Dedicated Employee Assistance Programme
* Access to Mental Health First Aiders
* Access to Blue Light Card, providing thousands of discounts on the high street and online
* 25% Staff Discount in our Charity Shops and Cafe
* Death in Service benefit
* Care Friends – earn up to £250 for referring a friend to work for Aspens
How to Apply:
If you are friendly, dedicated and passionate about supporting others we would LOVE to speak to you about our available roles.
Click ‘Apply now’ and one of our team will be in touch!
Any offer would be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks, which we will complete on your behalf if you don't already have one,
and satisfactory employment references. We will consider job share and part time arrangements for all posts in line with the needs
of the charity.
Aspens Charities are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, we are proud to be an equal opportunity
employer.
Aspens is committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of all children, young people and adults. All successful
candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure, and satisfactory references. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation
of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order (1975, 2013,2020). Our safeguarding policies can be found on our
website.
PLEASE NOTE: It is a condition of your employment with Aspens Charities that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 1 and that
you comply with weekly testing.
Support Worker
Location: St Saviours, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex
Hours of Work: Full-Time, 37 Hours (per Week)
Salary: £9.00- £10.00 (per hour)
Are you looking for a rewarding role where you can work to help people with learning disabilities feel empowered to live
fulfilling lives, as independently as possible?
Aspens could be the perfect work place for you!
At Aspens we work across Kent and Sussex; supporting individuals with autistic spectrum conditions, learning disabilities and
physical disabilities.
As a Support Worker you will play a big role in supporting people with in their day to day lives activities. Along with your
general caring responsibilities this could also include activities such as baking, painting, or learning to play a new instrument
as well as other activities out in the local community. This is what makes the role so rewarding, because with each shift you
complete you know that you have helped to enrich someone else’s life and enjoyed yourself whilst doing it!
Our Shift Pattern at St Saviours often follows this pattern:
Weekdays: 7am-2pm or 2-10pm
Sleep in 10pm-7am
Weekends: 8am-2pm or 2-10pm
Sleep in 10pm-8pm
This is however subject to change and we can be flexible to an extent to meet your own needs and to suit your work/life balance.
About You:
We are looking for friendly, hard-working people with a fun spirit and a good sense of humour to join our team of support staff.
We recognise that good support workers come from all walks of life. Whether you have years of care experience or no experience at
all, if you are a caring person, passionate about empowering others and ready to learn new skills we want to speak to you!
What Aspens can offer you:
* Full Care Certificate Training and specialist training such as Emergency First Aid
* Career progression including recognised qualifications within Health & Social Care
* A flexible working pattern
* Additional Bank shifts
* 30 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
* Nest pension
* Dedicated Employee Assistance Programme
* Access to Mental Health First Aiders
* Access to Blue Light Card, providing thousands of discounts on the high street and online
* 25% Staff Discount in our Charity Shops and Cafe
* Death in Service benefit
* Care Friends – earn up to £250 for referring a friend to work for Aspens
How to Apply:
If you are friendly, dedicated and passionate about supporting others we would LOVE to speak to you about our available roles.
Click ‘Apply now’ and one of our team will be in touch!
Any offer would be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks, which we will complete on your behalf if you don't already have one,
and satisfactory employment references. We will consider job share and part time arrangements for all posts in line with the needs
of the charity.
Aspens Charities are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, we are proud to be an equal opportunity
employer.
Aspens is committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of all children, young people and adults. All successful
candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure, and satisfactory references. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation
of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order (1975, 2013,2020). Our safeguarding policies can be found on our
website.
PLEASE NOTE: It is a condition of your employment with Aspens Charities that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 1 and that
you comply with weekly testing.
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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.