Support Worker - Brighton & Hove
| Posting date: | 20 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 June 2024 |
| Location: | Brighton & Hove |
| Remote working: | Fully remote |
| Company: | The Grace Eyre Foundaiton |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | GE2425 |
Summary
The Grace Eyre Foundation is a charity based in Brighton & Hove and the wider Sussex community that has been working with people with a Learning Disability and autistic people since 1898. Our mission is to work towards being led by people with Learning Disabilities and autistic people to deliver high-quality housing, support and activities in their local communities. The people we support tell us that they want “good support from kind and friendly people” – so that is what we are looking for!
Introduction to the role:
Your role will be to support people with mental health diagnosis, a learning disability, autistic people, and other complex needs with their day-to-day activities in a supported living service. The support we offer is person centred and differs from person to person. You will need to have good adaptive communication skills.
We are looking for people who are patient, resilient, compassionate, understanding, and able to use their own initiative and work independently. We are a support team, and the role includes sleep in shifts and lone working. It is a rewarding and varied role and one that really makes a difference to the lives of the people we support. It helps them to live a fulfilled life and achieve their goals and dreams with a little help from people who care. Some care experience in supporting people either professionally or personally is preferred for this role.
Brief outline of the role:
We are a unique supported living service supporting people with varying needs in a shared home. Our support can range from supporting people with medication, finances, being out in the community, daily living skills and emotional support.
The people we support have asked for staff who are friendly, fun, nice to talk, listen to us and are helpful.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: No applicant for employment or employee will be treated less favourably than another on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marriage & civil partnership or pregnancy & maternity, and we encourage applications from people with learning disabilities or identify with being on the autistic spectrum/neurodiverse.
Staff benefits include:
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• One paid celebration day a year
• Cost of living support package such as rental deposit scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Generous refer-a-friend scheme
• One paid volunteering day a year
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced employer pension contribution
• Enhanced death in service
• Training and development opportunities
• Flexible working opportunities.
We are also:
• A living wage employer
• Accredited as a Disability Confident Leader
• Accredited as an Investors in People employer
Successful applicants will be required to provide details of 2 referees. One must be your most recent employer, however if you have not undertaken employed work before, a reference from voluntary work, educational facility or personal reference can be accepted. You must also undertake an enhanced DBS Disclosure and provide proof of your right to work in the UK.
Please apply by filling in an application form or alternatively by sending a CV and cover letter to recruitment@grace-eyre.org. You can also apply by completing an accessible application form, downloading this and emailing this to recruitment@grace-eyre.org. Please state clearly which job you are applying for and the location when emailing recruitment.
Introduction to the role:
Your role will be to support people with mental health diagnosis, a learning disability, autistic people, and other complex needs with their day-to-day activities in a supported living service. The support we offer is person centred and differs from person to person. You will need to have good adaptive communication skills.
We are looking for people who are patient, resilient, compassionate, understanding, and able to use their own initiative and work independently. We are a support team, and the role includes sleep in shifts and lone working. It is a rewarding and varied role and one that really makes a difference to the lives of the people we support. It helps them to live a fulfilled life and achieve their goals and dreams with a little help from people who care. Some care experience in supporting people either professionally or personally is preferred for this role.
Brief outline of the role:
We are a unique supported living service supporting people with varying needs in a shared home. Our support can range from supporting people with medication, finances, being out in the community, daily living skills and emotional support.
The people we support have asked for staff who are friendly, fun, nice to talk, listen to us and are helpful.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: No applicant for employment or employee will be treated less favourably than another on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marriage & civil partnership or pregnancy & maternity, and we encourage applications from people with learning disabilities or identify with being on the autistic spectrum/neurodiverse.
Staff benefits include:
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• One paid celebration day a year
• Cost of living support package such as rental deposit scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Generous refer-a-friend scheme
• One paid volunteering day a year
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced employer pension contribution
• Enhanced death in service
• Training and development opportunities
• Flexible working opportunities.
We are also:
• A living wage employer
• Accredited as a Disability Confident Leader
• Accredited as an Investors in People employer
Successful applicants will be required to provide details of 2 referees. One must be your most recent employer, however if you have not undertaken employed work before, a reference from voluntary work, educational facility or personal reference can be accepted. You must also undertake an enhanced DBS Disclosure and provide proof of your right to work in the UK.
Please apply by filling in an application form or alternatively by sending a CV and cover letter to recruitment@grace-eyre.org. You can also apply by completing an accessible application form, downloading this and emailing this to recruitment@grace-eyre.org. Please state clearly which job you are applying for and the location when emailing recruitment.