Support Worker: Adults Learning Disabilities
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Location:
Abergavenny
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Sector:
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Job type:
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Salary:
Up to £13 per hour
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Contact:
Laura
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Contact email:
laura.kempton@brookstreetsocialcare.co.uk
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Job ref:
LBK0614_1709727623
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Published:
10 months ago
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Expiry date:
5/04/2024
Job Description
Support Worker: Adults Learning Disabilities
Contract: zero hours/agency
Pay rate: £10.42 - £13 per hour (PAYE) *subject to change with minimum wage in April 2024*
**Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for any agency or permanent positions **
What will you be doing?
Your role will be supporting young adults with learning disabilities within their residential home to promote independence and aid with fulfilling life skills and house tasks in addition to helping engage within their local community. Additionally, you will be involved in in-house and community-based activities including going to the cinema, meals day trips and medical appointments.
Due to the location of the service and current needs, you MUST be a driver with access to your own vehicle and should your vehicle be used on shift, you will be reimbursed for the milage.
Alternatively, we work with a large array of organisations across South Wales with new requirements all the time that enable us to have the opportunity to offer you work with different people and different environments including children and young people, elderly people, homeless and mental health.
Requirements:
- Driver with access to your own vehicle
- 6 months UK based care experience in the last year OR a year in the last 5 years
- Right to work in the UK (we do not offer sponsorship)
- Willing to undergo DBS and reference checks
- Willing to undertake personal care
- To be approachable, friendly, proactive and engage with the services users
- Great communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
Benefits of joining us:
- Weekly pay and paid PAYE (We do not use umbrella companies - meaning you accrue holiday pay and no hidden fees)
- 24/7 contact with Brook Street Social Care
- Pension scheme entitlement
- Double pay on Bank Holidays
- Separate holiday pay (you have a whole year to use it)
- Access to specialist support through our Mental Health First Aiders
- Online time sheets and payslips
- Opportunity to work in various of settings and gain experience
- Free training and refreshers provided including Manual handling, Medication, PBM and more! No fee for certificates!
If this opportunity sounds like something you're interested in, please apply today and a member of the team will be in touch!