Support Worker / Care Worker
We put the people we support at the centre of everything we do and use our experience to work in partnership with them to provide personalised services to more than 2500 people.
About the role:
As a Support Worker you'll be supporting adults with learning disabilities within your community. In this Support Worker role, everything you do will enable people to have choices about their own lives, creating flexible services that meet people's needs and always looking for the best way of doing things.
About you:
You don't need experience as a Support Worker or any special qualifications for this job; what matters most is your positive attitude to life and your desire to support people to live their own life with as much independence, choice, dignity and control as possible. It is helpful if you already have experience of learning disabilities but this is by no means essential as you will be given a comprehensive induction, full training and support.
We provide 24/7 support to some of our people, as a Support Worker, this role will require you to work shifts and hours that include some weekends, nights and Bank Holidays. You may also have the opportunity to accompany the people we support on holidays and attend training courses and other activities.
Location: Preston and surrounding area
Hours: Various Full and Part Time hours avalible
Salary: up to GBP7.50 per hour
Benefits: 25 days annual leave (pro rata, plus 8 days bank holidays), pension, life assurance, staff recognition awards, refer a friend scheme, childcare vouchers, family-friendly policies plus others
Closing date: Friday 2 February 2018
Interview date to be confirmed
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Learning Disabilities, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Mental Health Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Community Development, Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Not for Profit, NFP etc.