Care & Support Worker

Recruiter
Anonymous
Location
Teddington
Salary
15000.00 - 20000.00 GBP Annual
Posted
29 Aug 2019
Closes
26 Sep 2019
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
About Us

Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing has a vision that ?everyone has a home and the opportunity to live well?; that means working with partners to create sustainable and vibrant neighbourhoods where our customers want to live. With 57,000 homes and more than 120,000 residents and customers we have a real opportunity to make that vision a reality. Our people care, dare and collaborate to ensure we achieve this People Powered Living.

This role

You will be providing care and support to adults with learning disabilities within a customised service. This service provides a secure and safe home to our customers and you are key to their wellbeing. Customers do require high levels of personal care as well as support with daily domestic tasks such as food preparation and cleaning.

While many have the customers have high needs they thrive through being involved in social activities which you will be involved with to ensure they maintain as much independence as is possible.

You will need to be prepared to be flexible and work a 24 / 7 rota including weekends and bank holidays.

What youll need to succeed

Working in an experienced team this is an ideal opportunity for someone that wishes to start a career in adult social care or alternatively for someone to focus on supporting adults with learning disabilities.

The key is the ability to demonstrate a passion to deliver excellent service to vulnerable adults in a dignified manner. You will need to be able to work independently and have the confidence to deal with customers with compassion and promote social interaction as much as is possible

What youll get in return

In return, you will be exposed to the fast-paced environment where you can benefit from our comprehensive in-house training to continue developing and utilising your skill set.

We offer great benefits, in addition to generous holiday entitlement we provide:

-eye care scheme
-salary sacrifice schemes and season ticket loans
-enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
-life assurance with a matched contribution pension scheme

-plus lots of voluntary benefits including cash back and discounts from high street names

What you need to do now

If youre interested in this role, take a look at the attached Job Description for more details and if its the ideal job for you, click apply now to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or for more information call us now on (phone number removed).

Our promise

All employment decisions at MTVH are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race or religion, sex or sexual orientation.

"We are proud to have been recognised by Disability Confident for our commitment to disabled people and those with long term health conditions by providing fair and equal opportunities for all applicants enabling them to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations