Support Worker

Support Worker

Earn £13.45 per hour (£26,300 per annum, pro rata) and great benefits including Health Cash Plan

1 x Permanent, part time (21 hpw), covering 4 sleep ins a week.

1 x Permanent, part time (16.5 hpw), covering 3 sleep ins a week.

East Ipswich, Suffolk

We can?t offer CoS for this role

Home, a place where you belong

Join us and make a real difference every day. You?ll help customers live independently, feel valued and stay connected. This role is all about care, respect and practical support that improves lives.

What you?ll do

• You?ll have an option to be an emergency responder - out of hours, £50 for first hour of attendance/ hourly rate for further time on site if required.
• Supporting customers with tasks, this could be cooking, medications, support as per their support plan, some admin duties
• Supporting customers with mental health issues such as autism, mild learning disabilities and substance misuse issues.
• Encouraging independence and celebrating wins.
• Creating a safe, positive space where dignity and respect come first
• Working collaboratively to empower our customers

Why join us

This role gives you the chance to grow your career while making a difference where it matters most. You?ll take on new challenges, build your expertise and help create positive change. Be part of one of the UK?s top Great Places to Work!

You have

• Passion to support our customers to live their best lives
• Experience of supporting others, professionally or personally
• The ability to work on your own initiative, staying calm and positive under pressure
• Recognise every customer is different and adopt a flexible, personal approach, listening to understand their needs
• A Level 2 diploma in Care or equivalent experience (or willing to study towards it)

Stronger together

We do our best work when we?re ourselves. That?s why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work!

The practical bits

• Shift times vary slightly due to rota working, approx. 20:00-22:00, sleeping in onsite from 22:00-07:00, cover 07:00-09:30, during the week
• Shift starts earlier at the weekend from 17:00 and finishes later on a Monday 12:00.
• Although you?ll lone work, we do get together regularly for training and team meetings.
• You need an Enhanced DBS with barring list (we pay)

What?s in it for you?

• 34 days leave increasing to 39 (including bank hols and a ?me day?)
• Health cash plan saving you (and your children) £1140+ each year covering dental, opticians, prescriptions and more
• Matching pension contribution (up to 7% and life insurance of 3x basic salary)
• Instant pay access with Stream
• 800+ discounts on shops, holidays, days out, tech and more

Find out more

Click APPLY NOW to see our Support Worker Job Description, find out about us and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early, so don?t delay or you might miss out.

For reasonable adjustments email recruitment@homegroup.org.uk?.

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