Support Worker

About the role

We have service within the borough of Wandsworth looking for their next team member, the services are dedicated in supporting people, each with unique needs and aspirations. We’re proud to offer tailored support that empowers people to live fulfilling lives.

The services provide a mix of support levels tailored to the people we support needs.

As a Support Worker, you will deliver excellent care, celebrate achievements, encourage fun and creativity and engage directly with the wider community. This is more than just a job, you will be helping the people we support gain independence and live healthy, happy and fulfilling lives.

Ideal for individuals who are flexible, reliable, and passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives.

Hours

We are currently seeking compassionate and dedicated Support Workers to join our team, providing 24-hour care and support.

Full-Time

39 hours per week to cover 7am to 2pm, 2pm to 10pm, Sleep ins and waking nights.

Ideal for individuals who are flexible, reliable, and passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives.

Location

Wandsworth.

About you

We’re not looking for any kind of specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a good fit for the role and our organisation. We will train and develop you to become a great support worker if you:

have genuine empathy for the people we support, with the positivity, patience, and resilience to support them through difficult times.

enjoy teamwork and take pride in getting a job done well alongside your colleagues.

have excellent face to face communication skills and a good standard of literacy.

have good time management skills and the ability to prioritise your own workload.

are IT literate (there is a requirement to use laptops and tablets)

comfortable with Personal care, dressing and giving medication

We may close this post early if we receive sufficient applications before the closing date. If you are interested in applying, we would ask that you do so as early as possible to avoid any disappointment.

To keep the people we support safe, we follow safer recruitment steps. This includes DBS checks, reference checks and reviewing your work history.

Explore our employee benefits, the good practices we've committed to, and learn more about Diversity and Inclusion at our company, by visiting our website.

Choice Support is Disability Confident which is a scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview. If you consider yourself to have a disability or long-term chronic health condition or if you require any adjustments/support during the application/selection process, please contact emelia.waring@choicesupport.org.uk so that we can discuss your needs with you.

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Disability Confident

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.