Support Worker - £500 Welcome Bonus

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Job description

£10 per hour plus £500 Welcome Bonus and pay enhancements for short notice shifts
37.5 hours per week

London Road (Byways) is a happy home, where the staff team are welcoming and supportive. The staff at Byways promote dignity and respect, encouraging independence and inclusion for all, allowing the people we support enjoy activities both in and out of the home. Staff are committed to helping people with learning disabilities and dementia to live rich, meaningful lives.

We currently support 8 adults with learning disabilities to achieve their daily goals. To do so, we provide access to the community, allowing people to participate in the clubs and activities of their choice.

We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our team, who is committed to the care and support of vulnerable adults.

As a Support Worker, your responsibilities will include:

• To encourage positive self-image and maintain health and wellbeing.

• Assisting with decision-making and promoting independence.

• Support people to develop and maintain contact with family and friends.

• Provide access to the community, enabling the people we support to participate in sports club, social events and creative endeavours.

The successful Support Worker will:

• Be enthusiastic, patient and have a caring and tolerant nature.

• Have excellent communication skills.

• Hold a full UK Drivers Licence and be able to drive service vehicle.

• Be able to work flexibly across all shifts, including some weekends.

• Experience is preferred.

In return we offer excellent, high quality learning opportunities, including the opportunity to undertake a level 3 or 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care. Alongside this, other benefits include:

• 30 days Annual Leave Entitlement

• Access to an Employee Discount Platform from Day 1 with discounts and cash back for hundreds of retailers.

• Refer a Friend Scheme earning you up to £750

• Company Pension

• Job satisfaction

• Competitive salary

• Generous Occupational Maternity/Paternity pay

• Learning and development opportunities for you to build your career

• Health Cash Plan on completion of your probation, giving you access to a minimum of £695 cash back for health treatments. (E.g. Dental, Optical, Maternity/Paternity, NHS Prescriptions.)

We pride ourselves with being able to offer staff opportunities to develop and progress their careers within Milestones Trust.

For an informal discussion about the job role please contact Robin Armstrong or Karen Andrews on .

*Welcome bonus will be offered for candidates offered roles from the 10th September 2021 and is dependent on successful recruitment and probation processes and policy.

This is an on-going advert and interviews will be held on an ad-hoc basis until sufficient applications have been received.

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Covid19 Update:

Please note: All staff that work or have a professional reason to visit care homes/CQC registered services are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, unless they have evidence that they are medically exempt from the requirement, as set out in DHSC Guidance on mandatory vaccination. This may be a condition of an employment offer.

We continue to deliver safe, high quality care and support in line with Government guidance. More details of our response can be viewed here:

Milestones Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all the individuals that it supports, it expects the same commitment from all employees. If successful at interview an enhanced DBS check will take place. (Formerly CRB) A criminal record is not necessarily a barrier to recruitment. Committed to Equality and Diversity for all. Registered Charity No. 294377.