Bank Support Worker - Social Care

Bank Support Worker
Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Flexible Work, hours to suit you
Pay £10.90 per hour, we pay £50 per sleep in shift and offer great benefits
Home, a place where you belong
Have you been looking to earn some extra cash, while keeping to your current commitments? Now you can, and what’s more, you’ll be making a difference. This is an exciting time to join Home Group, one of the UK’s Largest Housing providers, and be part of our brilliant flexible bank. You’ll be supporting our amazing customers achieve their hopes and aspirations, while picking and choosing the shifts you want to work.
Typical shift as a bank Support Worker
• Working with customer in our Mental health supported housing
• There is lots for you to do and get involved in, from assisting customers with their practical, daily living tasks to working through support plans, helping them to achieve independence.
• One shift you might be working a sleep-in, making sure you’re available for overnight support, the next you might be working the day shift and enjoying fish and chips by the sea with your customer.
• You’ll be helping our vulnerable customers in a variety of services.
• You might find yourself working in accommodation-based services, a registered care home or supporting our customers in a community or home-based setting.
Rest assured that wherever you will be working, we will support you all the way! Fancy going home each day, knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better? You’ll do that here, working for one of the top 10 Great Places to Work in the UK.
You bring
• Enjoyment working with a range of customers.
• Flexibility to work at short notice, as you’ll be the one picking your next shift.
• Experience as a Support Worker. It is important that you have worked in this type of environment before.
• A positive, can do and caring attitude, with the desire to learn to continue making a difference to our customers lives.
• Previous experience of working with support plans, recording, and using information concisely and effectively.
• If you are a real people person and are confident working in different services, locations, and teams, then this is the job for you.
Our team
You’ll join our wider services in the Worcestershire region, and the great thing is you can pick up shifts in any of these services that need it! Currently we have hours available in our mental health supported housing service in Kidderminster with our manager Katie Branford. Our team are all super passionate about what we do! We’re a supportive bunch, and between us have hobbies and interests including Cake making, karaoke and dirt run events. You will also be lucky enough to work alongside our canine Support Worker Nala (when she is brought into the service) and will get to meet the residents furry friends that are a big part of the service!
Job details
• Flexible working hours
• We pay £50 per sleep in shift
• We’re looking for you to work across Worcestershire region which include our services in Worcester and Kidderminster.
• Able to use technology for creating and updating support plans, doing mandatory learning and keeping in touch with colleagues.
• To get from A to B, you’ll need a vehicle insured for business purposes. The great news is that we’ll pay your mileage!
• You’ll need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that.
A place where you belong
Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers, and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!
What’s in it for you?
• We’re a living wage employer. That means you’re paid a fair hourly rate for every hour that you work. On top of this, you’ll also receive holiday pay.
• This is a job with weekly pay, and you’ll be paid one week in arrears from when you worked.
• After you have been paid for your first shift, you’ll get access to our brilliant shopping discount scheme! Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays, and days out. Save money with us.
• You’ll get access to our excellent learning portal to develop your skills further!
• We’re sure you’ll enjoy working for us, so if you want to stick around, you’re able to apply for all Home Group Job Opportunities (even the internal only ones!)
• Colleagues really matter to us, that’s why we are in the top 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing. Our tools and support help you when you need them.
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. Finally, do let us know if there’s anything we can do, to help you shine in our process at recruitment@homegroup.org.uk
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