Support Worker

Do you want to finish your day knowing you've made a genuine difference to someone's life? You can as a Support Worker working at Walsingham Support. If you want the satisfaction of helping our disabled service users live rewarding and fulfilled lives in their own homes, then we want to hear from you.
This is a wonderfully varied role where you will build genuine relationships with the people you care for.
You do not need prior experience to join as a Support Worker with Walsingham Support. We provide all the training required! Read on to find out more
FULL AND PART TIME HOURS AVAILABLE FOR EACH SUPPORT WORKER, INCLUDING WAKEFUL NIGHTS
o As a valued member of our team, each Support Worker is there to help deliver the quality-of-life people with disabilities deserve. By doing so, the Support Worker will be supporting our service users to reach their full potential.
o You will help to ensure that Walsingham Support's care is of high quality and person-centred. As a Support Worker you will help to ensure that care is tailored to the needs of each individual and based on their lifestyle.
o As a Support Worker, it is your duty to ensure a high quality and well maintained environment for those we support.
o Each Support Worker is expected to work from a care plan, providing help with day to day living tasks. This might include personal care, meal preparation, housekeeping, providing emotional support, social interaction and visits to activities in their communities.
WE REALLY CARE ABOUT OUR SUPPORT WORKER STAFF AND OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF BENEFITS:
o Favourable working hours, including part-time roles and bank positions.
o 28 days annual leave, rising up to 38 days depending on length of service.
o Double pay if you work on bank holidays.
o Pension scheme contributions.
o Life assurance equal to three times your salary.
o Bereavement helpline.
o Walsingham Rewards Scheme with extensive discounts on everyday items.
o Exceptional training and continuing professional development opportunities.
o Long service awards.
o Eyecare vouchers.
o Outstanding work bonus payments.
o Recommend a friend bonus of £250.
MORE ABOUT THE SERVICE:
This service is a Supported Living Service, that delivers support to 4 Males aged between 35 - 45 with learning disabilities, autism and epilepsy. The service is a large detached 3 story house situated in a quiet Cul-de-Sac, with large gardens. The house has a conservatory, music room, sensory room and cinema room to support the needs of the gentlemen. Your role will be to support these individuals to live a fulfilling life.
Work with Walsingham and make a real difference to people's lives
Walsingham Support has been operating across England and Wales since 1986. We enhance the lives of people with learning disabilities, autism, brain injuries and other complex needs. We're different because we pride ourselves on putting the people we support at the centre of everything we do. We do this by delivering specifically tailored support for every individual we work with.
At Walsingham Support, our staff teams are the linchpin of our organisation and they are passionate about our ambition. We work in an equal and diverse society in which people with disabilities are citizens in their own right. We support them so that they can reach their own potential. By working with Walsingham Support, you'll be supporting disabled people live their lives to the full.
Our values underpin our ambition. As an organisation we are:
o PASSIONATE - People are always at the heart of everything we do.
o SUPPORTIVE - Appreciate our colleagues, recognise achievements and develop our staff.
o PROGRESSIVE - Embrace innovation and positive risk taking.
o GENUINE - Always being open, honest and treat everyone with respect.
When we hire new people, we look for team players who take pride in what they do and adopt a can-do attitude. Each and every member of the team plays a vital role in making a huge difference to individual lives by helping them to reach their full potential. In return, well help you to exceed your career ambitions, aims and aspirations.