Support Worker - Leicester (Le3)

We’re all about possibilities. Are you?

Are you an understanding and encouraging person? Do you enjoy getting out into the community and getting stuck in with activities.

Become a Support Worker.

What matters to the people we support matters to us. It’s their life, their way.

You will be working alongside 3 people in their own home Glenfield, so it is important that you can connect and share their interests. We need people like you to ensure they can live as independently as possible.

If you are a warm and encouraging person who enjoys a variety of activities and are passionate about helping people to access their community, then we want to hear from you. This role will involve a real hands-on approach as you will be supporting people to maintain their health and wellbeing. We are looking for someone who is interested in music, shopping or eating out but can also respect when people need a quieter moment during the day.

You could be part of our team and help to support people to maintain or learn new skills needed to live their best lives!

For this role we need you to be a driver with a full UK driving licence that you have held for over a year for insurance purposes. You must be willing to drive a mobility vehicle, so you can get around Leicester and make the most of the time you are spending with the people you support.

You should be available to work a variety of shifts across the week and alternate weekends between the hours of 7am-10pm.

So, if you enjoy building meaningful relationships and think you could plan, communicate and deliver support with and alongside people, then this is the place for you.

Affinity Trust does not presently hold a Sponsorship Licence and while this status is reviewed regularly there is no present proposal to apply for such a Licence.

What will we do?

We will train you in everything you need to be a great Support Worker. We will apply and pay for your enhanced DBS, and we have a mentorship scheme in place to provide support and guide you on your journey with us.

We offer Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it, access to coaching, vouchers, discounts, cashback and more.

You will be entitled to annual leave with the ability to buy additional leave.

Fully funded health cash plans giving you access to a 24 hour GP, money back on prescriptions, dental treatment, opticians and access to many more health benefits.

We provide a package of benefits that make it that bit easier to be your best and we can also support you to achieve a Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Care and pursue a career that takes on more responsibility.

What will you do?

Supporting people is really important but it’s not all day trips and shopping. We also support people to take medication, assist with personal care, make healthy lifestyle choices and maintain their home in a way that they feel safe, well and happy.

It sounds exciting to say no two days will be the same, but in support, sometimes they are. Sometimes people like routine and struggle with change… But when you support someone to try something new – what a feeling!

If you want to empower people to live the life they choose and you share our values… Apply to become a Support Worker today.

Ready to do things differently? Submit your application.

We’re committed to being Disability Confident and we guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

Please contact our recruitment team for further information: recruitment@affinitytrust.org.

Check out more opportunities on our careers page: https://www.affinitytrust.org/about-us/careers/job-search/

This advert may close early if the people we support find their new Support Worker or sufficient applicants are received