Job Description

An expanding organization are recruiting for Support Workers for their Domiciliary Care Services in Newent, Gloucestershire. You will be working with Adults, who have mild learning disabilities, epilepsy, seizures and no challenging behaviour.

Main Job Role:
- Offer therapeutic / emotional support
- Work together in a team to help them with morning and night routines
- Support clients with everyday duties i.e. cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping etc
- Manage them through their Support Plans (maintain good health and diet)
- Accompany them out & about in the community i.e bank appointments, health visits etc
- Encourage them with future goals they would like to achieve
- Assist them with any activities or day centres they attend to (swimming, gym, aqua aerobics, local pubs)
- Some aspects or full personal care required but no manual handling / hoisting

Qualifying candidates:
- Have life, paid, personal or voluntary experience in care (any setting / sector)
- You will need your own transport due to location (no buses)

Contract / Terms:
- Salary is £6,645 - £16,614 per annum = £8.52 an hour
- Full / part time contracts available (15 - 37.5 hours a week)
- Monday to Fridays with alternative weekends
- Flexible shift patterns but try follow a rota of 7:30am - 3:30pm, 1:30pm - 9:30pm & 10:30pm - 7:30am
- Sleep ins are not contracted but can have 1 - 2 sleeps a week paid at £55 per sleep
- Bonus available for any outstanding workers

Benefits (pro rota):
- Full training online and face to face, full induction and care certificate where appropriate
- Chance to complete a free NVQ / QCF qualification whilst you work
- Up to 6.6 weeks paid holiday (28 days) and increases to a maximum of 38 days on anniversary of employment
- Double pay on Bank Holidays
- Access to a 24 hour Employee Assistance counselling programme
- Pension scheme contributions (3% employer & 4% employee)
- Life assurance equal to three times your salary
- Eye care vouchers (dependent on position)

If you have the right skills or experience for this role; then please call Jeet on 0117 9486300 or email your CV with the job reference number to: Jeet.Kaur @ BSSocialCare.co.uk - thank you and good luck with your job search

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