Support Worker, Home Care

Support Worker

West Mersea

£12.80 per hour + DOE | Full-time & Part-time

Are you a caring and dependable person looking for a rewarding role where you can make a genuine difference every day?

A well-established residential care service in West Mersea is looking for enthusiastic Support Workers to join their friendly and supportive team.

The service provides personalised support to adults with learning disabilities and autism
, helping the people they support to develop their independence, make their own choices and enjoy life within their local community.

As a Support Worker, you will provide person-centred support based around the individual needs, choices and interests of those you support.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting individuals with their daily routines and personal care
• Helping people develop and maintain everyday life skills
• Supporting individuals to access the local community and enjoy activities
• Building positive and trusting relationships
• Following individual care and support plans
• Promoting choice, dignity and independence
• Supporting communication and social relationships
• Working as part of a friendly and dedicated team
• Completing appropriate records and documentation

Every day is different, giving you the opportunity to build meaningful relationships and make a genuine difference to the people you support.

The service offers varied shift patterns to provide flexibility around the needs of the service and its staff.

The main shift pattern is:

• 7:15am – 8:15pm

There are also a variety of alternative shift options, including:

• 9:00am – 5:00pm
• 9:00am – 6:00pm
• 9:00am – 4:00pm

The contracted minimum is 35 hours per week
.

We're looking for someone who is:

• Caring, patient and compassionate
• Reliable and committed
• A confident communicator
• Comfortable working as part of a team
• Passionate about supporting people to live as independently as possible
• Able to build positive relationships with those around them
• A driver with either a full UK driving licence or an automatic-only licence

Previous experience within care or support work is desirable, particularly experience supporting people with learning disabilities or autism
.

• £12.80 per hour + DOE
• Minimum 35 contracted hours per week
• Varied shift patterns
• Full-time and part-time opportunities
• Training and ongoing support
• Sleep-in opportunities
• Company pension
• Annual leave
• Employee assistance and wellbeing support
• On-site parking
• Supportive team environment
• Opportunities for development and progression