Support Worker, Community Health

As a Support Worker in Presteigne you’ll help make the everyday remarkable for the people we support. We are dedicated to supporting those with learning disabilities to live a fulfilled and enriched life in the community, as a Support Worker you can play a vital role in this. As a trusted Support Worker you’ll empower people to follow through on these choices, including taking part in structured activities that build confidence and develop new skills.

You’ll also offer practical support to help them meet responsibilities like paying bills, maintaining their homes, being good neighbours, and staying connected with friends and family.

• have patience and empathy
• can support a person with their intimate personal care with respect and dignity
• have strong communication and teamwork skills
• are able to speak on behalf of others as well as to a range of professional people
• have good written skills and the ability to record events with empathy and meaning
• have a full driving licence - essential for transporting individuals to appointments and activities
• have access to your own car and happy to use this for transporting people we support to and from activities as well as obtaining business insurance for your vehicle for which we pay 45p per mile to cover this

We have both full and part time positions, with hours ranging between 16 to 40 hours per week. Shift patterns include daytime, evening, weekend and sleep‑in shifts.

£12.74 per hour and our sleep‑in shifts at £60 per night and our travel expenses are paid at 45p per mile.

Permanent.

In this role you’ll actively support individuals in making their own choices and set their own goals – whether it’s everyday decisions like what to wear, eat or do, or something bigger such as where to live, how to manage their finances, or where to go on holiday.

• Training and development opportunities
• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service with the option to buy and sell leave
• Health and Wellbeing programme – 24 hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Company pension
• Benefits and discount platform
• Blue Light discount card

Our mission is to build a better future by focusing on people with learning disabilities and their families. We strive to be a great support provider for the individuals and families that we support, our employees, our partners and funders, and the communities in which we work. We’re a Cooperative, which means putting people at the heart of our decision making and support.