Support Worker

£10.42 per hour + £500 Welcome Bonus
37.5 hours per week

 

The world is full of people who devote their lives to caring for a loved one, but who is caring for them? At Milestones Trust we understand that carers need support, too. 

Come and join us and help support these unsung heroes to have a well-deserved break, safe in the knowledge that their loved one is well looked after.

Fairburn is a short break respite service, providing nursing care and support to people with learning and physical disability. We offer planned and emergency person centred respite for varying lengths of time, ensuring continuity of care and routine away from home.  

 

Working for us can be incredibly rewarding and can offer many benefits. The home offers a changing and diverse environment, where every day is different and provides new experiences and motivations.
 

We are looking for a Support Worker who is keen to join our professional and enjoyable staff team.

 

As a Support Worker, you will provide service users with the agreed necessary support to maximise their independence and help them develop and maintain relationships as well as social and life skills

 

You will support them to be involved in regular activities, including arts and crafts, puzzles, cooking and entertainment, as well as trips and activities outside the home. To be a driver would be an advantage as we have a mini bus, allowing staff to plan ad-hoc trips, such as eating out and visits to garden centres and the cinema.

 

The successful Support Worker will have strong communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with team members, service users and their families, and  have a caring manner and a tolerant nature.

 

Experience within the sector is not essential as we will provide you with training required to carry out your duties. 

In return we offer excellent, high quality learning opportunities, including the opportunity to undertake a level 3 or 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care. Alongside this, other benefits include: 

 

• 30 days Annual Leave Entitlement
• Access to an Employee Discount Platform from Day 1, with discounts and cash back for hundreds of retailers.
• Refer a Friend Scheme earning you up to £750
• Company Pension
• Job Satisfaction
• Generous Occupational Maternity/Paternity pay
• Learning and development opportunities for you to build your career
• Health Cash Plan on completion of probation giving you access to a minimum of £695 cash back for health treatments e.g. Dental, Therapies, Optical, Maternity/Paternity, NHS Prescriptions etc. 

We pride ourselves with being able to offer staff opportunities to develop and progress their careers within Milestones Trust.

For an informal discussion about the job role please contact Katharine Ford, Home Manager, on 0117 9619137.
 

This is an on-going advert, with interviews held on an ad-hoc basis, and will close when sufficient applications have been received. 

Milestones Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all the individuals that it supports, it expects the same commitment from all employees. If successful at interview an enhanced DBS check will take place. (Formerly CRB) A criminal record is not necessarily a barrier to recruitment. Committed to Equality and Diversity for all. Registered Charity No. 294377.