Support Worker
About the role:
At Choice Support, we believe everyone should have the chance to live a life that feels good, connected and full of possibility. Every day, we work alongside people with learning disabilities, autistic people and people with mental health needs to build lives filled with choice, belonging and opportunity.
We're looking for full and part-time Support Workers to join our amazing teams across 2 services in Biggleswade!
No two days will be the same supporting people to achieve their very best. You will have a varied array of tasks whilst on shift; everything from cooking & cleaning, taking part in activities and games, managing challenging behaviours and even putting your feet up watching TV with the people you are supporting. We aim to create a positive, relaxed home environment where the people we support feel safe, supported & listened to. You will be supported and guided by senior staff members to establish appropriate boundaries, manage behaviours effectively and nurture the people we support towards positive futures.
This is a 24 hours service 7 days a week, so flexibility is required.
What our staff say about us:
"Choice Support gives employees opportunity to grow. I started as a support worker five years ago. I am now a Team Leader managing two services."
Hours:
Full time (39) and part time hours starting from 16 hours per week are available.
You will be required to work waking nights 2/3 per month. Shift are 9:15 am till 7:15 am
Location:
Both services are located in Biggleswade, Buckinghamshire.
About you:
We’re not looking for any kind of specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a good fit for the role and our organisation. We will train and develop you to become a great support worker if you:
- have genuine empathy for the people we support, with the positivity, patience, and resilience to support them through difficult times.
- enjoy teamwork and take pride in getting a job done well alongside your colleagues.
- have excellent face to face communication skills and a good standard of literacy.
- have good time management skills and the ability to prioritise your own workload.
A full UK driving licence is required for this role!
Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship, please only apply if you can work in the UK.
We may close this post early if we receive sufficient applications before the closing date. If you are interested in applying, we would ask that you do so as early as possible to avoid any disappointment.
To keep the people we support safe, we follow safer recruitment steps. This includes DBS checks, reference checks and reviewing your work history.
Explore our employee benefits, the good practices we've committed to, and our core values by clicking here.
To learn more about Diversity and Inclusion at our company, click here and see how we foster a supportive and inclusive workplace for all.
Choice Support is Disability Confident which is a scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview. If you consider yourself to have a disability or long-term chronic health condition or if you require any adjustments/support during the application/selection process, please contact Emelia.waring@choicesupport.org.uk so that we can discuss your needs with you.
