Female Support Worker
Would you like to make a difference?
About the role:
At this service you will support a young lady living in her own home. She has a busy and varied life and communicates using a combination of BSL, Makaton, finger spell and her computer to engage. Therefore you must be patient and have good communication skills.
She has her own car that you will be required to drive, so you will need a full UK driving licence. The focus of the role is to support this lady with her daily routines and day to day health and wellbeing needs, as well providing and supporting opportunities to have fun and build her independence. She attends rare breeds centre four days a week and, enjoys swimming, socialising, dancing, cooking, word searches, going for walks and art and crafts.
Hours:
Full time position available. 39 hours per week.
About you:
We are looking for someone that likes variety in their work and has a passion for helping others. Ideally you will be confident in using Finger Spell, Makaton or British Sign Language or be willing to learn. It is important that you have a kind and caring nature, be patient and have a fun and can-do attitude.
You must be able to work within a team & on your own as this can vary. You do not need to have previous experience - we would love to hear from you if you think your personality and values that would make you a good fit for the role and our organisation. We train & develop all of our staff to become a great Support Workers.
You must hold a full UK Driving Licence.
This post is restricted to women only as a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9 paragraph 1, Equality Act 2010
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.
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 us so that we can discuss your needs with you.
