Support Worker
Could you support someone to live more independently and do the things they enjoy? We are looking for compassionate and caring people to join our team, to help people be part of their local community and live happily in their own homes.
About the role:
We are recruiting a full time support worker for our supported living service in Canterbury. You will be supporting 4 adults with learning disabilities and autism with varying communication needs.
You will be helping make a real difference to people’s lives by supporting with every day tasks to promote independence such as shopping, health appointments, personal care and finances. You will also be supporting vulnerable adults to live a full life by supporting with activities such as going to the zoo, arts and crafts clubs, swimming and holidays.
You need to have good, clear communication skills due to supporting individuals who are non verbal and you would need to be able to support with long health walks (up to 2 hours at a time), bike rides and swimming.
Hours:
7am-1pm,
8am-3.30pm
12.30-8pm and 1-10pm.
10am-5.30pm on Saturdays and Sundays only.
Location:
This service is located in Chartham, Canterbury. It is close to both a bus stop and train station providing easy access.
About you:
This is a brilliant opportunity for the successful applicant to be fully involved in the shaping of this service, take ownership and development of your role to make sure the people we support have a good day every day!
Whether you are new to care or support work or have previous experience, your values are important to us. We provide a fantastic training and induction programme that will support you in your role.
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.
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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.
