Support Worker - Bristol, United Kingdom - Hft

Hft
Hft
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Bristol, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description
Location

Bristol


Discipline:
Care and Support


Job type:
Relief


Salary:

£10.50 per hour plus 12.07% in lieu of holiday


Contact name:
Amy Knight or Cheryl Cooper


Job ref:
009001


Published:
17 minutes ago


Expiry date:
08 Sep :59


Care to join us?:


  • We provide 24/7 support to some people, so you will need to have flexibility to work shifts, including sleep in nights, weekends and bank holidays.
  • Drivers not essential but desirable.
  • Pay: £10.50 per hour plus 12.07% in lieu of holidayWe are looking for
    Casual
    Support Workers to join our friendly and welcoming team here at Hft. This is your chance to make a real difference to people's lives.
  • Experience is not essential_ as we provide all the training you need to be a confident support worker. Whether you are an experienced professional or completely new to the world of care, we want you to be a compassionate and friendly individual, who shares our Values.

A full UK driving licence is desirable for this role.


What matters most is a positive attitude to life and a desire to support people to live their life with as much independence, choice, dignity and control as possible.

You will need to have good listening skills and a practical, caring approach.

Basic computer literacy is a necessity, as the role requires you to retrieve and record information using a variety of IT systems.


What will you be doing?


The purpose of your role is to give the highest possible standards of support to individuals with moderate to severe learning disabilities.


This can range from supporting them to discover new interests, reaching goals like travel or holiday and working positively with their families and friends.

This will help individuals to engage in different leisure, home or work-related activities, all according to their personal choice.

There are many responsibilities of a support worker, providing physical and emotional support being one of them.

You may be needed to help with household tasks and personal care as well as supporting individuals with healthcare needs, e.g.

taking medication.


Everything you do will enable people to have choices about their own lives, providing flexible services that meet people's needs, and always looking for the best way of doing things.


Covering leave, training and sickness with hours that fit in with life's other commitments, a casual support worker role is an ideal way of discovering that this could be the career for you.

We provide 24/7 support to some people, so you will need to have flexibility to work shifts, including sleep in nights, weekends and Bank Holidays.


What's in it for you?
There are a range of benefits and career development opportunities at Hft. We'll give you a comprehensive induction, full training, and support along the way.

As a 'Gold' standard Investors in People accredited employer, we are committed to supporting colleague wellbeing as a priority.

Within this, all Hft employees get access to the LifeWorks - the world's biggest 24/7 colleague counselling and support service.

It is completely free for all colleagues to use in complete confidence, whenever and however they want to access it.


We offer

Access to award-winning training and development

Annual staff award scheme

Flexible hours

Free DBS Check

Find your place with us and change lives

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE

  • We ask all our teams to take advantage of the Covid19 vaccination, which is offered to frontline support workers as a priority group. We strongly encourage all colleagues to remain fully vaccinated as part of our wider infection control procedures._
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