Support Worker West Sussex - Worthing, United Kingdom - The Grace Eyre Foundation

The Grace Eyre Foundation
The Grace Eyre Foundation
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Worthing, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Would you like a fun and fulfilling role that will help make a difference to the lives of people with learning disabilities and autism?

We are looking for people in the following areas: Shoreham, Worthing, Littlehampton, Crawley, Horsham, Burgess Hill, Chichester, Bognor Regis, Selsey

We have weekday, weekend and evening/sleep in shifts available.


The Grace Eyre Foundation is a charity that has been working with people with learning disabilities since 1898, across Sussex.

Our mission is to be led by people with learning disabilities in the delivery of high-quality housing, support, employment, and activities in their local communities.


Your role will be to support people with learning disabilities and autism with day to day tasks in either our supported living houses or out in in the community.


We support people with all aspects of their lives, such as daily living skills, medication, personal care and finances as well as accessing community activities.

You will need to have good communication skills and just enjoy spending time with people.

We are looking for people who are patient, compassionate, understanding and able to use their own initiative.

We have weekday, weekend and evening/sleep in shifts available.


It is a rewarding and varied role and one that really makes a difference to the lives of the people we support.

It helps them to live a fulfilled life and achieve their goals and dreams with a little help from people who care.

No experience is necessary.

You probably already have the skills and attributes you need to make a great Support Worker, but you will receive full training.


Staff benefits include:


  • Enhanced holiday entitlement
  • Starting at 24 days a year increasing to a maximum of 29 days, plus bank holiday entitlement
  • Additional paid celebration day
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Generous referafriend scheme of £400 once probation is completed after referral
  • One paid volunteering day a year
  • Enhanced employer pension contribution 5% employer contribution
  • Death in service of triple the employees annual salary
  • Training and development opportunities
  • Flexible working opportunities
  • Banded Pay Scale's with clear salary progression

We are also:


  • A Living Wage employer
  • Accredited as an Investors in People employer
  • Accredited as a Level 2 Disability Confident employer


Successful applicants will be required to provide details of 2 referees (one must be your most recent employer) and undertake an enhanced DBS Disclosure.


Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Permanent


Salary:
£20,475.00 per year


Benefits:


  • Additional leave
  • Casual dress
  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Referral programme
  • Wellness programme

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Night shift
  • Overtime
  • Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
PPE, Risk Assessments, Encouraging Staff to Vaccinate against Covid 19, Regular Staff Testing


Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Worthing,

West Sussex:
reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)


Application question(s):

  • Do you have any health and social care qualifications?
  • Do you have experience of working as a Support Worker?
  • Do you have experience of caring for a friend or family member?

Work Location:
One location
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