Community Support Worker

• Job Ref: C&S RA/22/08/MDL
• Job Type: Permanent
• Location: Rayleigh, Essex
• Salary: £12.21 ph

Job Description

I am a young adult who lives at home with my family. I am a very friendly person who loves the company of my Support Worker or Care Assistant. I am an avid gamer and have a wonderful gaming room for days I’m not able to be as socially active. I enjoy colouring in and watching videos on YouTube.

Shift pattern: I am looking for a Support Worker or Care Assistant to support me: Week 1: Monday 9am - 17pm, Tuesday 9am - 17pm, Wednesday 9am - 17pm, & Saturday 9am - 13pm.  Week 2: Monday 9am - 17pm, Tuesday 9am - 17pm & Wednesday 9am - 17pm

Week 1 - 28 hours Week 2 - 24 hours

Who am I: I am a young adult who lives at home with my family. I am a very friendly person who loves the company of my Support Worker or Care Assistant. I am an avid gamer and have a wonderful gaming room for days I’m not able to be as socially active.I enjoy colouring in and watching videos on YouTube. I really look forwards to being able to go out for a walk, or for drives out in the car if the weather isn’t great, and love planning day trips out. I do live with some learning disabilities and autistic spectrum condition so although I love company, sometimes I would like my own space.

What do I need:

I need my Support Worker or Care Assistant to be a car driver who is happy to drive my manual car. This enables me to attend the day centre and enjoy time out in the community.

I may need my Support Worker or Care Assistant to build relations with me, in order to encourage me to engage with you. When I am at home, I require support with everyday tasks such as maintaining my own personal hygiene, tidying and cleaning around my home, and cooking. I like to walk to the local shops to buy ingredients for the meal I have chosen, and get involved in cooking together

You must be a car driver with a full UK driving licence and able to drive a manual car so that I can access the community.

Enjoy these fabulous rewards…

• Excellent rates of pay with weekly pay and holiday pay included
• Flexible working to fit around your personal commitments
• Employment contracts with additional perks, including a paid charity day
• Free training that goes beyond just the mandatory requirements
• Inclusion in staff pension scheme
• Regular rotas (we are the care provider and not an agency)
• A dedicated consultant available 365 days a year for support
• Comprehensive back-office support to make your work hassle free
• National Staff Discount Scheme
• Mental health counselling helpline
• Refer a friend scheme – earn £250 per referral (T&Cs apply)
• The chance to be recognised through our Employee of the Month schem

You will need some experience …

To apply for this role, you will need to have at least 6 months previous experience in the UK in the care sector as a Support Worker or Care Assistant, supporting individual(s) with a learning disability, epilepsy, and cerebral palsy.

You will have excellent communication skills, be committed to quality & support with everything that you do and be able to demonstrate excellent values, behaviours and attitudes whilst supporting our clients

You will need to be a car driver and happy to drive our client’s manual car to enable our client to access the community.

Be part of the team …

You will be joining a welcoming, passionate, loyal team, with a great CQC rating and an enormous amount of combined experience. Read our glowing testimonials on our website!

No matter your race, age, sexual orientation, disability, gender, religion, we welcome people from all walks of life. If you need us to make any amendments at all for you during the hiring process, just let us know.

Apply today!