Female Support Worker - Adults with Learning Disabilities (Drivers required)
Kenton, Harrow - Full Time - 36 hours per week
Join Our Team as a Support Worker!
Are you ready to embark on a fulfilling journey in social care? Norwood is on the lookout for passionate individuals to join us as Support Workers in the unique and vibrant community for adults with learning disabilities and autism. Use your experience and personal qualities to make an impact on peoples’ lives and enable them to fulfil their potential. If you're dedicated, compassionate, and ready to make a positive impact, read on!
What Norwood offers:
1. Hourly Pay Rate:
2. Overtime:
3. Fully Paid Induction:
4. Workplace Pension Scheme:
5. 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (FTE):
6. NVQ Level 2-5 Health & Social Care Qualification:
7. Career Progression Pathway:
8. Employee Assistance Programme:
9. £300 When You Introduce a Friend:
10. Access to ‘Blue Light’ discount scheme
11. Cycle to work scheme
12. Free Eye test & Eyewear allowance
Your Role at Norwood:
As a Support Worker, you will play a crucial role in empowering individuals with learning disabilities and autism to lead independent and fulfilling lives. Your responsibilities will include:
1. Guiding and supporting individuals in their day-to-day activities.
2. Encouraging the development of personal skills through hobbies and interests.
3. Accompanying individuals to routine appointments.
4. Teaching essential life skills like budgeting, shopping, and managing bills.
5. Assisting with personal care and, if required, administering medication.
6. Contributing to household tasks such as cleaning and cooking.
As a Support Worker, you will provide day to day support including:
1. Helping the people we support to be independent and live a fulfilling life.
2. Supporting & encouraging the development of personal skills through hobbies and interests.
3. Accompanying the people we support to routine appointments.
4. Teaching life skills such as budgeting, shopping and paying bills.
5. Assisting with personal care and administering medication (if required).
6. Assisting with household tasks such as cleaning & cooking.
If you have a can-do attitude, lots of energy and want to make a difference in someone’s life, then our Recruitment Team would love to hear from you.
*Please note: Female requirement exemption is claimed under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9.
We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Details
Type
Permanent - Full Time
Location
Stanmore, London
Hours
36 hours per week
Salary Description
£12.50 per hour
Job Function
Support Worker
Closing Date
We actively celebrate everyone's different abilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Everyone is welcome and supported in their development at all stages in their journey with us.
No agencies please.
Please press apply and our Recruitment team will be in touch, or for more information, please call our team on 0203 880 1395.
#J-18808-Ljbffr