JOB ROLE: Support Worker
HOURS: Full Time – 40 hours per week
LOCATION: Weymouth, Dorset DT4
SALARY: £12.00 - £12.70* per hour
Joining our team in Penzance will be fulfilling and rewarding, offering you stability with the opportunity to grow and develop your career further. Many of our Managers and Team Leaders joined us as Support Workers and through ongoing training and coaching they are continuing to move further up the accomplishment ladder!
About Us:
Our specialist Supported Living and Outreach service in Weymouth provides support for people with Learning Disabilities, Autism, Mental Health needs, and Acquired Brain Injuries.
We work in partnership with Local Health Professionals such as social workers, community nurses, and specialists such as Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Occupational Therapists. Our staff support each person to create a person-centred plan that tells us how they want to live their life now and in the future.
As a Support Worker, you will be involved in the day-to-day support and routine of the people within the service including:
* Prompting service users' independence while helping them live a fulfilling life
* Supporting & encouraging the development of personal skills through hobbies and interests
* Maintaining and helping with health care needs, including accompanying service users to routine appointments or administering medication
* Teaching life skills such as budgeting, paying bills & shopping
* Assisting with personal care (depending on service user)
* Assisting with domestic tasks including cleaning & cooking
Experience within the care sector is not essential as we offer full training; however, what you do need is the enthusiasm and commitment to live our company values every day to ensure we move mountains to support people to live happy and healthy lives.
Why join us:
* Annual leave: 5.6 weeks holiday per year
* DBS Check: We cover the cost of your DBS check and further renewals
* Staff Referral Scheme: Refer a friend to join Keys Group and split a £500 referral bonus between you
* Wellbeing Support, Advice and Guidance: via our Employee Assistance Program through an online portal or over the telephone
* Regular Team Meetings: Include and contribute your ideas towards the progression of the service and have your voice heard
* Supportive Management: Regular supervisions and appraisals to ensure you are enjoying your role with us
* Qualifications: We can support you to obtain a range of QCF’s opening up further career opportunities
* Paid Induction and Training: Get paid to enroll in our sector-leading training and level up your career.
* Amazing Discount Scheme: at High Street retailers, days out, gifts, holidays, and even when buying a car, available via a Blue Light card that you will have access to as a Health and Social Care Employee
* Real Progression Opportunities: Let us invest in you and excel in your career
Keys Group brings together three of the UK’s leading and longest-established providers of specialist education, care, and activities; Accomplish, Keys, and Peak. The organisation provides specialist support and education for more than 2,000 children, young people, adults, and families in services and schools across England and Wales.
Specialist residential and supported living services for adults with a learning disability, autism, mental health needs, and acquired brain injury are provided throughout England and Wales by Accomplish.
Keys offers education and care services for children, young people, and families across England and Wales through its specialist schools, residential children’s homes, activity and intervention, and leaving care services, adult resource centre, and family assessment centres.
Activities are offered by Peak through its seven specialist adventure centres including water sports, treetop, and climbing centres across England.
Apply now and one of our team will be in touch to discuss how you can begin your rewarding career - No agencies please.
Please note that due to the vulnerable nature of the people that we support, all applicants must be over the age of 18.
* Dependent on experience and qualifications.
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