Thera East Anglia has an exciting opportunity available for a Female Support Worker to join our team based in Sheringham, Norfolk. You will join us on a permanent basis, with full time, part time or relief hours available. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £12.43 per hour. About the Female Support Worker role: As our Female Support Worker, you will be supporting 4 wonderful ladies who live together. Their home is an extremely well-equipped bungalow which has a lovely homely feel to it. All 4 ladies lead busy lives and would like to participate in lots of community-based activities. The role will be varied and not only will you become a positive role model in their lives, you will be supporting them with many aspects of daily living such as shopping, preparing meals, housework and support with personal care. The current staff team are extremely dedicated to the people they support and between them, have years of experience. You will be able to draw on this experience and expertise if you are successful. You will also have the full support of our very 'hands on managers' who don't just sit in an office all day All our managers are a real presence in support locations which is invaluable in creating a caring, nurturing environment for our staff teams. Who are we looking for? You must have a genuine interest in supporting people with learning disabilities and be able to clearly differentiate between care and support: the emphasis is on enabling people to do things for themselves, not doing things for them. This can be very rewarding, however as you would naturally expect there are inevitably some difficult and challenging situations. You need to be the sort of person that can take things in their stride, remain calm and be confident in dealing with them appropriately. Experience is welcome but there is no substitute for the right attitude, a caring nature and a sense of humour. Thera East Anglia offers a rewarding career with opportunities for progression to higher paying/responsibility roles. What are the Benefits available to our Female Support Worker? Annualised Hours, guaranteed monthly salary for full and part-time roles regardless of shift patterns, plus overtime opportunities Flexible working hours for work life balance 28 days Annual Leave including bank Holidays (pro Rata) Employee support line to support you Free nationally accredited training, and the opportunity to earn a qualification and progress your career Contributory Pension Scheme Free Enhanced DBS check Refer a friend and earn up to £300 Cycle to Work Scheme Well-being initiatives Access to Thousands of Retail Discounts including discounted Health Cash Plan An Employee Council that represents the views of staff about matters relating to work Access to Early Pay (T&C's apply) If you have a passion for making a difference to people’s lives, consider a career with Thera Group. We reserve the right to close this advert before the closing deadline if we interview and offer the right candidate. We are an equal opportunities employer. Female only qualifies under Paragraph 1, Schedule 9 of the Equality Act This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders act 1974. For this act, you must declare any convictions or cautions that you have received, including these that would otherwise be spent. This role is subject to an Enhanced checks