Do you love the outdoors and thrive on a challenge? If so this support worker role may be just what your looking for. Walking, swimming, outdoor adventure and activity are super important to Joe, do you think you have what it takes to keep up?
Contract hours: Part-Time, 15-20h
Essential for this job:
Must hold a full UK driving licence in addition must enjoy and can participate in outdoor pursuits.
Joe is registered blind however that does not hold him back. He loves the outdoors and enjoys walking over rough terrain, cycling, kayaking and swimming it is important for his emotional and physical wellbeing. Joe lives in his own home in Plymouth with a very well established team, he has full support around his daily lifestyle and managing his home and health.
Joe's family are close by and they are very important to him, it is essential you work to maintain and support these relationships. Joe is looking for someone who can use initiative, think on their feet, be enthusiastic and motivated to enable Joes busy active lifestyle. As a support worker you will need to be able to work alone and as part of a team, you will need to use initiative to ensure Joes immediate needs are met. In addition to the great days you may also face some more challenging days as Joe struggles with his communication, at times this will be displayed with physical behaviour that may challenge.
You must be open to learning, ongoing training and personal development. In return, we will provide you with regular reflective support and supervision, ongoing training that will support your personal and professional development and the chance to work in an organisation that is outstanding in its field.
Ideally you will:
The ability to use initiative
Have interests that are similar to Joe's
Be flexible and reliable
Be interested in your own development
Have a good sense of humour
Want to make a real difference to Joe's life
Be open minded and super motivated
Value the principles of inclusion
Be physically fit in order to keep up with Joe during his activities
Benefits:
We reward our staff with competitive salaries
We offer an Award Winning Pension Scheme
We have a company sick pay scheme
Excellent annual leave allowance, including top up pay
Critical Illness cover, reassurance when you need it the most
Life Insurance, reassurance for your family when they need it the most
A really good mandatory induction
Ongoing high quality training
Career development opportunities
A real chance to make a difference to someone's life
We are committed to recruiting candidates who share our commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment, including obtaining references and DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) clearance. A DBS check will be requested in the event of the individual being offered a position with Beyond Limits, the cost of which will be to the employee, however, this will be returned after successful completion of probation period (6 months).