Support Worker - London

Support Worker Location: Barnet Discipline: Care and Support Job type : Permanent Salary : £11.30 10% overtime allowance for hours worked over the full time equivalent of 37.5 hours per week Expiry date : 31 Oct 2023 22:59 Are you looking for a meaningful career? Would you like the opportunity to become a dedicated Support Worker, helping individuals with learning disabilities live the best life possible? Our client are looking for Support Workers to join their growing team in Barnet, London. Experience is not essential as they will provide you with support and training to become a confident Support Worker. They are a charity that supports adults with learning disabilities. They believe in a world where anyone with a learning disability can live within their community with all the choice and support they need to live the best life possible. They are looking for people who are naturally caring and compassionate and align with thei values They offer Annual Leave: 33 days (including 8 days statutory bank holidays) Wage incentives: 20% bank holidays' allowance with an increased rate of 50% for Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. 10% Overtime allowance for hours worked over 37.5 per week. Apprenticeships: Earn whilst gaining a fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care Training: Access to award winning training and development Wagestream: Allows you to flexibly access your pay throughout the month and utilise a range of financial support, through its dedicated app Aviva Digicare workplace: Access to wellbeing services including health checks, Digital GP and mental health support. TELUS health: A 24/service, completely confidential counselling and support platform and helpline that is free for all colleagues to use. Discounted mobile 'phone contracts. As an employee, you'll be able to take advantage of Vodafone's Employee Advantage programme, giving you up to 30% off. Care Friends: Employee referral app - earn money for referring your friends to work for them. Retention bonus: £250 every 6 months for the first 2 years of service Free life assurance - 3 x your annual salary Family friendly policies - term time only contracts, part time, annualised and compressed hours. Generous return to work bonus following maternity leave. What will you be doing? Giving the highest possible standards of support to individuals with moderate to severe learning disabilities. Supporting them to discover new interests, reaching goals like travelling and holidays and working positively with their families and friends. Helping individuals to engage in different leisure, home or work-related activities, all according to their personal choice. As a Support Worker (Care Assistant), your responsibilities are varied and no two days are the same. As well as providing physical and emotional support you may be needed to help with household tasks and personal care as well as supporting individuals with healthcare needs, e.g. taking medication. Everything you do will enable people to have choices about their own lives, providing flexible services that meet people's needs, and always looking for the best way of doing things. This is your opportunity to make a real difference to people's lives. Full and part time opportunities available. You will need to have flexibility to work shifts, including sleep in nights, weekends and bank holidays. Type of service - supported living - supporting individuals with learning disabilities. Location - Barnet, London. Salary information - £11.30 10% overtime allowance for hours worked over the full time equivalent of 37.5 hours per week - plus £1000 retention bonus paid during the first 2 years of employment (£250 every 6 months). Working hours - early and late shifts and some weekends Include pay rate after 2 years of service Up to 50% bank holiday allowance Find your place with them and change lives. STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE They reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications. Our clients usual terms and conditions apply. They are committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer, They are helping to ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations that people without disabilities do. Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment. They ask all our teams to take advantage of the Covid-19 vaccination, which is offered to frontline support workers as a priority group. They strongly encourage all colleagues to remain fully vaccinated as part of their wider infection control procedures. Apply Now REF-209010

Location: Friern Barnet, GB

Posted Date: 2/5/2025