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Support Worker - Shefford, Bedfordshire

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Central Bedfordshire
1 month ago
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Support Worker - Shefford, Bedfordshire

Location Shefford Discipline: Job type: Salary: £ per hour, plus extra for sleep-ins. 10% overtime allowance for hours worked over the full time equivalent of hours per week Job ref: 031668 Published: 6 days ago Expiry date: 31 Oct 2025 22:59

Were recruiting!

Join us as a Learning Disability Support Worker and help build a future where learning disabled people live the best life possible.

We know that life can be complicated for everybody. But some of us are stopped from working towards our dreams. Many learning disabled people wont be heard about the support theyd like. Some wont get to decide what they do for work. Or how to spend or save their money. Many won't get to try out the new hobbies theyd love to try.

But you can change all that.

Join our growing team inShefford, and get all the training you need to become a confidentSupport Worker.

Do you feel like our values - Kind, Diverse, Positive and Visionary - are a good match to your values? Then weve got lots in common already. Come on board and support learning disabled adults with those very values to develop skills, achieve their life goals and thrive in your community.

What we offer you

Where youll be working: Shefford ( Residential ) Your salary: £ per hour Your working hours: & hrs contracts available + Casual opportunities. Working a combination of early shifts, late shifts and every other weekend and sleep ins. Sleep ins at the service are paid at £ Generous Holidays:33 days of annual leave (including eight days statutory bank holidays). Pay incentives: 10% overtime allowance, 20% Bank Holiday allowance, 50% for key dates over Christmas. Training & development: Earn money while you get a fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care. Lots of benefits: Health, retail and cash incentives to use how you want.

What youll be doing

Every day is different. You may be supporting someone to plan their weekly shop, to going on an outdoor adventure. Providing everyday personal care to supporting someone to go to their favourite gig. You could be building someones confidence in using public transport to teaching money management skills. Whats important is supporting people to discover new interests, achieve new goals and maintain important relationships with their family and friends.

Youll provide the highest possible standard of care and support for learning disabled adults. Listening to their wants and needs, enabling people to do daily tasks such as taking medication, cooking a meal or working with them to build their confidence and take on new adventures they are longing for. All this while working a variety of shifts to support your work and home life balance.

Its great if you have a full driving licence but its not a deal breaker.

We cant wait to meet you at our Shefford services!

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE

​​​​​​​​​​​We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.

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