Support Worker

Support Worker
Frome
£13.13 per hour
Full and Part time positions available
Stable hours each week

Are you like me a massive Arsenal fan? What about snooker or the pub? If you do, we’ve already got things in common. I’m a middle-aged gentleman living in an independent flat with 9 other people in the building. The other people I live with & I are looking for new support workers to support us with all the small things; an evening watching football, going out for the day and all the way to big things such as holidays or getting new jobs.

My new support workers would have to adhere to Discovery’s values of Courage, Ambition, Integrity, Partnership & Respect. Because I use a wheelchair outside of my home, I need someone strong and confident to go out with. Don’t worry if you haven’t done this before though. If you’ve got our values, you’ll get the right training.

Want to know how the team feel? They said this about the management:

“Our manager is always thanking us for doing a great job and I do feel valued. On the weekly roundup he will thank us all. He sometimes leaves us a thank you card or a tin of sweets. Things like that make a difference every day. He comes around to say hello to us and the people we support to see if everything is ok. He is so approachable and he always has time for you. You feel like you could tell him anything even if you had a personal problem.”

Key everyday tasks:

• Support me to go shopping for things I want to buy, including clothes and food.
• Support me to manage my own money.
• Support me with medication in the morning
• Support to go out and attend activities, meet up with friends and build new relationships.
• Help, encourage and support me to do my housework
• Keep written records, using IT systems to update my support plan, financial information and health and safety records.

So if you like having a laugh and a joke, doing a meaningful job where it’s not groundhog day and making a difference every minute of your day, apply now!

Shift Patterns: These can vary throughout the week and can be flexible.
For example - 7am - 2:30pm / 8am - 3:30pm / 9am - 4:30pm / 2:30 - 10pm / 9am - 3pm / 4pm - 9pm - Plus alternate weekends.

For further information, please contact Keinan on 07917073619.

Apply now:

We want the people we support to have fulfilling lives and we want our colleagues to have great careers with us. If you would like to be a part of our team and feel that your values match ours, please apply by clicking the button below, or contact the Resourcing Team on 0300 303 9150 or drop us an email at applynow@discovery-uk.org for an informal conversation about the role. Before you know it you could be making a positive difference every day.

This role requires an enhanced DBS Disclosure, which will be obtained for you by Discovery.

Discovery is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. Discovery are Disability Confident Committed and we guarantee to interview all applicants who let us know they have a disability and meet the minimum essential criteria for this role. Discovery has been awarded this symbol by Jobcentre Plus to recognise our commitment towards the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees. As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments we can offer support to complete your application. Please contact the Resourcing Consultant Team on 03003039150 or email applynow@discovery-uk.org