Job Description

Bank Support Worker (North Somerset)

About the Role

As a Bank Support Worker you will be working with and supported by an experienced team and will be covering our Residential, Supported Living and Community Support Services across Weston-Super-Mare, Worle and Clevedon (all areas). You will be working various shifts covering holidays, sickness and additional cover shifts to ensure our services are fully staffed, therefore flexibility for weekends is key in this role.

Responsibilities

To respond to the particular needs of individual service users in relation to the nature of their learning disability or other support need (including physical or mental health).

When required, support service users with personal care, domestic tasks and maintaining their home.

To complete and maintain written records as required.

To contribute, develop and implement residents individual care and person centred plans.

To communicate effectively and professionally with service users, their family members and external professionals.

Work in line with Freeways policies, procedures and values.

About You

Are you passionate about enabling people to have a meaningful life, to have new experiences or develop new skills? Are you available to work flexible including evenings and weekends?

A clean drivers licence and access to own transport would be beneficial but not essential.

We welcome applications from people with experience as well as those considering their first role in social care and have the right personal values. Staff will be fully inducted and trained.

Benefits

28 days (pro-rata) annual leave entitlement (including public holidays), increases up to 35 days (pro-rata) with length of service

Excellent induction and training programme that exceeds industry standards

Opportunity to complete the Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care

Prospects for progression within the company - many of our support workers have gone on to become Team Leaders, Assistant Managers, Trainee Managers and Service Managers with us

Company sick pay

Company pension scheme

Life assurance cover of twice your annual salary (subject to rules of the scheme)

Family friendly/work-life balance policies

Free DBS check every 3 years

Occupational health provision

Employee Assistance Programme - 24 hour access to a counselling and legal helpline

About Us

Freeways is a local charity that supports adults with learning disabilities. We are a highly regarded provider of supported living services and residential care. We are passionate about helping people to become as independent as possible by supporting them to make choices, learn new skills and make links with their local community.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS and Adult Barred List check.

Unfortunately Freeways is unable to sponsor employment of international workers in this role. You will be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.

Please note, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we're unfortunately unable to respond to each one individually. If you haven't heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that, on this occasion, your application has not been successful. We wish you the best in your job search and appreciate your support for the work we do.

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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From 13.10 per hour

Benefits:

Casual dress Company pension Sick pay
Work Location: In person