Job Description

Female Support Worker

Part time - 30 Hours per week

Driver with UK license required

Belle Vue, Leeds

12.21 per hour

Our Belle Vue service is a lively supported living service with lots going on. We support three ladies with varying needs, who have active social lives. Two of the ladies have mobility vehicles so we are looking for a driver with a UK license for this position.


Real Life Options is a registered charity currently going through a period of growth, and we are continuing to search for permanent contracted Support Workers who really want to make an impact on the lives of the people we support.

The role

Across all services, we support individuals with learning disabilities who may need help with promoting independence and community participation, therefore you must have the ability to follow detailed support plans in order to ensure a consistent approach, and the individuals needs are being met.


You will be working alongside an established and experienced team to support 3 ladies to live as independently as possible. The ladies we support have a range of complex needs and your role would be to support with daily activities such as personal care, meal preparation, medication management and household tasks such as laundry and cleaning. You will also support and encourage our service users to take part in activities within the community.


There can be some behavours that challenge in this service, incluiding but not limited to: verbal outburst, self-injurious behaviour and pushing furniture

Shifts

30 hours per week,

Day shifts on a rota basis:


8am-5pm

8am-8pm

10am-10pm

8am-3pm

3pm-10pm


Previous experience is desirable for this position although full training will be provided.


An enhanced DBS for working with adults is required for this role.

Benefits and Rewards

A minimum of 28-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff) Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job An employer contributory pension scheme

In addition to the above you also have access to the following great benefits:

Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours) 10,000 Life cover A free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information) A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services Cycle to Work Scheme A financial wellbeing scheme Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply) Recognition Initiatives

We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help us to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do these are:

Respect - Honesty - Responsibility - Excellence

If you can circle 6 or more of the skills below, then you could be the person we are looking for:

Honest - Good Communicator - Strong Values - Flexible - Passionate - Self Motivated - Reliable - Caring - Inclusive

Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all of your email folders regularly, including your junk mail folders.


Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.


If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.