Job Description

12.91 per hour + 500 Welcome bonus

Full time 37.5 hours per week, part time hours considered

Please note - it is an essential requirement of this role to have a full, clean driving licence and to be able to drive a manual car/van to support people in accessing the community

Closing Date:

9th October

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Forest View is a service supporting 7 individuals with learning disabilities in their home. Forestview is a 2-minute walk from Marlborough town centre and has beautiful views of Savernake Forest.

As a Support Worker, you will encourage positive self-image, maintain health and wellbeing, assist with decision-making and promote independence.

Supporting people to develop and maintain contact with family and friends, you will provide access to the community, enabling the people we support to participate in clubs, social events and creative endeavours.

Shift patterns are:

07:30 -15:00, 13:30 - 21:00, sleep-ins (12pm to 12pm the next day) and Waking nights (21:00-07:30).

The successful Support Worker will:

Have excellent communication skills. Have knowledge of Learning disabilities Have a caring manner and a tolerant nature. Be able to support people with their personal hygiene needs and have some understanding of non-verbal communication. Be an enthusiastic and energetic member of the team.

At Milestones Trust we recognise that without the hard work, commitment and passion of our staff, we wouldn't be the charity that we are today. In return, we are committed to rewarding you with a competitive pay and benefits package, including:

30 days annual leave entitlement Company pension scheme, to help grow your retirement pot Learning and development opportunities to help you to build your career, including a comprehensive induction programme, and the opportunity to undertake further qualifications Health Cash Plan on completion of probation, giving you access to a minimum of 695 cash back for health treatments, e.g. dental, therapies, optical, maternity/paternity, NHS prescriptions, etc. Generous Occupational Maternity/Paternity pay Get paid when you want - access your money as you earn it and request your earnings before payday using Dayforce Wallet An employee referral scheme that allows you to earn money for referring friends and family.

For an informal discussion about the job role please contact Lauren Harwood, Deputy Home Manager on 01672512464.



Please refer to our Refer a Friend policy for full details of eligibility and terms.



Milestones Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all the individuals that it supports, it expects the same commitment from all employees. If successful at interview an enhanced DBS check will take place. (Formerly CRB) A criminal record is not necessarily a barrier to recruitment. Committed to Equality and Diversity for all. Registered Charity No. 294377.