Salary: Starting at a
competitive £26,000 per
annum with Sleep-ins
paid at a supplementary rate of £50 per night .
Location: Our services are
primarily based across Guildford and
Cranleigh , but you may also be
supporting at activities and venues across the Surrey area.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week,
working 5 of 7 days, with an average of 2 sleep-ins per week.
This role requires flexibility to work on a rotational rota
pattern covering Monday – Sunday each week across shifts
patterns which include early shifts, day shifts, late shifts,
sleep-ins and some weekends. Please see below for an example
rota.
Annual Leave: 30 days pro-rata.
Training: Fully paid training is
given including the industry recognised Care Certificate, and
further development opportunities are available including Positive
Behaviour Support and opportunities to study for accredited
National Vocational Qualifications.
Our Supported Living Care
Workers are a vital part of
how we nurture independence in adults aged 18+ through our highly
regarded Supported Living service.
You will be
responsible for:
Providing
high-quality support to our young adults and helping to plan
their day-to-day lives whilst working to achieve their
goals.
Encouraging
and supporting on tasks within their own home as well as helping them to plan and
access their social life, activities, and engagements within
the local community and further afield.
Some personal care and administration of medicine may be required depending on who you are supporting (Full training provided).
Flagging up any
concerns or potential for concern that you may have relating
to an adult we support to the appropriate
personnel.
Requirements
Essential
- Resilience and
adaptability
Confidence lone working
An understanding of learning disabilities
Aged 18 and
above
Right to work in
the UK
Please note we
are currently
unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position
Willing to
undertake an Enhanced DBS Check. The initial cost of
the DBS application will be paid for by halow.
Please
note , it is a criminal
offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated
Activity (Under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act
2006) to apply for a role that requires them to work
unsupervised with that particular group (i.e. adults at risk,
children or both).
Live within 20
miles of this role. Unfortunately, due
to the logistics around the location for this role
and the urgency to fill this position, we are only
accepting applications for individuals living within
20 miles of this role or with set plans to relocate within this distance. Please do not apply if you are
living outside of this area as your application will
be automatically disqualified.
Desirable
- Professional or personal experience is desired, but we also pride ourselves on a values- based approach and the main skill we are looking for is the ambition to help others.
- Driving licence with access to a vehicle which can be used for organisational purposes.
If you are an individual who wants to make a difference to the lives of adults with learning disabilities living in Surrey then we want to hear from you!
Benefits
Flexible, immediate start dates available. Apply today
or get in touch by email jobs@halowproject.org.uk or
phone 01483 447960 to discuss this great role. Interviews
are ongoing and we reserve the right to make appointments before the
closing date, so early applications are encouraged.
