Achieve together
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Norwich, Norfolk
Support Worker
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Salary: £8.30 - £8.30 phr |
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Overview
Could you help some amazing people to communicate, express themselves and connect with the world? Come and work for us who can offer you FLEXIBLE HOURS & EXCELLENT BENEFITS We have great opportunities for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team as Support Workers in our service New Dawn inHorsford, Norfolk. We haveshifts covering 37.5 hours per week Or less hours if that is your preference New Dawn is a residential service for adults aged 18-40 with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, communication and sensory impairments and complex health needs including persoanal support. New Dawn is a large bungalow with 19 ground floor rooms. There are communal areas for people to socialise in, including a living room, dining room and kitchen. There is a large garden as well as a hot tub and sensory room for people to As a Support Worker you will support and enable people to live the life they choose: to make choices, to express themselves and live as independently as possible. Your patient support and encouragement will assist individuals to run their own lives as much as possible - helping with personal care, supporting someone to rustle up some breakfast, do the weekly shop or visit a local café. Youcan evengo on both UK & Holidays abroad for free We also support people to take part in some our amazing arts and wellbeing activities - from dance to music making, swimming to going to concerts. Being a Support Worker can be the springboard to your future career - and to all sorts of opportunities and management roles. Experience is not necessarily required for this role as we are able to support you and provide you with an excellent induction. However, it is really important that you are able to demonstrate the right values and behaviours to enable you to make a difference to people's lives. Flexibility is needed as working times do vary and will include evenings and occasional weekends; we will however provide you with a rota well in advance so you can plan your social Being a support worker is not just about personal care. In fact, it's only a small part of it. For example, T needs support making her cup of tea in the morning, while B has a new found love of gardening so will need support in bringing his ideas to life in the garden. How about supporting F to organise her holiday or empowering C to join the social evening in the local pub? Does this sound like something you could do? We are not an agency - you will be working for Achieve together as part of our amazing team, and will benefit from our in-house learning and development opportunites right throughout your career. You'll work at one service, not driving from client to client, so you'll form a close bond with the people you support and your colleagues (and be paid for your entire day's work). If this sounds like you- apply now Why work for Achieve together? In addition to your salary of £8.30 per hour our benefits package includes: a pension scheme paid annual leave reward/recognition schemes a generous staff discount and benefits scheme excellent opportunities for career progression Once you choose to apply you will be asked to create an account with us. This will only take a moment and will allow us to contact you regarding the vacancy and enable you to track the progress of your application. We are not an agency and won't share your details with any other companies. ATEAST