Support Workers - Newquay & Padstow

Join learning disability charity Brandon Trust as a support worker and discover a genuinely rewarding role with plenty of training, support, a competitive salary, benefits and opportunities to develop your career. You'll support people with learning disabilities and autism at home and in the community to live life more freely. You don't necessarily need experience as we provide full training. Coronavirus outbreak update: We want to reassure you that we are taking applications for this role and following up with candidates who have already applied. We understand that you may be concerned about the implications of the Coronavirus outbreak with regards to our recruitment process. Brandon is committed to protecting our staff, candidates and people we support. We have taken measures to allow flexibility as you progress through the process to minimise the risk of infection. We will continue to monitor and adapt our current plans as more updates become available from the Government and Public Health England. You will join our friendly team to support a number of young people with learning disaiblities in their own homes, providing a flexible, mixture of support in the Padstow and Newquay Areas. This support covers all the needs of a young person that has moved out of the family home and living life as an adult, enjoying everything that running their first home brings. You will provide support to enable each individual to increase their independence; there's lots of variety. Supporting people with their personal care and medication needs is also key. In this fun and role, we need a mixture of support workers who can support in different ways, with a range of hobbies across the team. Adding to this, there are activities they all enjoy - sporting activities, walking, swimming, dog walking, gym, gardening, meeting up with friends. Find out more about these aspects of the role through videos on our main website. If you're new to social care, we will support you gain the nationally recognised Care Certificate. If you have experience as a care assistant or care worker in a care home, you'll discover we provide plenty of on-going training, support to achieve relevant qualifications and career progression. View our 'day in the life of a support worker' video: You'll need good communication skills and a positive, patient approach. Respectful of people's differences, you can build professional relationships and have a flexible approach. You can work 24/7 shifts including weekends and evenings / nights. A full manual driving licence is essential for this role. We provide a range of benefits. Successful applicants for this role will require an enhanced DBS check. View the detailed Job Profile. We'll respond to your application within 5 working days. Brandon reserves the right to close this job when sufficient applications have been received. We are an Equal Opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. Position Type: Full & Part-time (Permanent) Advertised Salary: 17,598 - 18,185 pa pro rata (9.00 - 9.30 p/h) + benefits (dependent on qualifications & experience) Advertised # of hours p/w (if applicable): 22.5 - 37.5 External Company URL: