Support Worker - Weymouth & Dorchester

If giving back and making a difference in someone's life would be the most rewarding career for you, then we would love to hear from you.

Our adult services programme is looking to recruit a warm-hearted and thoughtful Female Support Worker to join us in the Dorchester and Weymouth area.​ This is a part time position working 16- 30 hours per week.

You would be required to interact and encourage the people we support living in their own homes with activities such as swimming, walking groups, day trips and holidays. You would also be supporting with daily living skills such as cooking, cleaning and medication routines.

You would be required to work shifts such as 07:00 -16:00, 14:00- 22:00, You would work alternate weekends and do sleep ins (sleep ins receive an additional payment).

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A support workers day would include:

* Sharing your skills and life knowledge with the people we support to enable good life skills and independence when living in the community

* Maintaining consistent and accurate records regarding care plans, finances, appointments and medication

* Following the support plan in plan for each person we support to enable the person to feel comfortable and happy, adapting this as required based on change in behaviour

* Providing some elements of personal care from personal hygiene prompts, helping to bath and wash, medication

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We deliver a 24/7 service and have various full and part time hours available to suit your needs. To support Jake’s package the hours would ideally be within 8am - 4pm or 4pm - 10pm with one sleep in a week between Monday – Sunday.

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Why join us?

* Blue Light Discount

* A rewarding job, full of variety and opportunities for career development

* Sleep in rate between £50 - £80

* Overtime available at competitive rates

* 12-week induction programme consisting of in-house training, e-learning, shadowing, coaching, and mentoring.

* The opportunity to complete an accredited qualification once you’ve passed your probation period.

* All colleagues have access to an internal learning portal so you can increase your skills and knowledge in the areas that interest you the most.

* Cycle to work scheme

* Up to 33 days annual leave pro-rata (including bank holidays)

* A generous employee referral scheme – you can earn £400 for each person you successfully refer!

* Benefits portal which gives you access to money off your favourite shops, restaurants, and great days out, along with a cashback healthcare plan for general day-to-day healthcare such as optical and dental.

* A 24 Hour Employee Assistance Programme that provides practical information and support on issues like money management, family and legal information.

* We also have a network of Mental Health First Aiders to provide support you in the event you experience issues relating to your mental health.

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Apply now:

If this role sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. To apply it couldn’t be simpler - just ‘apply’ to complete the application process.

Or If you have any questions and would like to discuss the role in more detail, please call the Talent Team on (phone number removed).

​​Carly will be happy to help!

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Our commitment:​

We welcome applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. We ​will ​ensure ​that ​all our recruitment and ​selection ​practices ​reflect this. Anyone with any form of disability will be provided with reasonable adjustments in order to participate in the job application or interview process. As part of our commitment to providing reasonable adjustments, please let us know if you require support to complete your application.

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Autism Unlimited is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. Any vacancy we have will be filled based on qualifications and best fit without any reference to race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law. ​All successful candidates ​will ​be​ subject to disclosure and barring checks along with other relevant employment checks