Support Worker - Simmins Crescent
REF: SWSCFT
Please note: The closing date for this vacancy has passed, and we are no longer accepting applications.
- Location Leicester, LE2
- Hours 37 hrs per week (part time hours will be considered)
- Pay £11.02 per hour
- Closing date: 30 Dec 2022, 11:59 p.m.
Full time hours are 37 hours per week, all posts are worked flexibly over a 24-hour period, seven days a week on a shift pattern, including weekends and bank holidays.
In this role you will:
· offer emotional, physical and social support to each individual living in the bungalow.
· be aware of the communication needs of each individual and to ensure that they are always fully met.
· support each individual to make choices in all aspects of their life.
· support activities that respond to individual preferences, both within the bungalow and in the local community.
· need to demonstrate compassion, adaptability and integrity.
Previous experience of working with people in a residential or health setting is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided.
Benefits: free DBS check, 31 days annual leave (pro-rota), inclusive of bank holidays, plus your birthday off as a gift from Vista; extended maternity/paternity leave; full training for the role; excellent health benefits; free and unlimited access to an independent and confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
Working
for Vista means you will be working for one
of the oldest and largest local charities in Leicester, Leicestershire and
Rutland, working with people with sight loss and their families.
We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic and are an equal opportunity employer. All candidates will be treated equally, and we will base decisions on appointments on the merits of the candidates.
Vista Reserves the
right to withdraw this advert in the event of high volumes of applications
received.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the DBS.
In line with current government guidance, we encourage everyone who works in our care settings to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 unless clinically exempt.