Support Worker - St Austell

We’re hiring for a Support Worker in St Austell

As a support worker you play a vital role, empowering people to live an active and meaningful life, engaging with their local communities, visiting clubs, days out, or simply supporting with their hobbies and interests while at home or to experience new opportunities.

Join our teams in St Austell supporting three ladies sharing their home together or a lady living in her own bungalow. Each have a regular team, so their is lots of support.

The people we support are unique in their abilities, interests, preferences and needs.  There is lots of variety and an opportunity to find a role right for you to make a difference, promote independence, and support people to achieve their personal goals and aspirations.

All support workers work flexible shifts to provide a 24/7 service to the people we support. 

UK, manual driving licence required.

Benefits:

• Sleep-ins paid at £60

  extra (basic salary

  £12.27 to £12.54 p/h)

• Full training to gain

  the nationally recognised Care Certificate.

• On-going training and career development including

  professional qualifications

• Contributory Pension

• We cover the cost of DBS checks

• Rota's

  are planned in advance 

• Access to Wagestream where you can track your basic salary and additional hours earnings throughout the month and stream (access) a portion of those earnings before your monthly pay date. You can also access a range of financial support and advice, as well as save directly from your earnings. 

• Shopping discounts including Blue Light card, EE perks and Costco membership

• Successfully 'recommend a friend' to join us and you'll receive a thank-you payment

• Access to wellbeing helplines.

• Health Cash Plan 

We’re looking for:

• Have good communication skills 

• Have a positive and patient approach 

• Be resilient and respect people’s differences

• Be able to build professional relationships 

• Work well as part of a team 

Your responsibilities: 

• To empower the people we support to live the lives they want to lead 

• To develop daily living skills. 

• Support the people we support to access their communities for socialisation, employment, training or friendships 

• To contribute to, develop and implement the individuals care plans. 

• To communicate effectively and professionally with people we support, their family members, and external professionals. 

• Maintain the health needs of the individuals we support 

Brandon Trust work alongside people of different ability so they are able to create opportunity and feel empowered to live the life they want.  

All support workers work flexible shifts to provide a 24/7 service. Successful applicants for this role will require an enhanced DBS check.

These positions have a “genuine occupational requirement” covered under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and therefore only applicants from females can be considered.

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