Job title: Day Support Worker
Location: Milton Keynes - Tattenhoe
Salary: £11.00 per hour
Role: Full Time or Part Time Permanent 21-35 hours per week & requires working alternate weekends
You must hold a driving licence and have held this for 2 years.
Shifts: 7am-2pm & 2pm-9pm
PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS NOT OPEN TO SPONSORSHIP
We are an award-winning organisation, and we are also an Investors in People accredited organisation, so you can be sure we will offer support and guidance during your career with us.
Do you have previous experience as a support worker, care assistant, domiciliary/home care, or residential homes then this would be ideal for you. If you are new to care, full training will be provided. We are just looking for caring and compassionate people who want to make a difference to people’s lives.
Support Worker Benefits
- Excellent 4-day initial training programme, a comprehensive 12-week induction programme followed by an ongoing training & development pathway.
- Employee of the month prize & Team of the month prize
- Career Progression Opportunities - most of our managers started off as support workers!
- Company Pension Scheme & 28-day holiday (including Bank Holidays)
- Recommend a friend - £250 incentive & Employee Assistance Programme focussed on your well-being.
- Access to Blue Light Card savings - The UK’s number one discount service for the NHS, social care sector and armed forces
About the service
Howe Park set in lovely rural location provides a step-down service for adults with Learning Disabilities, Autism & behaviour which may be described as challenging. Each individual is provided with their own flat alongside access to the internal and external communal spaces. It balances the opportunity for independence development with social integration.
Support Worker duties:
- Supporting residents to develop independence and life skills
- Assisting people to achieve daily goals & daily activities such as arts, crafts, hobbies
- Assisting with the development of person centred plans for our residents
- This includes employment, education and other opportunities
- Maintaining records and drawing up risk assessments
- Providing personal care where needed always working towards more independence
- Supporting people in undertaking daily activities or development
About Us
At Precious Homes, we work by empowering individuals with Learning Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Conditions, and other complex needs, to live as independently as possible, to become integral members of the community and to achieve their goals and aspirations through individual care pathways. As a social care provider we also empower our staff family to make important decisions in the workplace and our aim is to be as person centred with our staff as we are with our service users.
Any successful candidates will be required to undergo a enhanced DBS check and supply a minimum of 2 verified references, with proof of ID and 2 proofs of address.