Support Worker

Support Workers Required – Gloucester

Rate of Pay – from £8.80 per hour (permanent, full time or part time contract), depending on experience and qualifications

Would you like to work as a support worker with a well-regarded local organisation? 

Opportunities now available for experienced support work staff or for enthusiastic, compassionate individuals who have no formal experience or care qualifications but who have the desire to make a real difference to people’s lives.

We are currently looking for permanent and temporary support workers to work with our client in Gloucester supporting individuals with complex physical disabilities and learning difficulties.

As a Support Worker we will offer you:

• Permanent or temporary ongoing contracts
• Enhanced pay for working night shifts and public holidays
• Competitive rates of pay
• Overtime available
• New staff induction and training to Care Certificate standards
• The opportunity for career progression and training to attain qualifications in care

Requirements of a Support Worker

• Work is on a rota system over 7 days. Normal shift patterns are from 7.30am-3.00pm and 2.30pm-10pm, but shifts can vary depending on the service users needs.
• You will need to be a flexible employee as you will be required to work weekends and bank holidays as per the rota.
• We are looking for candidates with strong self-awareness and resilience who are flexible, pro-active and committed.
• Our support workers should have the ability to use their own initiative, but also to work as part of a team to ensure consistency of support.
• Experience of working in the field of physical and learning disabilities would be an advantage however is not essential as full training is provided.

Above all, as a support worker you will have the enthusiasm, desire and personal qualities to provide individual support and care within our service.

Responsibilities and Duties of a Support Worker

• Supporting individuals to lead an active life as much as possible
• Helping individuals with getting up in the morning, dressing, undressing and washing
• Bathing and assisting with toileting where necessary
• Assisting with mobility problems and other physical disabilities
• Promote mental and physical activity through talking, encouraging and engaging in activities and hobbies
• Helping with meals, setting tables and trays, preparing light meals, serving meals, and feeding customers who require assistance.
• Support with cleaning, changing beds, tidying rooms, light cleaning and emptying commodes.
• Helping with laundry

Please apply with your up to date CV and one of our consultants will call you for an informal discussion about the role.

To ensure that your application receives the fullest possible attention, it is essential that you consider carefully the role that you are applying for, and then ensure that your CV contains all relevant information about yourself in relation to that role.

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”