Job Description
Would you like to work in a caring, supportive environment where you can make a real difference to people’s lives?
Role: Independent Support Worker
Location: Our services are primarily based across Guildford, but you may also be supporting at activities and venues across the Surrey area. It is desirable for our support workers to have a full driving license with access to a car, and our Support Workers can claim mileage for travel undertaken as part of their role.
Hours: Variable Hours contract.
Salary: £12.38 per hour
Training: Fully paid training is given including the industry recognised Care Certificate, and further development opportunities are available including Positive Behaviour Support and opportunities to study for accredited National Vocational Qualifications.
You’ll get access to great benefits including:
- Free Blue Light Card membership
- Retail discounts
- Free/discounted tickets for events, gigs and shows
- Workplace pension scheme
- Free eye tests
- Cycle2Work scheme
- 24-hour employee assistance program
- Travel season ticket advances
- Staff referral bonus scheme
- AIG Life Assurance (Post Probation)
- Access to AIG Smart Health App
Our Independent Support Workers are a vital part of how we nurture independence in adults aged 18+.
You will be responsible for:
- Providing high-quality support to our young adults and helping to plan their day-to-day lives whilst working to achieve their goals and promote their independence, whether this be supporting with independent travel training, learning to cook or finding work experience.
- Encouraging and supporting with tasks and goals they have set for themselves.
- Recording session data and outcomes.
Job requirements
- Resilience and adaptability are key as this role involves lone working on a 1:1 basis.
- Some personal care and administration of medicine may be required depending on who you are supporting (Full training provided).
- UK Driving Licence
- Aged 18 and above
- Right to work in the UK
- Willing to undertake a DBS Check. The initial cost of the DBS application will be paid for by halow.
Please note, it is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (Under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for role that requires them to work unsupervised with that particular group (i.e. adults at risk, children or both).
Professional or personal experience of care work is desirable, but we also pride ourselves on a values-based approach and the main skill we are looking for is an ambition to help others. If you are an individual who wants to make a difference to the lives of adults with learning disabilities living in Surrey then we want to hear from you!
Interviews are ongoing and we reserve the right to make appointments before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.
Salary
The halow project is a growing community-based charity, situated in Guildford, Surrey. We support young people, aged 16+, with a learning disability on their journey into adult life.
The young people we work with want the opportunity to:
- Build relationships
- Become part of the community
- Find meaningful employment
- Have a home of their own