Support Worker
About the Role
We are looking for a caring and reliable Support Worker to join a small, dedicated team in Maidstone.
At this service you will be supporting adults that live in 5 individual flats. You will support with all aspects of their daily lives, from community based activities, cooking, cleaning, in house activities, shopping and personal care. The aim is to assist them to maintain their existing skills and develop new ones as well as maintain their health and achieve ambitions as set out in their support guidelines.
1:1 support 24/7 and 2:1 support out in the community is required at this service.
Your role will involve helping with everyday tasks such as personal care, dressing, cooking, and keeping her home clean and tidy. You will also drive to activities, which includes horse riding, the gym, swimming, Cinema, reflexology, shopping, night clubs, and visits to an activity farm. You will assist with medication and keep accurate records, and full training will be provided. Good communication skills are important because you will work to a person-centred support plan and liaise with professionals, family members, and your team.
Although this is a lone-working role, you will have the support of an experienced team and parents, who play an active role in their lives and will help train and guide you.
Hours
This is a full-time role of 39 hours including days and waking nights.
Location
The role is based in the Sutton Road area of Maidstone.
About You
We are looking for someone who is patient, kind, reliable and holds a full UK driving licence. This role suits someone who enjoys working independently and can follow structured plans and routines.
Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship, please only apply if you can work in the UK.
We may close this post early if we receive sufficient applications before the closing date. If you are interested in applying, we would ask that you do so as early as possible to avoid any disappointment.
To keep the people we support safe, we follow safer recruitment steps. This includes DBS checks, reference checks and reviewing your work history.
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Choice Support is Disability Confident which is a scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview. If you consider yourself to have a disability or long-term chronic health condition or if you require any adjustments/support during the application/selection process, please contact Emelia.waring@choicesupport.org.uk so that we can discuss your needs with you.
