Support Workers (Floating Support)

Support Worker Vacancies at our Personal Assistant Support (Floating Support City) – Based in Norwich

Service type:     Support at home and in the community

Hourly rate:       £9.69

Contract type:   Part-time, 21 hours per week, and Zero Hours roles available

Are you passionate about supporting people to live the life they choose? Are you passionate about care?

If you answered “Yes” maybe working for Independence Matters is for you.

Our mission is to empower individuals, their families, and carers, to live the lives they choose and remain independent. Based across Norfolk, we provide support for adults with learning disabilities and complex needs, and older persons with dementia.

Visit our website at: www.independencematters.org.uk to find out more about us and our values.

The roles

We have fantastic opportunities to join our Personal Assistant Support team as a Support Worker,  working flexibly and proactively supporting customers to live independently in their own homes and in the community, ensuring independence, choice and dignity are at the centre of everything they do.

This role will be working with customers to ensure they get the right support, designed to build their confidence and enable them to live successfully and happily. This will include independent living skills such as cooking, healthy eating, managing money, and developing skills for travelling, through to support with work experience and getting a job.

This is a Care Quality Commission registered service providing flexible support, ranging from one/three hour(s) per day to 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.

Some of the support aspects may include:

• Working with customers and family carers to fully understand what it takes to deliver the life customers choose for themselves.
• Supporting customers to retain and develop independent living skills and promote positive relationships.
• Supporting customers to access and participate in their local community and social events, promoting life skills and individuality.
• Assisting with Personal care – which can include personal hygiene and using the bathroom.
• Supporting customers with positive behaviours

Duties are varied and no two days are the same.

View a job description for this role here

Requirements of the role

You don’t need to have previous experience in care, we provide full training. Our main priority is to find people with the right attitude and behaviours to match our own.

We want you to have commitment to quality and being the best you can. Working collaboratively to put customers at the heart of what you do, and actively encouraging and empower customers with their independence in choice.

The role requires working on a rota that may include early and late shifts throughout the week and weekend.

This role is subject to an enhanced with barred lists DBS check and suitable references.

It is a mandatory requirement to provide evidence of Covid-19 vaccination or exemption for this role.

It is essential that the role holder has a full UK driving licence and full business insurance to use their vehicle for work.

Benefits and Recognition

In return for your hard work and passion you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our valued colleagues, including:

• 20 days annual leave plus recognised public holidays. Rising to 22 days after two years’ service and 25 days after five years’ service (pro rata for part time employees).
• Option to buy additional annual leave.
• Comprehensive induction and ongoing training and development, including Industry recognised qualifications.
• 24/7 access to a confidential and independent counselling and information service.
• Award and recognition scheme.
• Colleagues Advisory Board which acts as link between colleagues and the Independence Matters Board.
• Occupational Health and Musculoskeletal Injury Rehabilitation Service.
• Access to great discounts through Blue Light Card scheme.
• Occupational sick pay after one years’ service.

If you are interested and would like more information, please click ‘Apply’ or ‘Call’ to get in touch with Eve Levitt.

How to apply

To apply for this vacancy, send your CV with confirmation of the role and location you are applying for by clicking ‘Apply’.

Closing Date  16 February 2022