Support Worker

Support Worker – Empowering Lives in Reading

Annual Salary: £13.50 per hour

Location: Reading, Berkshire

Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week), flexible shifts including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and public holidays.

About the Role

This company is seeking compassionate and motivated individuals to join their team as Support Workers within their Reading Learning Disability Service. You will play a pivotal role in empowering individuals with learning disabilities to lead fulfilling, independent lives while enjoying a supportive and inclusive environment.

As a Support Worker, you will:

• Build warm and trusting relationships with service users.
• Support individuals with personal care, daily living skills, and accessing community resources.
• Encourage independence, helping individuals achieve their goals and aspirations.
• Provide practical and emotional support, ensuring dignity and respect at all times.
• Assist in creating and implementing personalised care and activity plans.
• Help service users maintain and develop social connections and hobbies.

This role offers the opportunity to act as a Key Worker, enabling service users to achieve personal milestones while fostering a positive and nurturing environment.

Why Join This Organisation?

This company values its employees and offers an impressive range of benefits, including:

• Generous Holiday Entitlement: 20 days plus 8 statutory holidays, with enhancements for Christmas and New Year shifts.
• Career Progression: Automatic enrolment onto Level 3 Health and Social Care Diploma after completing probation, with ongoing opportunities for professional development.
• Probationary Bonus: A £100 bonus upon successful completion of probation.
• Birthday Bonus: An additional day’s leave after two years of service to celebrate your birthday.
• Life Assurance: A death-in-service benefit equivalent to two times your annual salary.
• Exclusive Discounts: Access to employee discount schemes, including Your Rewards and discounted rail travel.
• Supportive Networks: Membership opportunities with the EDI and LGBTQ+ Networks.
• Employee Assistance Programme: Free 24/7 counselling, legal, and financial advice services.

Requirements

• A warm, person-centred approach with a passion for supporting people with learning disabilities.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Flexibility to work on a rota, including early mornings and weekends.
• A willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS check (provided by the company).

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