Relief Support Worker

Salary: £12 per hour (plus an additional 12.07% annual leave payment)

Hours: Relief 8 hours guaranteed weekly

Location: Truro

(You must hold a Full UK Driving licence to be considered for this role.)(You must hold a Full UK Driving licence to be considered for this role.)

If you are somebody who loves a job that offers a challenge, where no two days are the same but most importantly where you have a massive impact on people’s lives then Support Worker is the job for you!

What we are looking for

Experience is desired for this role along with your values. If you combine experience, empathy and good communication skills with confidence, a desire to help others and a willingness to learn you have all the main ingredients of a good Support Worker.

Where you would be working

As a Support Worker you would be responsible for working across two of our supported living services in Truro. Here at United Response we are passionate about providing person-centred support, what that means is that your role will change depending on what the people we support want to do. The two individuals we support in Radstock are both great characters who have a mixture of hobbies and interests which Support Workers need to encourage.

Your role

As a Support Worker you will be responsible for:

• Providing active support
• Assisting with jobs around the house
• Accompanying the people we support on leisure trips
• Dealing with some behaviours that challenge
• Building rapport with the people we support

What you get from us

As a Support Worker you will receive:

• Pension contribution
• Access to free occupational health, physiotherapy, counselling and advice services
• Fully paid training and access to nationally recognised qualifications
• Paid DBS
• Access to an online shopping platform with discounts from over 3,500 retailers

Please note that this role will involve weekend, evening, bank holiday shifts and sleep-in shifts. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.