Main characteristics
- Location
- Bristol, Bristol
- Company
- Milestones Trust
- Employment type
- contract
- Category
- Social Care
Job summary
37.5 Hours per weekBased at Fairburn, Bristol with a basic of £9.35 per hour + excellent benefits, you will be responsible for encouraging and supporting service users to define and develop their chosen lifestyles through personal centred care in our residential services.
WHY APPLY?
Fairburn is a registered nursing home - short breaks service which provides care and support to people with learning a...
Working for us can be incredibly rewarding and can offer many benefits. The home offers a changing and diverse environment, every day at Fairburn is different and provides new experiences and motivations.
We are looking for a Support Worker who is keen to join a professional and enjoyable staff team.
To be considered for an interview, please make sure your application is full in line with the job specs as found below.
As Support Worker, your responsibilities will include: ·To encourage and enable people we support to make day-to-day choices and major life decisions, signposting as appropriate, and to develop a positive self-image and maintain good health.
·To support individuals to develop relationships to maintain contact with family and friends.
·To provide service with the agreed necessary support to maximise people's independence and to develop social and life skills.
The successful Support Worker will: ·Have strong communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with team members, PWS and a range of stakeholders.
·Have a caring manner and a tolerant nature, experience within the sector is not essential as we will provide you with training required to carry out your duties.
·Due to the location of the home and the need to access activities within the local community, it is essential that staff are able to drive
In return, we will offer you some excellent benefits including:
Up to 26 days holiday and 8 days bank holiday entitlement
Family friendly/work-life balance policies
Company pension scheme & health cash plan (BHSF)
Free parking at most Trust services
Comprehensive induction and learning and development opportunities
Access to all levels of training appropriate to your role and career progression with the Trust
We pride ourselves with being able to offer staff opportunities to develop and progress their careers within Milestones Trust.
For an informal discussion about the job role please contact Arek Soltysiak Home Manager, on 07787878215.
**This is an on-going advert and interviews will be held on an ad-hoc basis until sufficient applications have been received.
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