IDIDIT Health and Wellbeing Solutions
Location
Yeadon, West Yorkshire | United Kingdom
Job description
IDIDIT Health and Social Care Wellbeing Solutions are a new Supported Living Support and Care Company, and we are looking for One Fulltime or 2 Parttime staff to work with us to support two amazing young ladies who are moving into their very own home in the Yeadon/Guiseley area.
Working as a Learning Disability Support Worker no two days are ever the same: you'll be part of a friendly, supportive, and forward-thinking new company from the start supporting two wonderful young ladies with Learning Disabilities.
You need to be enthusiastic and creative about participating with and supporting these ladies with their hobbies and interests which can include a whole array of different activities. While having experience in supporting clients with learning disability, autism and challenging behaviours is something we are interested in – we are just as interested in your values and why you want to do this role and work with us.
You will receive excellent training, opportunities for development and have a helpful team behind you to support you every step of the way. We pay inline with the Real Living Wage Foundation - this is at £12.00 per hour - we will not pay you less because you are under 23 - we believe that a fair days work deserves a fair days pay
As we're dedicated to providing around the clock support tailored to the needs of the individual, shift patterns may include up to 24 hour shifts, sleep-ins and public holidays. However, we will ensure that your rota is balanced. We a looking for people who can commit a minimum of 20 hours a week.
We are looking to fill these vacancies as soon as possible, so reserve the right to close our advert early if we find suitable candidates before the closing date. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.
All we’ll need you to bring is:
• A kind, caring and compassionate attitude
• The ability to work well in a team
• Confidence to work alone
• Reliability – this is vital for consistency
• Good communication and organisational skills
• A positive attitude with a willingness to learn
• Confidence in the use of IT
• Ability to do sleep ins
• Shift Patterns
As we're dedicated to providing around the clock support tailored to the needs of the individual, shift patterns may include up to 24 hour shifts, sleep-ins and public holidays. However, we will ensure that your rota is balanced. We a looking for a minimum of 16 hours a week.
When sleep-in support is required these sleep-ins are not included in your contracted hours, so you’ll receive an additional sleepover payment of £56 per night for each sleep-in worked. We would need you to be able to commit to a minimum of 2 sleep ins per week.
Benefits
• Comprehensive induction with training and shadowing
• We offer fully funded DBS
• High levels of support and supervision
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is 24 hour free and confidential service available to all staff
• Salaries are paid the same month so no need to work a month in hand, contracted staff only
• Zero-hour contracts are paid one month in arrears
• Working with a ‘Real Living Wage’ employer
• We are working with the Care Workers Union and Care Workers’ Charity to make social care a better place to work
How to Apply
Sound interesting? What are you waiting for? Apply today, we can't wait to hear from you!
If this sounds right for you, we’d love to hear from you please send your CV to
[email protected] and we will get back to you with an application form and job description
Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, this is paid for by IDIDIT, as well as 2 references and a clear and full work history as well as reasons for any gaps in your employment.
IDIDIT welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively seeks to have a diverse and fully representative of all of society within our workforce.
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Salary
£12 per hour
