The Avalon Group
Location
Middlesbrough | United Kingdom
Job description
Employment type
Full-time
Benefits
- Award winning in-house training with opportunities to develop your career
- 24/7 Everyday Advice helpline, giving you impartial guidance regarding any personal matters or concerns you may have
- On Call support 24 hours a day
- Discounts at high street retailers and on gym memberships
- Access to our Health Cash Plan
- Paid travel expenses between consecutive sessions of support
- Mileage paid at 45p per mile
- £250 bonus for recommending a friend to become a support worker
- Paid Enhanced Disclosure and Barring (DBS) Certificate (which you need to be able to work in social care)
Due to the terms of our sponsorship licence, we are currently not able to accept applications from those requiring sponsorship. Please only apply if you are already a resident in the UK with no sponsorship requirements.
We need Support Workers that are available to work every other weekend and must be a car driver due to the support locations.
As an Avalon Support Worker you will have a role that offers:
Flexibility – with hours that work for you; full time, part time and casual hours can be offered, respecting any commitments you have
Guaranteed income and job security – hourly rates start at £10.50 with enhanced rates for evenings and weekends, plus paid mileage and lots of great benefits. Our charity is almost 30 years old, and provides you a secure role with scope to develop
A friendly team –We live our values of respect, honesty, learning & development, inclusion and partnership working – you’ll be working with people who want the best for you and will help you with anything you need
Meaningful work –you will literally change people’s lives for the better every day, improving your community and providing you with a feeling of fulfilment. As a Support worker you will help people with disabilities or additional needs to live the life they choose, supporting with daily living skills, attending appointments, finding work and much more.
You don’t need previous experience or qualifications, just to care about people and to want to make a difference. You will build meaningful and lasting relationships with the people you support. You won’t have to do short visits, as our sessions are always a minimum of 1 hour, with many being longer than this to make sure both you and our customers are fulfilled every day.
You do need to have a UK driver’s licence and your own car to cover shifts all over the region.
Appointment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Certificate.
Ready to apply? Please click on the link below to complete our quick application form.
Want to find out more? Then get in touch now by calling 01642 633556 for an informal discussion.
We strive to ensure equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates regardless of ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.
Job tags
Salary
£10.5 per hour
