Casual Support Worker (Helston, Cornwall)

Casual Support Workers

Hours: Various. Mon-Sun including days, evenings, weekends and holidays. May include waking nights.

Salary:£10.59 per hour (inclusive of applicable allowances and entitlements)

Place of work: Helston (Cornwall)

Please note a valid drivers license and access to own vehicle are essential for this role.

Do you want to support your community? Looking for flexible working hours?
We’re looking to take on Casual Support Workers to help us support people with learning disabilities or mental health conditions throughout this time of uncertainty.
If you are passionate about improving the lives of local, vulnerable people and are determined to support those who need it more than ever then this could be the opportunity for you!

We’re hoping to bring people together at a difficult time - you could help us.
Working in support isn’t just another job. This could be a great opportunity for you to develop skills for life and try something new whilst simultaneously helping people who need that extra support.

About the role

As a Support Worker, you will help people with mental health problems or learning disabilities in their home or out in the community. This might include motivating someone to eat healthily or visit the gym, or providing support to a person with emotional problems.

You will be working in an environment which encourages a person-centred approach to enable customers to realise their hopes, dreams and aspirations. Providing support to individuals to meet their particular needs as identified within their support plan enabling them to make informed choices while promoting their privacy and dignity. Duties may include (but is not limited to):

• Laundry and housework
• Food preparation and cooking
• Budgeting and shopping
• Monitoring and/or administering medications
• Being active in the community (employment, study, volunteering and/or leisure activities)
• Maintaining relationships with family and friends
• Social activities
• Support with finding employment
• Accompanying customers to appointments and/or on excursions
• Working in partnership with other agencies and organisations

For more information about this vacancy or an informal chat please call Service Manager Dan on 07801 319 773

About the candidate

We would love to hear from you if you are passionate about improving the lives of local, vulnerable people, and we will consider your application even if you don’t have previous experience working in care or support. What matters to us is your ability and determination to support people with mental health problems and learning disabilities, and the values you can bring to Advance.

If you think a Support Worker role sounds right for you, you will need to be:

• Flexible to work on a rolling rota
• Good at working on your own and within a team
• Excellent at communicating with people
• Able to complete good quality support records

Benefits of working for Advance

We’re a national, charitable organisation, supporting thousands of people across the U.K. We value our staff and the difference they make to the lives of our customers, which is why we offer the following benefits:

• Flexible hours to fit around you and the needs of our customers
• Paid mileage and travel time between appointments
• Paid holiday
• Full, professional training and the opportunity to work towards care qualifications
• Free DBS check
• Support from an experienced team leader
• Excellent opportunities to progress your career within Advance
• Enrolment in a pension scheme with matched contributions above the statutory minimum (if you work enough hours to meet the threshold for enrolment)

More about Advance

Advance is a well-established, national, charitable organisation which provide support for adults with learning disabilities and mental health conditions living in the community. We are an equal opportunities employer who values our staff and the difference that they make to our customers. Whatever our role in the company, we all share a pride in what we do and use PRIDE to define how we all behave.

Advance is regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing and the Care Quality Commission and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support. You will be required to provide evidence of right to work. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be covered by Advance.

We value diversity and therefore welcome applications from everyone interested in working at Advance. Advance are enrolled in the disability confidence scheme.