Male Support Worker

Male Support Worker

Location: Springtail, E7

Hours: 30 contracted hours per week (Mon‑Sun, including weekends, days, evenings, holidays and sleep in)

Salary: £23,150.16 per annum (£14.50 p/h)

Job ref: 5110

Day to Day Activities

• Assisting with personal care and hygiene (if required)


• Medication administration (if required)


• Support with preparing and cooking meals


• Support with attending medical appointments


• Support with social activities


• Support with independent skills


• Support with domestic duties such as cleaning and laundry


• Keeping accurate records and updating care plans as required


• Keeping up to date with your training

Candidate Requirements

• Good at working on your own and within a team


• Excellent at communicating with people


• Able to complete quality support records


• Able to work every other weekend


• Able to work between 7 am and 10:30 pm


• Ability to follow a Support Plan and Risk Assessment and maintain customer records


• Need to be literate and numerate in English


• Willingness and ability to achieve the Care Certificate

Eligibility: Full UK driving licence required.

Benefits

• Flexible hours to fit around you and the needs of our customers


• Paid mileage and travel time between appointments


• Sector specific training is provided as part of induction plus opportunities for professional development


• Access to Perks at Work where you can obtain great discounts on cinema tickets, shopping vouchers and much more


• Long service awards payable in 5 year increments


• Golden Hello / refer a friend receive up to £500


• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme


• Free DBS (Disclosures and Barring Service)


• 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)

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is embedded in our organisational culture. If you have any concerns about the welfare or safety of someone we support, please contact Ryan Brummitt, Executive Director of Support, at ryan.brummitt@advanceuk.org.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer who values its staff and the difference they make to their customers. There is no place for racism or discrimination of any kind in Advance. We accept applications from everyone interested in working at Advance and are a Disability Confident Leader.

For genuine occupational requirement reasons, we are looking to appoint a Male only (biological sex in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, Part 1, Schedule 9).