Sunderland Home Care Associates 20/20 Ltd is an award-winning employee-owned company with the ethos \'People Before Profit\'. We began in 1994 with a team of 20 people providing support, we now employ 200 staff.
Benefits of being one of our learning disability support workers:
- Receive a £500 joining bonus (conditions apply)
- £12.60 per hour
- £91.52 sleep-in rate
- Full or part time hours available
- Free company shares (once you have been with the company for 6 months)
- Cash Bonus scheme (usually summer and Christmas time)
- Employee Assistance Programme in place for all staff
- Experience preferred but not necessary as all staff will receive a comprehensive induction
- 5.6 weeks paid holidays, which increases after 5 years\' service
- Employee referral bonus scheme available
(To apply for this fantastic opportunity and join our team, you must be eligible to work in the UK and be a resident. Please do not apply if you are not eligible to work in the UK. Please note that sponsorships are not available.)
You must be flexible to work all shifts if required: Days, Evenings, Nights, Sleep ins and Weekends. However we do work with you to achieve a good work/life balance.
Knowledge skills and experience required:
- Mature, honest, reliable, caring personality with a common-sense approach.
- Ability to use own initiative and make decisions within remits of the role.
- Ability to communicate appropriately, both verbally and in writing and to respect confidentiality.
- Ability to keep accurate financial records.
- Flexibility to work unsociable hours/sleep ins/night duty (additional pay for sleep ins).
- Ability to motivate oneself and others, working as part of a team.
- Knowledge of the protection of vulnerable adults is desirable.
- Commitment to work towards and achieve NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care (if not already achieved)
- Demonstrate the ability to plan and prioritise own time to meet the needs of service users and follow scheduled and pre planned activities or appointments for the day
- Supporting people with a learning disability to maintain relationships and social networks.
- Encourage individuals we support to make healthy lifestyle choices.
- Ensuring the people we support, do not experience avoidable physical health conditions.
- Follow Intervention plans, including Positive Behaviour Support plans.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £12.60 per hour
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Employee stock ownership plan
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Sunderland: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Can you work days, evenings, night shift, sleep-ins and weekends?
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Location:
- Sunderland (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Contact Details:
Sunderland Home Care Associates Recruitment Team
