Position Overview & Specifications
Location
Taunton
Closing Date
11/04/2023
Salary
£11.03 Per Hour
Reference
DS03127
Employment Type
Permanent
Department
Support Worker
Discovery are currently looking for confident, outgoing Support Workers to support Carol and Helen to live their lives independently.
Helen loves going out and about, she has a passion for music and loves a good tribute act! She enjoys shopping - especially for her beautiful home and adores dogs - maybe you have one that you could walk together? The most important thing for Helen is that you are proactive and plan things to do together.
Carol loves a good dance, whether that be at home, at the shops or at the local disco, get some music on and get those dancing shoes out! Carol is hilarious and will have you in stitches - once she trusts you, it does take time to build up that trust and relationship but once you do you'll have a friend for life.
It is important to know that both ladies are very independent and know what they want from life, they just need someone there to occasionally help them along the way. If you think you could be the person Helen or Carol have been looking for then we want to hear from you!
Their support hours are, Helen - 9am - 1pm & 7pm - 10pm plus you will sleep over, Carol has 6 hours support throughout the day. So if you are looking for long days it could be that you support Carol between your shifts with Helen.
Discovery are a values-based employer, seeking Support Workers who share our values of Ambition, Integrity, Courage, Partnership and Respect for the people we support, their families and our colleagues.
Benefits for Support Workers working with Discovery include:
- £11.03 per hour ‘further pay award pending’
- 30 days paid Annual Leave (including public holidays – pro rata)
- Opportunities for career progression
- High Street Discounts – Retail and Entertainment (supermarkets, hospitality, pubs, cinema etc.) which could be worth up to £1200
- Life Assurance and Company Pension
- Industry leading, award winning, training
- Enhanced DBS paid for by us
- We offer a salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of the money you’ve earned before payday.
About us:
Discovery is about people. We are ambitious for the people we support and our colleagues. We want the people we support to have fulfilling lives and we want our colleagues to have great careers with us.
This role requires an enhanced DBS Disclosure, which will be obtained for you by Discovery.
Shortlisting will be conducted on receipt of applications and interviews arranged and conducted until the vacant positions have been filled.
Discovery is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. Discovery are Disability Confident Committed and we guarantee to interview all applicants who let us know they have a disability and meet the minimum essential criteria for this role. As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments we can offer support to complete your application in our offices using assistive technology.