Relief Support Worker

Relief Support Worker

ðŸ"Sawdlincote DE11 9UA

ðŸ' £12.71 per hour

ðŸ" Relief hours

Real Life Options provides support to people with autism, learning disabilities, and complex needs. We provide individualised support packages and promote independence to enable people to live a happy and fulfilled life within their own homes. The purpose built accommodation consists of individual apartments and purpose built bungalows. The service includes 12 apartments for people with mild learning disabilities, 4 bungalows for individuals with higher complex needs and 4 bungalows for people who display behaviours of concern.

About the Role

You will be supporting individuals in their own homes to live as independently as possible, which involves:

• following daily planners
• helping with financial expenditure
• domestic support and administration of medication

There may also be some support with:

• personal care
• meal planning/preparation
• maintaining important relationships
• support to find new friendships

A rewarding part of the role will be encouraging participation in activities in the local community to enhance social inclusion and seeking new opportunities for the growth and development of the people we support, which could include volunteering roles and further education access.

Shift Patterns

Days:

• Between 7am to 10pm

Night:

• 10pm - 7am (Waking Nights)

Flexibility to cover any of these shift patterns over the 7 day weekly period is essential.

An Enhanced DBS will be required for this role.

Why Join Us?

• A minimum of 28 days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
• Accredited training giving you the knowledge and skills to deliver a first rate job - develop professionally through training, mentoring, and a strong support network
• An employer contributory pension scheme
• Work in a collaborative, values led environment
• Health Cash Plan (for full/part time contracted hours)
• £10,000 life cover
• Free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face to face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
• A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services
• A financial wellbeing scheme
• Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)
• Recognition initiatives

Equal Opportunity

Real Life Options is an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or an individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best. Please let us know.