Support Worker - Creative Support Ltd : Job Details

Are you looking for a varied role that is rewarding every day? Creative Support are currently looking for a caring individual to join our dedicated staff team in Reading.

Successful candidates will work with our established and friendly team of staff providing care to individuals with learning disabilities at our supported living service in Reading.

You will help service users to have a high quality of life. This will include supporting individuals based at our Reading service to participate in activities in the home and out in the community they enjoy such as swimming, a visit to the local shops, or playing the drums! You will also provide respectful personal care and practical and emotional support.

Our Support Worker role is a rewarding opportunity for people to start a career in social care. No previous experience is required as we provide full training. We just ask that candidates demonstrate a caring attitude and commitment to providing the best quality of care.

Our staff benefits include:

• A one-off bonus of £100 upon successful completion of the 4-month probationary period
• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave
• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff
• Free employee support programme
• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out-of-hours teams
• Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and Social Care Diploma

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

We offer all employees competitive pay and a pension contribution in addition to 28 days annual leave. As an employer that is committed to the professional development of our staff we also support our care staff to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and pay for your enhanced DBS. Additional benefits include enhanced maternity leave, employee support programmes and an additional day of leave each year on or around your Birthday.

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer, who have recently received Investors in People Gold award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures, however we can only accept fully completed applications from those located in and eligible to work within the UK – Please be aware we are currently at full capacity with our Visa Sponsor Licenses, therefore we are not accepting applicants who are seeking sponsorship.

We are also not accepting applicants who are currently on a Skilled Worker Visa, seeking secondary employment, as we are unable to actively track the hours worked with the primary sponsor.

We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed. We do not notify unsuccessful candidates of their outcome at application stage, previously unsuccessful applicants must wait six months before reapplying.