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Brand
Brand
Alderwood LLA
Role type
Support Worker
Location
Rushden
Closing date
06/06/2022
Description

New to care or experienced? Join us as a Support Worker at our Hayway home in Rushden. 

Location: Rushden , NN10 6AG

Permanent: Full Time 

Salary: £9.80

Additional Information: This is shift based work made up of Early Shifts and Late Shifts with alternating weekends. Ability to drive is preferred but not essential and should not deter your application.

Your new job: 

Alderwood LLA (part of Achieve together) predominately specialises in providing specialised care and support for individuals with a diagnosis of Autism, behaviour difficulties that challenge and are most often considered to have complex needs. We firmly believe that all individuals have the ability to learn and develop, helping them to live more independent and fulfilling lives.

You will be working as part of a friendly team, supporting vulnerable adults with complex levels of Autism. As a Support Worker you will play a vital part in providing the people we support with care and be able to profoundly improve their quality of life. You will assist people who are unable to live independently by offering them the practical help they need, as well as emotional support. 

This may include: 

  • Completing and maintaining detailed records, reports and notes   
  • Cleaning, cooking and shopping  
  • Planning and engaging in activities such as trips out, long walks, swimming, cycling, trips to the zoo as well as getting involved in the Alderwood LLA Farm Project, Heacham Holiday Home and the Dog Team.
  • Administering and recording medication  
  • Complying with health and safety requirements 

Why not head over to our website and read further information on what it is like to work with Alderwood LLA & Achieve together https://www.alderwoodlla.co.uk/what-we-do/

Your rewards include: 

  • Free enhanced DBS checks and clearances* 
  • Ongoing career development to support you in achieving your ambitions 
  • 28 days holiday (Incl: Bank Holidays)
  • Free structured and supported 12-week induction to get you off to a flying start! 
  • Personal online Learning and Development portal 
  • Opportunity to gain sector specific qualifications and to join our Leadership and Management Programme                            
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for help with financial, physical and mental wellbeing 
  • Discounts platform for permanent staff, including gift cards, discount codes and other benefits 
  • Pension - we contribute to your retirement fund 
  • Recognition and Reward Schemes including Long Service, Employee of the Month and Outstanding Achievement Awards

Or maybe it’s receiving the biggest smile from the person you support when they achieve a goal they never thought possible, and a heartfelt letter of thanks from their loved ones!

*Subject to current Terms & Conditions

Does this sound like the career for you? If so, apply now and start your journey with us. 

Achieve together vacancies are excluded from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 which means that for certain types of employment it is lawful to reject a person for employment on the grounds of a spent conviction. When making an application, job applicants are obliged to disclose all convictions, whether or not they are spent.


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