Female Relief Support Worker

Role: Female Relief Support Worker

Salary: £13.65 per hour (plus an additional 12.03%)*

Location: Twickenham

Are you looking for a role with variety?

Are you keen to make a difference to people’s lives?

We are currently recruiting for dedicated and compassionate individuals to join us as Relief Support Workers and help us provide the best person-centred support possible. This is a great opportunity to join a friendly, supported and experienced team with the chance to work in our residential service in the Twickenham area.

The role

As a Relief Support Worker you would have a varied role supporting individuals with a range of disabilities and complex needs, you would be responsible for:

• Encouraging the people we support to get out and about
• Accompanying on leisure trips and holidays
• Creating a fun and environment for the people we support to live in
• Assisting with jobs around the house
• Developing the life skills of the people we support
• Helping with personal finances
• Supporting people with their personal care and feeding needs
• Administering medication

What we need from you

Here at United Response, the most important thing to us is that you share in our values of being strong, united, responsive, creative and honest. We don’t ask for previous experience as you will be given all the training and support needed to help you become the best Support Worker possible. The people we support love their music and getting out in to the community whether that is going for walks or to the pub so we need you to have an energetic and outgoing personality that will encourage that. Given the increasing role IT plays in support work candidates should have a basic IT ability.

As part of your role, you will be using a digital app called Nourish, where all care and support plans of the people we support are held. Experience of using a digital or mobile app would be desirable however full training will be given.

In return for your hard work and dedication, you will get

• *£13.65 per hour (plus an additional 12.03% rolled up holiday pay)
• Awesome benefits: Pension contribution, childcare vouchers, and access to discounts at over 3,500 retailers
• Paid training and development: Full support, with nationally recognised qualifications in social care
• Well-being perks: Free access to occupational health, physiotherapy, counselling, and advice services
• Travel made easy: Season ticket loans and discounts to make your commute smoother
• Work and study: Want to earn and learn? We’ll support you in gaining a recognised qualification while working (subject to funding and criteria)

The details:

You’ll need to be flexible, as this role involves working some weekends, Bank holidays, and sleep ins.A full DBS check will be required for successful candidates.

If you’re ready to dive into a role that’s as exciting as it is rewarding, apply now and join us in making a difference!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.

(Female Applicants only under an exemption from the Equality Act 2010 – Section 9 – Part 1 (A) as a genuine occupational requirement).

United Responses’ culture of inclusion, and our focus on health and wellbeing and working models helps ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can be the best they can be. We will treat everyone with dignity and respect and we want to recognise all parts of a person’s identity. We believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our organisation and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realise their full potential.

United Response is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to the Mindful Employer values and are a Disability Confident Leader, providing support to applicants with mental and or physical disabilities including guaranteeing an interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.

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