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Role Description

Female Support Worker - Driver

Please note: If you require a Visa to work in the UK, SeeAbility is currently unable to support any sponsorship requests.

  • Location: Ashtead, Surrey
  • Salary:  £12.00 per hour plus benefits. 
  • Hours: 37.5 hours per week,
  • Shift Patterns: 7.00 am – 2.00 pm, 2.00 pm – 10.00 pm, Monday to Sunday on a shift rota basis. 
  • Contract: Full-time, Permanent

*This post is exempt from the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) which provides for the application of a genuine occupational requirement.

We’re seeking to recruit some great new Female Support Workers who hold a UK driving licence; with the right values and attitude to work in our Supported Living Service – could this be you?

Our main priority for this job role is to find people with the right attitude and behaviours to match our own! You don’t need to have previous experience in this field, nor do you need qualifications to get started – we’re happy to work with you to help you become an excellent care worker.

Above all we want someone that:

- Has a commitment to quality and being the best they can.

- Can provide excellent care and support to all our individuals.

- Treats others with dignity and respect

- Works well as part of a team.

The duties are varied, and no two days will be the same. Our residents are individuals, and they all deserve to be treated as such. Duties may include supporting with personal care needs, as well as helping them to take part in a wide range of special interests and activities that support their health and wellbeing such as arts and crafts, watching the football, drama, musical evenings, gardening, shopping trips and social occasions.

Who will you be supporting?

Hartsbrook provides supported living services for adults with a range of disabilities. We specialise in supporting and assisting people with sight loss and offer individual personalised support in their on home. We aim to excel as a specialist provider of quality care and support, ensuring the people we support are at the heart of everything we do at Hartsbrook.

We provide support to 6 young people, 4 ladies and 2 gentlemen with varying disabilities including learning and physical disabilities, all whom are determined to live life to the full. No two days are the same, our individuals enjoy going out shopping, for dinner, swimming, discos and they even have their own tv channel!

Our homes each have their own welcoming and experienced team of Support Workers, Deputy and Managers who will assist you in your journey and help your professional development.

About us

Registered as The Royal School for the Blind, SeeAbility is one of the oldest disability charities in the UK and has pioneered specialist support for over 220 years.

We specialise in supporting people who have learning disabilities or autism, who may also have sight loss, to live ambitious lives and achieve things they never thought possible. Whether that is forming more friendships and relationships, enjoying new experiences and activities or finding employment.

 

Safer Recruitment and Diversity

SeeAbility safeguards and promotes the welfare of the young people and adults we support. Therefore, we collaborate with successful candidates to complete appropriate vetting checks prior to joining.

SeeAbility is committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion among our workforces. We want our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and the people we support.

 

Our Benefits

Your rewards

Our colleagues at SeeAbility are extremely valued, and so everyone has access to a fantastic package of benefits.

 

Your extraordinary opportunities

  • Leadership development academy and talent programme for the next steps in your career
  • Fully paid essential training
  • Funded professional qualifications – Care Certificate, QCF levels 2-5 available
  • Annual excellence awards
  • Long service awards and recognition
  • Quarterly 1:1s: Opportunity to discuss your progress and your future
  • We are a Living Wage Employee
  • Free Winter Breakfast Club – January to March

Your work-life balance
  • 28 days holiday (incl. bank holidays), increasing to 36 days with long service (1 extra day for each year of service)
  • Life events - Time off when you need it most
  • Flexible working - We are up for anything that works for your team and the wider organisation


Your money goes further
  • Discounts and cashback at hundreds of shops, restaurants, and activities
  • Eligible for Blue Light Card discounts
  • Save 10% on monthly bus travel
  • Pay reviews and commitment to pay competitive rates
  • Employer contributory pension scheme - Support and tools to help you make the right decisions about your future
  • Refer a friend and receive £600 (Support Workers to Deputy only)
  • Paid DBS and renewals
  • Season ticket loans
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Discounted mobile phone options

Your wellbeing counts
  • Life assurance of 2x annual salary
  • Organisational Sick Pay Scheme after 6 months service starting at 2 weeks and increases with service up to 12 weeks at 3 years’ service
  • Free 24/7 employee assistance programme for advice and support
  • Free eye care vouchers
  • Discounted gym membership

 

Training and Development

At SeeAbility, we fully support your training and development. You will start with an extensive Induction programme and throughout your probationary period you have face-to-face training, e-learning, and guidance to support you whilst in your new role.

Your continued development is important to us, therefore, SeeAbility offer the means to progress your career, your way! You will learn and have support in your role, and have the opportunity achieve professional qualifications - Care Certificate, QCF levels 2-5, which are funded by SeeAbility!