Support Worker
- Employer
- Sterling Cross
- Location
- Aston on Trent, Derbyshire, England
- Salary
- £16,695 - 16,943 per year
- Closing date
- 1 Dec 2019
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Job Role
- Nursing Support Worker
Job Details
Location: Aston-on-Trent
Salary: £16,695 - £16,943
Description: We are working closely with a charity that support people with a learning disability in the community. The charity would like to demonstrate that people with a learning disability can be leaders in society but they cannot do this without you!
We need Support Workers in the Aston-on-Trent area to make this vision a reality.
Supporting someone with a learning disability isn't just personal care; it's so much more. A Support Worker could be taking the people supported swimming, assisting with the weekly shop, or even helping to administer the right medication.
Person Specification: You don't need to have worked in supported living before to be a good Support Worker. If you are caring, kind and want to work in a job that is genuinely rewarding, this is for you. You will promote independence and encourage the development of key life skills.
You'll need to have great communication skills and be comfortable making decisions. A basic level of English and Math is also required.
Benefits: 20 days holiday + 8 days bank holiday, Contributory pension, Cycle to work scheme, Employee support line to support you and your family, Support in gaining professional qualifications, Continuous on the job training is provided, plus much more…
Company
Sterling Cross is the UK’s leading specialist recruiter of vacancies within Nursing, Pharmacy, Radiography, and Allied Health. We offer a unique recruitment service to nurses, pharmacists, radiographers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, optometrists and biomedical scientists, which will significantly lower the costs associated with press advertising and traditional recruitment agencies, therefore generating vacancies that perhaps you would not ordinarily hear about!
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