Full Time Support Worker - Wellingborough
Dybdale, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

About Us

Who will I be working for?

We’re Alderwood LLA (Living and Learning with Autism), we provide outstanding residential care and supported living for young people and adults with autism and challenging behaviour.

The four pillars of our organisation rest upon the following aims:

To Live and Learn
- we live and learn Autism to enhance the lives of those we support
To be Inclusive
- We put the people we support at the forefront of everything we do
To be Transforming
- We transform people’s lives, those we support and our colleagues
To be Holistic
- We are holistic in our approach to improve the lives of those we support

Dybdale is a four-bedroom home for people with complex autism. Situated within Wellingborough, with close proximity to bus stops and the local amenities offered by the town centre, Dybdale boasts a large, enclosed garden, a self-contained separate annex and plenty of space for recreational activities to enhance the lives of the young people that call Dybdale home.

We are now looking for a Full-Time Support Worker to join our team at Dybdale.

Your Rewards

- Salary of £9.80 per hour
- 28 days’ paid holiday
- Continuous career development and progression opportunities
- Your own personal development portfolio to guide your progress with us
- Pension (with 4% contribution)
- Death in service benefit (x2)
- Awards for long service and referring a friend
- Recognition schemes (including employee of the month)
- Flexible working options
- Benefits platform offering shopping, entertainment and fuel discounts
- Employee assistance programme

Your Role

As a Support Worker, you will be tasked with joining a team of care workers supporting the residents of Dybdale.

Providing residents with a stimulating and engaging environment, you will support their personal needs and supervise appropriate activities that enable learning and development in residents.

You’ll receive comprehensive training to equip you with the skills you need and full support from other team members. The training is hands-on, interactive and delivered by previous support workers as part of group training sessions.

About You

We are looking for great potential new colleagues already with experience in Health & Social Care and working with Autism. In addition, you will need:

- Be able to drive
- To be sensitive to people with unique or challenging needs
- Initiative, flexibility and the ability to stay calm in a crisis
- The willingness to learn and a commitment to developing further skills
- To be reliable, positive and punctual

Other organisations may call this role Care Worker, Autism Support Worker, Residential Care Worker, Residential Support Worker, Junior Care Worker, Trainee Carer, Care Assistant, Personal Care Assistant, or Autism Care Assistant.

This is a full time role, working 36.5 hours per week on the following shifts: 7:15am - 2:30pm and 2:15pm - 9:30pm and alternate weekends.

The organisation is committed to safeguarding vulnerable groups and will require the successful applicant to complete an enhanced DBS check prior to commencing their role. It is expected that all staff are committed to safeguarding and working within the guidelines set out by Alderwood for vulnerable people.

Alderwood LLA are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you think you could succeed as one of our Support Workers, please apply via the button shown.

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