Peripatetic Support Worker - North Somerset
£14.44 per hour
Full & Part-Time Hours based contracts available
Driver with access to a car & business insurance essential
Do you want a role where you make a meaningful difference to the lives on people in the local community? Then join Dimensions as a Peripatetic Support Worker working in North Somerset.
Discovery is a leading not-for-profit provider of support to adults with learning disabilities and autism in Somerset & Cornwall. Peripatetic Support Workers are support workers who work across a variety of teams and homes providing the highest levels of person-centred care, ensuring the people we support live the lives they want to lead.
We can offer either full or part-time contracts to suit your needs. Peripatetic Support Workers are supported by the Senior Resource Allocation Manager as well as the management teams within the homes of the people we support.
In this role, no two days are the same as you will be guided by the people we support, and their support plans. The types of things you will get involved with will include:
- Building meaningful relationships with the people we support and those in their lives
- Doing the things that they enjoy both at home and out and about
- Helping them maintain their homes
- Empowering their independence
- Assisting with finances, meal preparation and personal care.
The people we support are happy to meet Peripatetic Support Workers who have not done this type of role before as Discovery provide all Support Workers with full training. All training is paid at your standard hourly rate, we also offer the opportunity to undertake diplomas and offer career progression.
Some of the people we support would like you to know that they don't use words to communicate, and some of them use wheelchairs to mobilize. Any specialist training related to this will be covered when you join us.
As a Peripatetic Support Worker, you must be happy to:
- Work within an hour commute from your home address (this can be discussed in detail at point of interview)
- Support people with diverse needs, including personal care & healthcare related needs
- Be flexible in the shifts you can work: typically, 7:00-14:00 / 14:00-22:00 (sleep-ins may be required) although some homes may have other shifts available.
- Have the availability to work on alternate weekends
- Use your own car for commuting & have or be willing to obtain business insurance
Your rewards
A full list of rewards can be found in the job description attached
Applications will be shortlisted on receipt and interviews will be held until the posts are filled
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An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by Discovery.