Support Worker

Avenues is a community where people smile, laugh, grow and achieve great things.  We know that well-supported people support people well to do their very best for the people we support, and achieve our vision. Are you are looking for your next social care role, or a change in career and a feel-good reward? If so, then we would love to hear from you! 

• Support Worker 
• Canterbury, Kent 
• £23,264 per annum (pro rata) 
• Full time hours only
• It is essential to have full valid manual driving licence and access to own vehicle (rural location of the service) 

We are looking for Support Workers to work with us in Canterbury & Hoath, supporting male adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, and communication needs. All three-need support with moving and handling, and one uses a peg for ingestion.  

No two days are the same but your day might look like this!   

• Supporting our people to be engaged in all day to day living activities, including making full use of their community and beyond. 
• Supporting our people with social activities, and connecting with family and friends.  
• Supporting the management of our people’s finances.
• Keeping our people’s home clean and fresh, and going shopping. 
• Providing, and encouraging, personal care. 
• And enjoying what you do! 

Experience in social care is not essential, we provide a full range of accredited and award-winning training programmes at no cost to yourself, including the Health and Social Care Diploma that will really support your career progression. 

Benefits you can expect!   

• Early Pay – ability to access your earnings more frequently if you wish. 
• Paid enhanced DBS.  
• Flexible working. 
• Up to 28 days paid annual leave (pro rata). 
• Access to high quality training that supports your career development.
• Contributory pension scheme with life assurance.
• Shopping discounts via Blue Light Card and The Bene£its website. 
• Recommend a friend scheme - earn up to £500. 
• Free and confidential 24/7 access to the health portal, counselling and support. 

Apply now! We look forward to hearing from you. 

As part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident Scheme”, candidates who declare a disability, and meet the key criteria for this role, will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at the interview stage. 

We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.