Relief 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!

• Relief Support Worker 

• Great Cornard, Sudbury
• £12.21 per hour
• Shift times; 8am-3pm, 3pm-10pm & 10pm-8am

  MUST BE ABLE TO WORK SLEEP-IN SHIFTS

We’re looking for Support Workers to work with a small and expanding team at Chaplin Walk, Sudbury, where you will be supporting 5 adults with complex needs, behaviours that challenge, autism and learning disabilities in their home. There will also be some shifts of 1:1 time with the people to support achieve their personal goals to become more independent. 

The service is a transitional service and so you will be working with the individuals to support them with their personal goals to become more independent to prepare them to move into the community further down the line. 

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.
• 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.

   

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.