Thera East Anglia has an exciting opportunity available for a Day Opportunities Support Worker to join our team in Peterborough. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £10.55 per hour.
Who are we?
Thera is a charitable group of sixteen companies that support people with a learning disability with a diverse range of needs to live a life they choose. Thera Trust is the parent of Thera Group and provides central services from its office in Grantham. This enables the individual companies within the group to focus on delivering high quality support locally in a variety of ways.
About the role:
As a valued Support Worker with Thera East Anglia, you will be part of an inclusive team supporting adults with a learning disability. You will help create innovative ways to support individuals achieve their own personal goals, aims and ambitions. The support you provide will change with everyone you work with because everyone is different.
Supporting people in their daily lives is varied and could include helping someone develop new skills, providing personal and emotional support, helping people plan and manage their own home, support with leisure, employment, individual interests and travel. This can be a fun and rewarding but also at times challenging and demanding role.
You maybe be supporting people in their own home or out and about in their community.
What are the benefits available to our Support Worker?
- Annualised Hours, guaranteed monthly salary for full and part-time roles regardless of shift patterns, plus overtime opportunities
- Flexible working hours for work life balance
- Immediate interview and quick start date (subject to pre-employment checks)
- 28 days Annual Leave including bank Holidays (pro Rata)
- Employee support line to support you and your family
- Free nationally accredited training, and the opportunity to earn a qualification and progress your career
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Free Enhanced DBS check
- Refer a friend and earn up to £300
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Well-being initiatives
- Access to Thousands of Retail Discounts including discounted Health Cash Plan
- An Employee Council that represents the views of staff about matters relating to work
What do you need to become our Support Worker?
- No previous experience or qualifications required, Free, Skills for Care endorsed full training will be provided
- Compassionate, caring, confident and resilient
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Self-starter, with a high level of motivation
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Confident, articulate, and professional
- Keenness to learn in a fast-paced environment and creatively solve problems
- Desire to embrace our values and vision and have fun!
So if this sounds like you, please click "apply" now to be considered as our Support Worker - we would like to hear from you!
We reserve the right to close this advert before the closing deadline if we interview and offer the right candidate. We are an equal opportunities employer.
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders act 1974. For the purpose of this act, you must declare any convictions or cautions that you have received, including these that would otherwise be spent. This role is subject to a relevant DBS check should you be offered the position.
Thera follows government guidance around vaccines and believe they are an effective way to support everyones safety. We would encourage you to take part in any vaccination programme recommended if you are working in Social Care.
