Support Worker

Are you passionate about providing quality care for individuals with learning disabilities and physical needs? Join our team at Watley’s End Road, a 14-bed nursing home, where we create a warm, inclusive, and supportive environment for the people who live here.

We are looking for a dedicated and compassionate Support Worker to join our team. The ideal candidate will bring strong communication skills, emotional maturity, and a commitment to integrity and teamwork. Your ability to empathise, show kindness, and stay adaptable in any situation will be key in delivering person-centred care to individuals.

Essential Qualities We Seek:

• Communication & Emotional Intelligence: Engage openly and supportively with individuals and team members.
• Motivation: Drive to inspire both yourself and those around you to achieve their best.
• Compassion & Kindness: Demonstrate empathy and understanding to all those you support.
• Flexibility: Adapt to various situations while prioritizing each people’s unique needs.
• Commitment to Growth: Eagerness to learn and grow to continuously improve the quality of care provided. 

Responsibilities Include:

• Empowering Choices: Encourage people to make daily and major life choices, promoting their self-image and well-being.
• Fostering Relationships: Help individuals maintain connections with family and friends.
• Supporting Independence: Provide necessary support to maximize independence, developing social and life skills.
• Promoting Community Inclusion: Encourage people to participate and engage in their local community.

We prefer full time applicants but would consider part time for right candidate. Shifts patterns are: early 7.00-14.30, late 13.30-21.00, twilight 15.30-23.00 and occasional waking nights 21.00-7.00.

At Milestones Trust we recognise that without the hard work, commitment and passion of our staff, we wouldn’t be the charity that we are today. In return, we are committed to rewarding you with a competitive pay and benefits package including:

• 30 days annual leave entitlement
• Company pension scheme, to help grow your retirement pot
• Learning and development opportunities to help you to build your career, including a comprehensive induction programme, and the opportunity to undertake further qualifications
• Health Cash Plan on completion of probation giving you access to a minimum of £695 cash back for health treatments e.g. dental, therapies, optical, maternity/paternity, NHS prescriptions etc.
• Generous Occupational Maternity/Paternity pay
• Get paid when you want – access your money as you earn it and request your earnings before payday using Dayforce Wallet
• Access to an Employee Discount Platform from day one, with discounts and cashback for hundreds of retailers
• An employee referral scheme that allows you to earn money for referring friends and family.

Salary: £12.40 per hour plus £500 Welcome Bonus

Hours: 37.5hrs per week (part time hours considered)

Female applicants only – This post fulfils the requirements of a Genuine Occupational Qualification and is therefore exempt under the Equality and Diversity Act 2010