Support Workers (Residential) - Wrexham

Location: Wrexham - Just a 10 minute walk from Town Centre

Salary: up to £8.92 per hour

Hours Per Week: 35 hours per week

Employment Type: Care Staff

Job Title:      Support Worker

Location:         Wrexham (10 minute walk from Town Centre)

Salary details: Up to £8.92 per hour

Overtime pay:  Regular overtime avaialable at an additional £1 p.h. weekdays or £1.50 ph weekends on top of your hourly rate of pay.

Contract Type: Full Time/Permanent

Hours:              35 hours per week 

Shift times:    7.30am - 5.00pm & 4.40pm - 10.00pm includes evenings and weekend working

 Benefits:    

• Full, paid, award winning training and ongoing support to develop your skills and to obtain formal qualifications in Social Care.
• 25 days (5 weeks) leave plus 8 days statutory bank holiday entitlement. 
• A further 5 days leave (1 week) on our optional annual leave buy-back scheme
• Company Sick pay scheme, rising to 8 weeks full and 8 weeks half pay
• Numerous discounts at local shops and businesses 
• Attendance incentive scheme
• Access to a defined contribution pension scheme (NEST) with a contribution from the organisation
• Twice yearly implementation to the tax free cycle to work scheme

 Requirements of Support Worker:

• Basic understanding of autism
• Be able to work flexible hours and shift patterns
• Understanding of the importance of confidentiality
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Basic IT skills

Responsibilities of Support Worker:

• Accompanying service users to leisure activities and outings
• Attending to the personal care of service users such as toileting (washing/bathing if required)
• Administering medication as and when required (full training provided)
• Supporting service users through times when they are feeling anxious and may result in them displaying risk behaviours