Support Worker - Winterbourne

at  Milestones Trust

£12.40 per hour + £500 Welcome Bonus
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
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.

• 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.

We pride ourselves with being able to offer staff opportunities to develop and progress their careers within the Trust.
For an informal discussion about the job role please contact Arek Soltysiak Home Manager, on 07787878215.
This is an on-going advert and interviews will be held on an ad-hoc basis until sufficient applications have been received.
Please refer to our Refer a Friend policy for full details of eligibility and terms.
Milestones Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all the individuals that it supports, it expects the same commitment from all employees. If successful at interview an enhanced DBS check will take place. (Formerly CRB) A criminal record is not necessarily a barrier to recruitment. Committed to Equality and Diversity for all. Registered Charity No. 294377