Support Worker - Supported Living

This role will be part of a team supporting Adults with a Learning Disability and/or Autism who are living in the community. Our Supported Living services in Weymouth & Dorchester offer support 24 hours a day 365 days a year. Orchard Court: Orchard Court provides Supported Living services based in Weymouth. These services allow adults who need some support to live within their own homes (fully fitted flats) without the need to move into a retirement home.

Supported Living includes the benefit of support in any areas of their day-to-day lives that they require. We can support with anything from Personal Care to food preparation to household chores.

About you

Female applicants only . Due to the nature of the role, which includes providing personal care to a female person we support, we are only able to consider female candidates for this position. This is to meet the individual's assessed care and support needs. As a support worker your role is to support people to do things that matter most to them.

The role focuses on supporting people to live their lives as independently as they can, keeping them safe, helping them to make choices and ensuring that they lead full and rich lives in their community. Working as part of a small but caring team in our Supported Living services, you will have a dedicated managment team to support you and equiped you with the skills and ongoing mentoring to enable you to do your role to the best of your ability.

The Support worker role is incredibly rewarding and you will go home at the end of your day with the knowledge that you have supported someone with something meaningful. You don’t need to have experience to be a Support Worker, you just need the passion for increasing or further improving people’s quality of life. You will be encouraged to grow and develop as part of the organisation through our excellent training programmes which starts with a full induction, through to training that offer you career progression and job security.

You will become part of a team that is supported by a welcoming and inclusive employer, where all colleagues feel they belong. If you are enthusiastic about making a positive difference in people's lives and meet the requirements mentioned above, we would love to hear from you. The position is for 19hrs pw, rolling two week rota to include alternate weekends: Week 1 Wednesday - 17:00-21:00 Friday - 17:00-19:30 Saturday - 16:00-22:00 Sunday - 07:00-13:00 Week 2 Monday - 10:00-14:00 Tuesday - 09:00-14:00 Thursday - 08:30-15:00 Friday - 17:00-22:00

Generous Annual leave entitlement - starting at 27 days, rising to 31 after 5 years (exc. Bank holidays) Enhanced Maternity Pay Occupational Sick pay entitlement from day one Funded Blue Light discount package (superb discounts on travel, leisure, entertainment and more) Access to Employee Assistance Programme Comprehensive induction Excellent training & development opportunities supporting career progression.

Access to Litmos online learning platform – our one stop shop for learning & development Refer a Friend Bonus - up to £300 per person you refer (Uncapped and paid on successful appointment) Celebrated success through annual awards ceremony

Care Dorset launched in October 2022 as a new provider supporting adults across a range of support models and in different settings including reablement, day services, supported living, and residential care. We are a local authority trading company, wholly owned by Dorset Council, with strong ambitions to innovate and transform our existing services to deliver better outcomes for people as well as growing commercially.

We are people focused . We are genuine . We have integrity . We will develop . We are a team . These values define our personality. They are our statement about what we stand for and what we believe in, and they are the basis behind the decisions we make every single day. They are the Care Dorset way. Are you looking to make a difference to people's lives and want to work in an environment where no two days are the same?

If you do, then we have a fun and exciting opportunity for you to work within your local community supporting people to live independently. Whether you come from a Retail, hospitality, or a service industry background, or you are looking to find your career with your first job, choosing a role as a support worker will be the most satisfying decision you will make.