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Forest Homecare is recruiting Support Workers to join our Colchester team. No experience is necessary as full paid training is provided. You will need to be flexible and able to work with adults who may have learning disabilities or mental health needs.

Your main duties will include:

Role Responsibilities:

• The role of Support Worker will involve supporting individuals with a wide range of activities including access to vocational, educational and social activities.
• Supporting with home related tasks as well as general day to day activities as required by the service user in order to meet their desired outcomes and needs
• In addition to this, some of the individuals that we support may require assistance and prompting with aspects of their personal care.
• Visits can range from 30 minutes to several hours depending on Service Users' needs and requirements. In addition to this, some of the people we support require sleep in duties overnight.

Experience:

This role is varied, and every day is different, so being adaptable, and using your common sense and initiative are a must for this role.

Forest Homecare is committed to ongoing training and supervision, qualifications, and continuing professional development. We also provide an extensive induction on the commencement of employment.

Due to the nature of the role, an element of travelling is required and therefore we will require drivers with a Full UK Driving Licence and access to a car.

What we can offer you:

• Holiday Pay
• Paid induction training with regular updates
• Care Certificate and Health and Social Care Qualifications
• Free DBS Check (if required)
• Full or Part Time Hours with flexible shifts suitable for you
• Mileage paid
• Employee Referral Scheme paying £100 per successful referral
• £300 welcome bonus* (Terms and Conditions apply)

Forest Homecare is positive about inclusion and welcomes applications from individuals who can meet the requirements of the job position and may wish to request flexible working or reasonable adjustments to support them.