Peabody has 2 exciting opportunities for a Support Worker to join our team in London. The successful applicants will join us on a part time, permanent basis (working annualised hours) and you will receive a salary of £10.20 per hour.
The Support Worker role:
2 Exciting new opportunities have arisen within Peabody. These are annualised hours contracts, where you are paid to work an average of up to 336 hours over the year.  The contract offers flexibility with periods of non-working. There will be a combination of compulsory and flexible hours that you will be required to work. This way of working will provide you with guaranteed income for the year. You will be required to cover for employee sickness absence, annual leave and any other absences.
Key responsibilities of our Support Worker:
- Provide physical, emotional and social support to day care customers.
- Participate in regular escort duties
- Assist in maintaining the day centre environment.
- Take the lead in providing and delivering activities and attend outings; encourage customer participation and monitor attendance; evaluate outcomes.
- To be involved in the planning, proactive delivery and monitoring of diverse, integrated activity programme.
- Advocate on behaviour of customer with matters relating to their health and well-being bring concerns to a satisfactory resolve.
- Follow Peabody’s Health and Safety policies and procedures to ensure, as far as is practicable, your own safety and that of others in the workplace.
Skills/experience required by the Support Worker:
- experience of working with older adults.
- experience of engaging and empowering older adults through interaction; understanding of issues associated with ageing.
- Clear verbal/written communication skills.
- experience of implementing H and S; and Adult Protection policies and procedures.
- A relevant NVQ level 3 in care
- PATS training (Passenger Escort Skills required for transport duties)
Closing date and time: 23rd May 2022 – 5pm.
The successful applicant will need to be subject to a background disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) before any appointment can be confirmed.
If you feel you have the skills and experience needed to become our Support Worker please click ‘Apply’ now to be directed to our careers page and complete your application. Please monitor your emails also during this time.
Peabody is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
No agency interest