Position: Male Casual Support Worker
Location: Newham, E13
Hours: Zero contracted hours (Mon-Sun, including weekends, days, evenings, holidays, sleep in’s and Waking-nights)
Salary: £16.59 per hour inclusive of holiday pay or £14.80 per hour exclusive of holiday pay
Job ref: 5072
We regret to inform you that Advance is unable to accept any sponsorship requirements.
About The Role
Would you like to work somewhere where you get to make a real difference every day? Are you caring, fun and up for a challenge? Do you have experience supporting adults with autism? Are you looking for a career where you can make a difference to people’s lives? Do you love the idea of no two days being the same? If so, we want to hear from you.
Advance is looking for Casual Support Workers in Newham, E13 to support customers with learning disabilities, autism, complex needs and mental health conditions to live the lives they choose. We offer great benefits, flexible working and all the training and support you need to kick start a rewarding career in Social Care. You must have a full UK driving license as this customer has their own vehicle to access the community.
Responsibilities
- Assisting with personal care and hygiene (if required)
- Medication administration (if required)
- Support with preparing and cooking meals
- Support with attending medical appointments
- Support with social activities
- Support with independent skills
- Support with domestic duties such as cleaning and laundry
- Keeping accurate records and updating care plans as required
- Keeping up to date with training
- Ensuring the premises are secure and safe during the night
- Supporting with meal times and food preparation (if required)
- Supporting with regular checks on the customer to ensure their safety
About The Candidate
Ideally, you’ll have experience supporting adults with autism. However, if you’re new to care, what matters most are your values—your passion, empathy, and determination to make a positive difference in the lives of people with learning disabilities.
If you think a Casual Support Worker role sounds right for you, you will need to be:
- Good at working on your own and within a team
- Excellent at communicating with people
- Able to complete quality support records
- Able to work bank holidays and possible Waking-night shifts
- Able to follow a Support Plan and Risk Assessments and maintain customer records
- Literate and numerate in English
- Willingness and ability to achieve the Care Certificate
Benefits
We value our staff and the difference they make to our customers. We offer the following benefits:
- Flexible hours to fit around you and the needs of our customers
- Paid mileage and travel time between appointments
- Sector specific training is provided as part of induction plus opportunities for professional development
- Access to Perks at Work where you can obtain great discounts of cinema tickets, shopping vouchers and much more
- Long service awards payable in 5 year increments
- Golden Hello/refer a friend receive up to £500
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Free DBS (Disclosures and Barring Service)
- Excellent opportunities to progress your career within Advance
- Enrolment in a pension scheme with matched contributions above the statutory minimum (if you work enough hours to meet the threshold for enrolment)
About The Organisation
Advance is a national, not-for-profit provider of housing and support services for people with disabilities and mental health conditions. Our vision is to transform lives and provide the best quality housing and support services so that people can live the lives they choose, achieve personal goals, feel valued and know their voices are heard.
We are an equal opportunities employer who values its staff and the difference they make to their customers. There is no place for racism or discrimination of any kind in Advance. We commit to recruiting the best colleagues regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation and to supporting customers from similarly diverse backgrounds.
Safeguarding
At Advance, Safeguarding is embedded in our organisational culture. We believe that creating a safe environment is not just about compliance, but about cultivating trust, openness and accountability. We take safeguarding seriously and ensure concerns are acted upon quickly, sensitively and in line with national legislation and local procedures.
If you have concerns about the welfare or safety of someone we support—or of any member of our team—please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our Safeguarding Lead, Ryan Brummitt.
Email: Ryan.Brummitt@Advanceuk.org
We value diversity and welcome applications from everyone interested in working at Advance. We are a Disability Confident Leader. Advance Housing & Support Ltd reserves the right to close this job once sufficient applications have been received.
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