Support Worker, York

Employment type

Full-time and Part-time hours available

Benefits

Award winning in-house training with opportunities to develop your career

24/7 Everyday Advice helpline, giving you impartial guidance regarding any personal matters or concerns you may have

On Call support 24 hours a day

Discounts at high street retailers and on gym memberships

Access to our Health Cash Plan

Paid travel expenses between consecutive sessions of support

Mileage paid at 45p per mile

£250 bonus for recommending a friend to become a support worker

Paid Enhanced Disclosure and Barring (DBS) Certificate (which you need to be able to work in social care

Welcome bonus

Apply before the end of December and you could receive a £500 welcome bonus (terms and conditions apply)

Due to the terms of our sponsorship licence, we are currently not able to accept applications from those requiring sponsorship. Please only apply if you are already a resident in the UK with no sponsorship requirements.

Are you looking for a job that works for you?

As an Avalon Support Worker you will have a role that offers:

Flexibility – with hours that work for you; full time, part time and casual hours can be offered

Guaranteed income and job security – hourly rates start at £11.50 with enhanced rates for evenings and weekends, plus paid mileage and lots of great benefits. Our charity is almost 30 years old, and provides you a secure role with scope to develop

A friendly team – We live our values of respect, honesty, learning & development, inclusion and partnership working – you’ll be working with people who want the best for you and will help you with anything you need

Meaningful work – you will literally change people’s lives for the better every day, improving your community and providing you with a feeling of fulfilment. As a Support worker you will help people with disabilities or additional needs to live the life they choose, supporting with daily living skills, attending appointments, finding work and much more.

You don’t need previous experience or qualifications, just to care about people and to want to make a difference. You will build meaningful and lasting relationships with the people you support. We have vacancies within services which include a mix of days, evenings weekends and sleepovers but also have some community support packages. You won’t have to do short visits, as our sessions are always a minimum of 1 hour, with many being longer than this to make sure both you and our customers are fulfilled every day.

In particular we are looking for car drivers with access to a vehicle due to support locations. Support Workers need to be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the services which will include late/evening shifts, sleepovers and weekends.

Appointment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Certificate.

Ready to apply? Please click on the link below to complete our quick application form.

Want to find out more? Then get in touch now by calling 01904 693104 for an informal discussion.

We’re an equal opportunity employer – that means that anyone with the right skills is encouraged to apply, regardless of age, ethnicity, religion, sexuality or any disabilities.

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Do you have appropriate documentation that evidences your right to work in the UK? YesNo

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Why do you want to work for us?

Are you a driver with access to a vehicle that could be used for work purposes? YesNo

How did you hear about our role?

If this role was recommended to you by an existing employee or carer, please provide their name

As The Avalon Group meets the requirements in respect of exempted questions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, all applicants who are offered employment will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.

Criminal records will be taken into account for recruitment purposes only when the conviction is relevant. Having a ‘spent’ or ‘unspent’ conviction will not necessarily bar you from employment – this will depend on the circumstances and background to your offence(s) and we will consider these on a case by case basis.

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Do you have any convictions or cautions (excluding youth cautions, reprimands or warnings) that are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (exceptions Order 1975 (amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 (required) YesNo

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