Support Workers - Derry/Londonderry
Mencap
- Londonderry
- £23,400 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Expected to have Excellent communication skills
- Caring and patient
- Supporting people with their budgets (Understanding and paying bills)
- Supporting life skills such as cooking and managing time
- Actively reducing social isolation that someone may feel who needs additional support.
- Supporting with Personal care - helping people to get ready for the day. This may include prompting the people we support to take their medication and assisting with bathing, showering and to use the bathroom.
- Using Positive Behaviour Support Strategies to help improve people's quality of life.
- 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Annual leave increases with long service up to 27 days per year plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
- Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
- Pension contributions into NEST Scheme on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings
- Death in service life cover for a nominated beneficiary under our life assurance scheme
- Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
- Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
- Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support