Vacancies: Support Workers for Day Services

Support worker Day Services

We might just be the perfect fit for you.

The company

At Community Links Support LTD, we have provided care and support services to people in Derby for over 10 years. We provide these services in people’s homes, in our supported living houses, and in our Day Centre which is located in Derby city centre.

We also pride ourselves on providing a good working environment for our staff – but don’t just take our word for it. Here’s what one of our staff members had to say:

‘I’m really glad I work for the company. Customers and other staff surprise me by brightening up my days when they’re not even trying. I’m really lucky to work here.’

We are currently in an exciting time of growth and are looking to fill a number of positions to maintain and grow our current business services (please keep a look out for additional roles in our supported living services).

The role

We are looking to hire a number of candidates to fill each of the following roles:

• Day Centre Support Worker – 0 hours.
• Day Centre Support Worker – Part-time. Flexible hours available.
• Day Centre Support Worker – Full-time at 35 hours.

Contract type: Permanent.

Location: Derby

Pay:  A starting salary of £10.50 per hour, after the probation period.

Shift options: Part-time or full-time, any time between 8am and 6pm, Monday – Friday | Full-time on a 7-hour shift, 9am to 4pm, Monday – Friday.

Please note that full-time hours are 35 hours a week for our Day Service and normally occurs during the daytime from 9am-4pm.

What will you do?

Our Support Workers focus on supporting adults with learning disabilities, autism, physical disabilities, as well as children in our short-breaks service.

Support work can be a varied job, it involves some aspects of personal care as well as opportunities to support our customers to engage in varied and sometimes exciting activities.  Some examples of the activities that our customers like to do are going for a walk, gardening in our allotment, going to the pub or a café, going swimming…the list is endless.

In addition to supporting customers with some personal care and outdoor activities, the successful candidates can also expect to support customers with:

• Having conversations with lots of positive interaction – there will be plenty of opportunities to have a good chat using different communication methods.
• Doing art and craft activities.
• Sensory activities.
• Engaging in group activities.
• Going on shopping trips and managing money.

What do you gain by working for us?

• FLEXIBLE working hours.
• Casual dress every day.
• An annual leave entitlement at 28 days (pro rata for short-term contract and part-time staff).
• Weekends off unless you want extra hours.
• FREE drinks while on shift.
• Pay while taking our customers out to do activities.
• A workplace location with good transport links.
• A pension.
• The ability to pick up overtime from evenings and weekends.
• A FREE enhanced DBS check.

Your development

We care about the employee experience. So, in addition to the benefits mentioned above, you’ll also have access to the following things to help you develop:

• FREE digital and on-the-job training.
• Access to management and other senior staff while you’re on the job, so you can ask for help when you need it.
• Informal appraisals/ supervisions, to help us find out how you’re doing and how we can help you.
• Work opportunities where you could develop skills in coordination, customer service, communication and IT.

What do you need for this role?

• The ability to encourage others and be positive.
• A desire to help others.
• Experience of supporting or caring for someone who faces challenges due to their learning disability or mental health condition.
• A full driving license and a willingness to drive customers around – this would be advantageous but is not essential. When you apply, please let us know whether you are driver and would be willing to drive for work.
• A willingness to work hard and have fun along the way.

How to apply

Does this sound like the perfect job for you? If so, please apply for this role by sending us a tailored CV which outlines your suitability for the role.  Please also send us a statement that provides examples of how you meet the criteria set out in the ‘What do you need for this role?’ section. The statement could be in the format of a covering letter.

CVs and statements should be sent to martin@clderby.org before the deadline of Friday 10 March at 10am.

Good luck!

Any questions?

If you have any questions related to the role, please do contact one of our Directors, Martin, at martin@clderby.org and he’ll be happy to help.