Senior Support Worker Vacancies - Based in Reading, Berkshire

As a full-time Senior Support Worker, you will work shifts over a flexible seven-day Rota, possibly including some responsive nights. You will work alongside the Service Manager helping to manage the staff team fulfilling a range of administrative duties while actively working creatively and appropriately whilst acting as a role model ensuring staff work within the organisation's policies, procedures, systems and adhere to the core values of Kingwood. Please note some admin skills are required for this role.

You will have the opportunity to become involved in the local community yourself seeking out opportunities for healthy living, exercise, volunteering and seeking out social activities to extend her interests and social groups.

About Kingwood

Kingwood has an excellent reputation as a specialist support provider of services for people with autism, learning disabilities, mental health issues and Asperger's Syndrome. Our aim is to support adults to develop new skills and live independently both at home and in the community. The work can be challenging but the rewards make every single day meaningful, and you get to create some fantastic memories.

We are looking for caring and patient people to join our small team and make a difference to the lives of people we support. Helping them to live healthy, happy, and independent live.

Benefits of working for Autism at Kingwood include

• Employee Assistance Programme


• Kingwood funded DBS check


• Excellent career development opportunities


• Full in-house training programme


• Travel time and mileage paid where applicable


• Cycle to work scheme


• Blue Light Card


You will be given the opportunity to develop your career in Health & Social Care and receive a recognised approved Qualification from entry level 2 through to career progression at level 5.

We will provide you with new skills through studying and learning in the workplace to increase your confidence and your knowledge so that you can progress and see your future with us whilst offering you a comprehensive & relevant training programme.

We will be reviewing applications & holding interviews upon receipt of suitable candidates.


• previously working with autism: 1 year (required)


• previously working within a care environment: 2 years (required)
  
  Please note: Following the consultation around Health and Social Care staff requiring Covid vaccinations, you may subject to confirmation of your vaccination status.


Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £25,048.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress


• Company events


• Cycle to work scheme


• Health & wellbeing programme


• On-site parking


• Sick pay


Schedule:

• 8 hour shift


• Day shift


• Flexitime


• Monday to Friday


• Weekend availability