Support Worker - Bury St Edmunds

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Are you someone who loves helping others, enjoys being out and about, and wants a job thats both rewarding and fun? At Mencap, were looking for part time Support Workers to join our friendly team in Bury St Edmunds.
Whether youre experienced or just starting out, we will give you the training and support to thrive.
About the role
In this role, you will be supportingpeoplewith a range of needs to live happy and independent lives. Your role might include attending local day centres with the people we support, shopping trips, attending appointments, theatre and cinema visits, meals out and seaside trips in the summer. Each day brings something new full of fresh challenges, creating meaningful moments, and the chance to make a real impact to the lives of the people we support.
In this rewarding role, you will also provide personalised support based on each individuals needs, including personal care, manual handling, administering medication, and specialist areas like Speech and Language Therapy.
Please see attached Job Description.
Shifts & Hours
We have 1 full time position available currently, the shift patterns range from 7am-10pm and there is a requirement for a sleep in shift also (this offers a flat rate of £64.20).

*All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references.
Job ID 35940

Benefits
Here at Mencap, we offer a range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.
Our benefits package offers 24days of paid holiday( not including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.
For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!

About Mencap
Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.
We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.
At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.
Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.
Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.
Every day we grow and learn. xwzovoh
Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.