Support Worker/Personal Assistant

Personal Assistant (Support worker)

Hey there! Are you ready to bring your passion, creativity, and happy vibes to a place that truly makes a difference? Look no further! At PossAbilities, we’re a social enterprise on a mission to help vulnerable people ‘Live the life they choose.’ Mostly we support people with learning disabilities, young people leaving care and people with dementia...though we do lots of other great things too. If that sounds like something you’d love to be a part of, keep reading!

Our Supported living services help people to live as independently as possible. You will be responsible delivering support for people to live in a safe, excellent quality and happy home.

Why Choose PossAbilities?

PossAbilities isn’t just a fantastic place to work; it’s a place where your heart can sing. Here’s why you’ll love working with us:

Awesome Pay: We proudly offer a real living wage...earn £23,153.23 a year for a 37-hour workweek (pro-rata for part-timers).

Pension Perks: We contribute up to 4% of your salary into a pension plan.

Holiday Fun: Enjoy (pro rata for part time) 20 days of annual leave , 8 bank holidays, and access to our reduced rate holiday home at Ribby Hall Village, and 3 extra days holiday on completion of 5 years long service award! Also the opportunity to bring your children or grandchildren to the Cherwell Chipmunks Day Camp for a full day of activities and tasks out in the open air during the school holidays!

Duvet Days: Perfect attendance? Have a paid day off to chill!

Health & Wellbeing : Access for you and your dependents for free 24/7 confidential EAP support via BHSF and internally trained mental health first aiders to support you.

Social Events: Join fun events with the people we support, staff, and their families.

Discounts & Benefits: As an employee of PossAbilities you are eligible for a Blue Light Card, ESSO discounted fuel card & similarly a Love2Shop - Every Day Benefits Card all easy-to-use discount schemes which saves you money on your day-to-day spending.

The Hours

Individual needs come first, and so we need a lot of flexibility when it comes to your working hours. These will be scheduled Monday-Sunday on a rota basis with the rest of your team and can include sleep-ins; waking nights; weekends; and Bank Holidays. Whilst these are our standard shifts, we can accommodate flexible working requests and part-time hours to meet personal requirements. This can be discussed at interview.

You can pick up additional hours as and when you want to at an hourly rate of £12 per hour this will be under our separate relief contract.

What

You will deliver a high quality, safe and person-centred support to the people using our services. This includes lots of things, from personal care through to supporting people to get out and about, and live the life they choose.

You will:

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  Provide excellent support with personal care to maintain high hygiene standards
• Help to make sure our physical environment is happy and stimulating
• Provide a choice of activities and support that they can choose from depending on their own likes, preferences, and aspirations
• Maintain a high standard of living for individuals including cooking, shopping, laundry, gardening and other aspects of a domestic nature
• Support with their day to day finances
• Help with any medical appointments or other health needs identified in their person-centred plans
• Support and assist with any moving and handling equipment, including wheelchairs respectfully, and maintaining their dignity
• Administer medication in accordance with individual plans
• Support and encourage them to participate in leisure, work or voluntary activities
• Respond and report on any incidents/concerns that arise in accordance with health and safety, safeguarding and incident management processes

In certain areas you may be asked to provide support services to young people.

We asked our current employees what kind of person/skills & behaviours they thought we should recruit for future roles and these are the outcomes:

What's it like to work at PossAbilities? Watch and find out... https://vimeo.com/907456586/b2d034812c?share=copy

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and supported. We believe that diversity drives innovation and we actively seek to foster an environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are dedicated to providing equal opportunities for all employees, ensuring that our team reflects the diverse communities we serve.

If you require any accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know, and we will work with you to meet your needs.