Support Worker - Outreach

Your role will be to support people with mental health diagnoses, a learning disability, autistic people, and other complex needs with their day-to-day activities in the community to live an independent life.

The support we offer is person centred and differs from person to person. You will need to have good adaptive communication skills.

We are looking for people who are patient, resilient, compassionate, understanding, and able to use their own initiative and work independently. This role involves lone working but working within the choices team to build a strong support structure for the people we support.

It is a rewarding and varied role and one that really makes a difference to the lives of the people we support. It helps them to live a fulfilled life and achieve their goals and dreams with a little help from people who care.

Some care experience in supporting people either professionally or personally is preferred for this role.

Brief outline of the role:

You will be part of a team of support workers on a rota system covering the Brighton and Hove area, often lone working you will need to have skills in good communication as well as managing your time effectively. You will be supporting people in their own homes as well as taking them out to enjoy the local community and further afield.

The people we support have asked for staff who are friendly, fun, nice to talk, listen to us and are helpful.

Who we are: The Grace Eyre Foundation is a charity based in Brighton & Hove and the wider Sussex community that has been working with people with a Learning Disability and autistic people since 1898. Our mission is to work towards being led by people with Learning Disabilities and autistic people to deliver high-quality housing, support and activities in their local communities. The people we support tell us that they want "good support from kind and friendly people" - so that is what we are looking for!

Enhanced holiday entitlement
One paid celebration day a year
Cost of living support package such as rental deposit scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Generous refer-a-friend scheme
One paid volunteering day a year
Enhanced sick pay
Enhanced employer pension contribution
Enhanced death in service
Training and development opportunities
Flexible working opportunities.
We are also:

A living wage employer
Accredited as a Disability Confident Leader
Accredited as an Investors in People employer
Successful applicants will be required to provide details of 2 referees. One must be your most recent employer, however if you have not undertaken employed work before, a reference from voluntary work, educational facility or personal reference can be accepted. You must also undertake an enhanced DBS Disclosure and provide proof of your right to work in the UK.