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Please read in full and only apply if you are able to meet all of the working hours requirements detailed in the advert.

We require learning support staff to join our friendly, supportive and growing team working with adults with mild to moderate learning disabilities in a day service setting. Our clients are very independent so its mostly encouragement, motivating them, planning activities, recording evidence on paperwork.

Every day is different and every day brings laughter. This is an exciting and varied role with supportive colleagues and managers.

Please note this role is all year round with annual leave booked as and when required. We are not term time only.

We strongly recommend you check out our instagram and Facebook accounts to get a feel for what it is like to work at Reddi Support - search "Reddi Support" and "Cups and Saucers Cafe and Shop".

The role is enjoyable, varied and the service users we support are wonderful and so much fun!

Hours - 30 - 35 hours per week.

Pay - starting at £13.50 p/hr /£24,570 per annum based on 35 hours per week. We have 2 pay reviews per year (April and October).

Hours are generally between 9am - 5.30pm on a rota basis Monday - Saturday - however you will be required to attend meetings or training outside of these hours. Notice will be provided for this. You will also be required to work an occasional evening for our social nights (disco or other event) which take place every couple of months - these are always planned in advance.

There is flexibility and as a company we strive for a good work/life balance for our team. If you are flexible with us we will be flexible and accommodating with you.

Please read in detail as this is a varied role and has different aspects to it:

(a) One aspect of the role is - you will be supporting groups of people to participate in a range of activities from Cooking, Drama, Dance, Photography, Art and Craft, IT, Zumba, day trips, swimming, gym, literacy, numeracy, enterprise both in the community and at our bases in Redditch. The role will involve leading and providing support to groups. You may be working alongside other colleagues or lone working (full training and shadowing provided before this happens).

(b) Another aspect of the role will be based at our second-hand shop and cafe in Redditch. This is an established enteprise and you will run the shop/cafe alongside four service users - supporting them to serve customers, prepare food and drinks, rotate stock and clean. The service users have beeen working there for three years and have routines and tasks established. Full training and extensive shadowing is provided for this. Eventually this part of the role will involve lone working and being repsonsible for opening up, cashing up and closing up the shop.

(c) Another part of the role will involve supporting our service users in the community - this involves picking them up from their home and supporting them to go shopping, go cinema, for food such as lunch or breakfast, pub, walks, places of interest etc. This may be on a 1-1 basis or it may be two friends who want to go out together with support staff. This will include picking people up from their homes in Redditch, Bromsgrove or Droitwich - hence the need for a driver.

(d) Finally - we also offer at least 2 residential holidays per year to our service users. These are usually 4 night breaks to Butlin's or similar resort. Alongside other colleagues you will be required to support service users on this short break/holiday. We require the candidate to be willing to participate in one of these holidays per year. You will, of course, be paid extra for this.

Full induction and training provided. Adult workforce DBS check essential - cost met by employee and reimbursed after 12 weeks and at least 2 satisfactory references required.

5.6 weeks annual leave pro rata incl. bank holidays

Extra day off for your birthday*subject to terms.

Pension

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £24,570.00 per year

Benefits:

• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Application question(s):

• What skills and qualities do you have which would make you suitable for this role?
• Have you read the advert in full? Are you able to work the hours required?
• Tell us something interesting about yourself.

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 27/05/2025