Support Worker

About the Company

The Triangle Garden is a community garden in Ransom’s Recreation Ground, Hitchin, Herts. Our facilities also include a community building and several allotments. Our key therapeutic projects are Growing Ability, a social therapeutic horticulture project for adults with learning disabilities, Garden Club, and New Shoots, supported volunteering to improve physical and mental wellbeing. This role is a 1:1 role for a specific person we support who comes to the gardens to do therapeutic gardening, artwork and cooking.

Why should I apply for this Support Worker job?

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• Herts Rewards (Vivup)
• XO Student Discount
• Access to?the NUS Student Card?- usually exclusive to university students!
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• Discounts on travel including bus ticket discounts, reduced servicing, and car leasing.

And a lot more...

• Enhanced sick pay
• Company pension scheme
• Free cups of tea

The hours are offered on a weekly basis as a 1:1 for an individual that attends the gardens and will mirror this individual’s attendance.

What does this Support Worker job involve?

Hours of Work: 5.50 Hours Per Week on Tuesdays 0930 - 1215 and Thursdays 1230 - 1515

Day to day duties include:

• Assisting the individual to get involved with cooking activities, artwork and gardening activities on a 1:1 basis.
• You will be working with someone with learning disabilities, who is verbal, but with some communication barriers.
• No personal care is needed
• Some help with eating (such as preparing drinks and opening wrappers) will be needed.

Am I the right person for this Support Worker job?

• Caring and positive attitude.
• The ability to create fun for an individual in an outdoor environment with a group.
• The ability to work outdoors in all weathers.
• As you will be working with vulnerable individuals, the appointment will be subject to a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check.

If you are interested in this position, please apply today and we will call you within the next few days. If this is not the right job for you, you can search and apply easily for other positions via www.hertsgoodcare.com

Applications will only be considered if located within a 10-mile radius of the position.

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