Support Worker and Driver

Kingswood House is a residential service with nursing for adults with a learning disability and/or Autism and a range of associated needs. It’s been designed to meet the needs of the local area for a specialist service to support people with ongoing complex needs and challenging behaviours who are stepping down from hospital or to avoid an inappropriate admission to hospital to enable them to return to their home area.

This small service is made up of six individual apartments which allow people to live in their own home setting and be provided with person centred care, whilst having access to a range of communal facilities to avoid isolation. It’s in the heart of the local community within walking distance of a full range of local facilities and resources.

You will receive a structured and thorough induction training programme before working with the residents, which includes a focus on positive behavioural support and training in the management of aggression and other behaviours of challenge, alongside specialist training in learning disability, Autism, and mental health.

• UK driving licence, as part of the role, you will be using the company vehicle to escort the staff and service users to the local destinations. 
• The ability to show strong empathy, a caring and compassionate nature
• People skills, communication skills and a good sense of humour
• A positive & professional approach
• Reliability, flexibility, hard work and honesty
• Team working ethos aligned to our company values

• Annual salary of £23,692.50 
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off! 
  
• Free meals and parking 
• Opportunity or overtime
• Wellbeing support and activities 
  
• Career development and training 
  
• Pension contribution 
  
• Life assurance
• Eligible for Blue Light discounts
• Enhanced maternity package 
  

You will be working for an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority and as such we encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service.