In 1995 Lifeways opened its first location for people with complex needs. Over 25 years later and we’ve grown to become the UK’s largest supported living specialist and are proud to help almost 5,000 people to live more fulfilling, independent lives.
Our commitment is to provide extraordinary support that creates life-changing outcomes for people with complex needs. We do this through our stability, our local teams, our strong relationships, and our shared focus on quality and reassurance.
Each one of our customers is different and everyone of our colleagues makes a difference.
We develop skills for life skills for supported and independent living,
You will need some experience of autism and learning disabilities as you will be supporting our service users in all aspects of daily life.
You will need to have patience and a calm manner to be able to support our service users in their own homes and out in the community.
You would be expected to support our service users in all types of activities and be vigilant at all times.
You must have excellent communication skills and be able to liaise professionally and confidently with the core team working along side you to support our service user.
We provide support for 14 hours per day and also through the night
We offer:
Employee Assistance
Programme
Upon commencement you will be
eligible to access our 24 hour Employee
Assistance helpline for advice and
support, including; counselling, younger
and elderly care, stress, emotional
support, debt, health and wellbeing, legal,
and financial advice.
Childcare Vouchers:
Access to vouchers that help save on
tax and NI by taking part of your salary in
childcare vouchers. These can be used to
pay for childcare for children up to 16 years
of age * Earnings Dependant.
Above and Beyond
recognition award
Lifeways consistently acknowledges
individuals who go above and beyond
in their role, awards include high street
vouchers.
Long service award:
Acknowledging employees long service to
Lifeways by awarding £100 worth of high
street vouchers to those employees who
gain qualifying continuous service.
Future training opportunities:
You will be nominated to attend a variety
of service specific training and complete
vocational learning and qualifications
appropriate to your role. This training is
designed to give you the key skills required
to deliver support that is person centred
and specific to your service’s needs.
Comprehensive Induction –
Care Certificate
All new Support Workers will complete a comprehensive paid induction consisting of Classroom
and service specific learning, e-learning and
shadow shifts to ensure you are fully trained and
supported before commencing at any service.
Following the successful completion of your
probationary period, you will be awarded with
the Care Certificate.
Hourly Rate Enhancements
Christmas Day: Double time
Boxing Day: Time and a half
New Year’s Day: Time and a half
Annual Leave
20 days per annum plus 8 Public Holidays.
After 5 years continuous service we will
reward you by automatically increasing this
to 25 days plus 8 Public Holidays.
Pension
Upon commencement you will be automatically
enrolled into our NEST pension plan which
includes an employer contribution * Subject to
earnings and qualifying criteria.
Lifeways Reward
Upon commencement you will be invited to
join our reward programme, giving you
unlimited access to discounts and cash back
on purchases at hundreds of high street and
online retailers