Support Worker (Drivers Required)

Are you considering a career in Care? Or are you an experienced Carer who believes in showing qualities of kindness, compassion and respect. Joining the Radis family means that you will share our belief in the quality of care that we provide. We call these beliefs our 'Values'. Our shared values are at the heart of everything we do to ensure that our role always makes a positive impact to people's lives.

Radis Community Care is looking for dedicated and resilient people like you in Shrewsbury right now. If you want to be part of our Radis family then this is how you can be…

About the role

The role of a Support Worker is extremely rewarding and on each shift you will make a positive difference to the life of a young man who lives at home with his loving family. He is very laid back and enjoys lively conversation with his support workers - he is a natural communicator and loves to chat! He is studying gaming at college and would like to make this a career eventually as well as moving into his own home with support.

He loves the cinema, walking the dogs and watching his favourite shows on the TV (which include Marvel and DC)... and he loves to get out and about, so you will need to be a driver who is confdent enought to drive the Motability vehicle that is provided. He wants to build his confidence with community access so he can be more independent away from his parents.

• You MUST be a confident driver with a valid full driving licence or equivalent as you may be required to drive the Motability vehicle with the client


• You'll have an understanding of anxiety and person centred care to enable a physically disabled person to lead an independent fulfilling life.


• You'll make a real relationship with him and finish each shift with satisfaction that you've added real value., Disability Confident

About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.


• Block pay for minimum 8.5 hours per shift (£13.92 per hour weekdays - £14.12 weekend days)


• Shifts: FULL-Time and Part-Time available - detailed rosters to be discussed at interview


• No experience needed - FULL TRAINING GIVEN, As Support Worker - Waking Nights the benefits of the role include:


- Full or Part time hours available

- Excellent career progression

- Full training, working towards Care Certificate, Dementia, End of life and other training courses.

- Refer a friend payment (Unlimited Payments) Subject to conditions

- Eligible for Blue Light Card discounts, which will enable you to benefit from discounts in retail, leisure, hospitality and more.

About Radis

We care for a range of service users including the elderly and for people with physical and/or learning disabilities. Tailored to meet our service user's individual needs, our care ranges from brief daily visits to 24-hour live-in care and can either be short or long-term.

Radis Community Care is an Equal Opportunities Employer that welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.