As a Support Worker at Affinity Trust, you’ll play an important role each day by supporting people to take part in the activities and experiences they value, helping them to live with confidence and independence.

We’re looking for someone caring and enthusiastic to support individuals in their own home in Lowestoft. They enjoy seaside walks, painting, attending local clubs, and spending time with friends and family. This role would suit someone who loves getting out and about and enjoys helping others stay active and connected. A full driving licence is preferred to support outings and activities in the community.

We provide complete training to enable you to provide the best support you can to people living with learning disabilities, autism, or mental health needs. 

What truly matters is your kindness, positivity, and desire to make a difference in someone’s day.

We're committed to being Disability Confident, and we guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. 

If you require any assistance with finding out about current vacancies, making an application, or need our recruitment documents in a more accessible format, please let us know. 

• To identify and develop with each person an outcome based support plan, risk assessment and person centered plan which are reviewed and updated regularly
•  To assist the people we support with routine personal and domestic tasks, including personal care, household tasks and cleaning and promote a healthy lifestyle when shopping, meal planning, cooking and choosing activities 
• To monitor and promote each person's health and well being, ensuring that each person has a Health Action Plan, that medical help is sought when needed, dental, eye, hearing and other check-ups or treatment are undertaken and that changes in health and wellbeing are reported 
•  To assist the people we support to participate in their chosen social, educational, leisure and sporting activities in the local community, taking into account their culture, faith, gender and sexuality and where desired, to support individuals to access volunteering or employment opportunities 
• To assist the person to improve his/her knowledge, skills and abilities through planned learning activities and experiences 
• To enable the people we support to keep and make new friends and keep in contact with family, friends and people in the neighbourhood and develop a circle of support 
• To enable the people we support to participate in the running of the service, offering meaningful choices and supporting them to make decisions which affect them and other 
• To administer medication when required, in accordance with policies and procedures and after completion of medication assessment 
• To liaise with other people involved with the person we support, including GP, Care Manager, family, day opportunities and other agencies 
• To assist the people we support with their benefits, budgeting and management of personal monies within the framework of the individual’s financial assessment, where required 
• To foster good communication with each person we support, learning how best to communicate and to use their preferred method of communication 
• To enable people to access holidays of their choice and support where appropriate