About The Role
Job Title - Driving Life Practitioner
Location - Newark
Pay Scale - £13.61 - £14.69 per hour.
We are looking for a compassionate, enthusiastic, and dedicated Life Practitioner to join our team. As a Life Practitioner, you will provide essential support to individuals with severe learning disabilities and complex needs. You will play a key role in helping them live fulfilling, independent lives by assisting them in daily activities and accompanying them on trips into the community.
We provide a company vehicle that can be used to transport the people we support to community activities such as shopping, meals, appointments, and outings. To drive the company vehicle you must have held a full UK drivers licence or have been driving in the UK for 2 years or more.
Starting rates for those without experience are £13.29 and for those with experience it’s £13.61
You will have the opportunity to enhance your skills through our competency framework, unlocking pathways to increased hourly rates of pay.
If you're ready to invest in your future and be rewarded for your achievements, we invite you to apply and embark on a rewarding career journey with us!
Benefits
- Genuine career development - Opportunities with transparent pay grades (find out more here – Kisimul | Autism, Learning Disability, Residential Care)
- Fully funded qualifications – Diploma Level 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care
- Blue light card - which give you access to discounts in over 15,000 venues UK wide
- Refer a friend - Earn upto £500 through our refer a friend scheme
- WageStream - a financial wellbeing app, allowing you early access to some of your wages for those unforeseen expenses
- Help@hand - a well being app which gives you access to unlimited GP appointments, confidentiality 24/7 mental health support and physiotherapy sessions
- Life Assurance
- Flexible working patterns
What is it like to work at Kisimul? Click here to hear our teams talking about life at Kisimul: https://youtu.be/pP-sFmzkR88
Find out more about Meaningful Life Model: https://youtu.be/XWo2VXzeGIg
About You
What experience and qualifications do you need:
- A genuine passion for care and to be motivated by contributing to the progression of others.
- A strong team player
- Resilient and confidence to ask for support as needed
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Computer literacy
- A Diploma Level 2 in Health & Social Care or a willingness to complete this
- A competitive salary.
- Extensive training packages with time rostered out of your work rota to attend.
- Pension
- Life Assurance
- Genuine career development opportunities for those who want them.
- A beautiful home and grounds to work within.
- Fully funded DBS checks
About Kisimul Group
Kisimul is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Kisimul is committed to valuing diversity and promoting equality for all
All applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS Check. Kisimul Group Ltd is an equal opportunities employer.
