Affinity Trust

About Us

We are Affinity Trust

Affinity Trust is a social care provider and charitable organisation working in England and Scotland. With more than 30 years of experience, we specialise our support to people living with learning disabilities, autism, and other assessed needs.

Since we were established in 1991, we have been steadily growing and expanding our services to ensure that more people can live an active and fulfilling life.

What it’s like to work for us?

What does a Support Worker do?

The responsibilities and duties of working in social care vary. To understand a person supported, a support worker has to familiarise themselves with the person's supported care package. From this, the support team is able to encourage the person supported to make choices about how their day unfolds.


Here are some of a Support Worker’s main roles and responsibilities

*Going out – such as supported employment, going out for a meal, and going for walks.
*Safe handling of medication – training is provided. Involvement will differ depending on the person's supported needs.
*Support with household tasks – using proactive techniques like hand-on-hand support, picture cards, prompting a person supported to be more independent.
*Dreams and goals – empowering a person supported to learn new skills, improve self-confidence, and attend special events like holidays.
*Personal care – involvement will differ depending on the person's supported needs. For example, showering.

"For me, being a support worker is more than a job. It is something that portrays you as a person. The passion for the job has to come from within. As a support worker, you have to be caring, empathetic, willing to learn new skills, and understand the individual's needs to help the people we support live independent lives. I can also say when the people we support progress in their lives it is a wonderful feeling and is something I am very proud of. I think that is the best part of the job."
Petruta, Support Worker, South Division.

The type of jobs we recruit for?

Support Workers

Is a Support Worker the same as a Carer or Health Care Assistant?

Although there are similarities between carers and health care assistants, such as compassion, personal care, and kindness, the role of a support worker is very different compared to those jobs. A support worker is an ever-present person in a person supported life. The support worker collaborates with the person supported to have agency within their life. In contrast, a carer or health care assistant will spend less time with a person, usually in a medical setting where the primary focus is to meet a person's physical needs. Support workers are presented with the opportunity to contribute to the progression of a person's supported life because they can build a better relationship with the person.

Benefits

Casual dress
Private medical insurance
Private dental insurance
Wellness programmes
Company pension
Employee discount
Sick pay
Store discounts
Additional leave
Referral programme
Bike to work scheme