Care Support Worker

Job description

Experience and relevant qualifications are an advantage but we also have an extensive training programme for those new to care work.

As a Care Support Worker, we can offer you:

We invest in our staff in order to provide a skilled and confident workforce delivering competent and quality support to everyone who uses our services. We provide resource and development opportunities so that Support Staff, Team Leaders and Managers within each service are supported to achieve their full potential.

We aim to maintain our open and fair recruitment and employment strategies ensuring we inspire our team to develop within specialised services and lead on excellent standards of support provided within health and social care environments.

Key Benefits:

·Excellent Holiday Package including five weeks (25 days) paid annual leave PLUS 8 statutory bank holidays.

·Free 24/7 Employee Assistance Program.

·We will help you progress your career with our extensive training Scheme covering all aspects of care work including nationally recognised qualifications.

·Workplace Pension scheme

·Permanent, full and part time positions plus overtime available

·Flexible Shifts via an Online rota system

. Employee of the month awards

.Employee of the year awards

. £30 Birthday gift Voucher and the day off

·Potential to work across four different sites covering different aspects of care work within the Chesterfield area.

Rates of Pay:

·The wage is £12.02 per hour.

·Waking nights are paid at £12.98 per hour.

·Sleep ins are paid at £49.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POST:

Care Support Worker - Adults and young people with Learning disabilities

The post holder will be required to work flexible hours on a 24/7 rota system, it will be a specific term of your contract of employment to support the business to deliver a high quality service and meet the individual needs and choices of our service user’s contracts. This will involve service users requesting your support and individual hours will vary to meet those needs, including morning’s afternoons, evenings and weekends. There are additional premiums for waking night duties and sleep ins

You will be responsible and accountable in assisting the Team Leaders and or Manager in the running of the services.

Implementing a high standard of quality care to service users in line with our Registered Services, meeting Care Standards the common induction frameworks and the Code of Practice for Social Care Workers.

Vital Responsibilities and Duties:

·Visit service users within their own home

·Assist with the daily care needs

·Support service users with personal care (toileting, bathing, dressing)

·Meal Preparation

·Medication Administration

·Social activities, shopping, cinema, bowling, day centre activities etc..

·General companionship

·Build a professional rapport with service users

·Communication and recording information

Qualifications and Skills:

We are looking for caring, compassionate, reliable people that have a desire to make a positive impact on the lives of our service users. Experience and Qualifications in Health and Social care are desirable but not essential as full training will be provided.

Who we are:

We are a local charity established in 1955. We support people with learning disabilities including adults, children, families and carers in the community to achieve choice, equality and a person centred service.

Our vision is to be the market leader in the provision of specialist services within a wide range of settings such as respite care, supported living, day services and community based support for vulnerable adults with learning disabilities and complex needs. Our ethos of family inclusion allows us to work with families to make sure our person centred care is integrated within our services.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We will provide reasonable support to all applicants throughout the recruitment process. We would invite potential applicants to contact us should they require any additional support or reasonable adjustments to be made to enable them to make an application or attend an interview.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £12.02ph

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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £12.02 per hour

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Employee mentoring programme
• Flexitime
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Shift:

• 24 hour shift
• Sleep in

Work Location: In person

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £12.02 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Flexitime
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Physical setting:

• Day centre
• Homecare
• Live-in
• Residential home

Shift:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Night shift

Licence/Certification:

• Do you have a valid UK working visa? (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person