Community Support Worker

Support at Home is a family run, award winning domiciliary care company based in Widnes. We support clients in Runcorn, Widnes and Liverpool. We have been providing high-quality, person-centred care to our clients for 12 years and we have lots of happy clients and carers to show for it.

We are recruiting Support Workers to join our growing team, the day to day role of a Support Worker includes the following key responsibilities:

-Helping our clients live independently in their own homes- Administering Medication – Supporting with washing and dressing - Personal care - Meal preparation - Social calls - Safe lifting, transferring, re-positioning and moving of clients. - Home help – Companionship -We also support clients with more complex needs such as Mental Health support, PEG, Stoma and Catheter assistance, Dementia care.

No two days are the same!

Why join the Support at Home team:

-We’re a family run business who truly cares not only about our clients but the Support Workers looking after them.

-We offer a range of different hours to suit you, from full time to part time positions. Weekend availability must be given by all Support Workers (availability criteria varies depending on required hours which can be discussed during interview)

-Our minimum call time is 30 minutes, no 15-minute pop in calls! We do things differently.

-We provide full training and support for all of our Support Workers (you don’t need experience to start your career in care)

-We offer fixed hour contracts, give all staff opportunities to progress whether that’s by completing a fully funded NVQ in Health and Social Care, more senior roles such as Community Supervisor roles or even office-based roles such as Care Co-Ordinator! We always recruit internally.

-We pay between £12.00 and £14.00 plus 45p per mile for Drivers and an 50p extra per call completed and 25p per mile for Walkers.

-Private healthcare with Benenden Healthcare paid for by Support at Home

Please don’t hesitate to apply for our Support Worker roles so that we can arrange an informal interview and answer any questions you may have! We can't wait to hear from you :)

IF YOU ARE AN OVERSEAS CANDIDATE AND OR REQUIRE A SPONSORSHIP TO WORK FOR SUPPORT AT HOME. PLEASE APPLY VIA THE FOLLOWING LINK: https://apply.getborderless.co.uk/dl/employers/s/0feed3/r/yojOeWbHQs-LKqhFo8lxcA IF YOU APPLY VIA INDEED, YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

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

Pay: £12.00-£14.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Store discount

Day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends only

Physical setting:

• Homecare
• Live-in
• Residential home
• Retirement village

Shift:

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

Application question(s):

• Do you have experience working in care? This is not essential for the role so please still apply if not :)
• Do you have a valid driving license and access to a vehicle? This is not essential for the role so please still apply if not.
• e offer both full time and part time hours, how many hours are you interested in working each week?

Work Location: On the road