Community Support Worker

DPC, a family-run care provider, specialises in delivering friendly, reliable, and professional care tailored to meet each person's unique needs. Our range of services includes home care, 24/7 live-in care & ongoing Community Support.

Details of our service:

• Our Community Service team is seeking kind, enthusiastic and dedicated Support Workers that want to make a difference while supporting our clients and their families
• Our team members are passionate, loyal, responsible, and committed to offering a safe and supportive environment to work colleagues and more importantly to each of our vulnerable children and young adults
• Our team members are saying "coming to work is fantastic, we engage in fun, safe and caring activities while taking our clients out into the community" "we are a very supportive professional group and communication is great across the organisation"
• As a Service, we offer shifts rather than short appointments. The aim is to support our clients to continue developing their key skills, being independent, and supporting with daily tasks - it may include supporting and prompting; daily exercise, attending appointments, engaging in arts and crafts activities, visits to the seaside, local and theme parks and much more. Our service users reside at home and are very active in the local community. With our current clients personal care isn't required however they made need prompting
• Observing the dynamics within clients’ residences, allowing for better tailored care and top-notch reporting

As each client is different, their needs are different, and therefore the care is tailored to their requirements. This is to help people stay in their own homes, with their friends & loved ones close at hand, and not having to go to a hospital or care home. A caring nature is an advantage, full training is given. A DBS check is mandatory for the position, The minimum transport requirement is a push bike, but a car would be very useful.

Is this for you?

- Basic IT skills, including the ability to use email and mobile apps.

- Effective communication skills.

- Capability to handle and respond to emergency or challenging situations.

- Commitment to providing exceptional standards of care.

- Ability to work collaboratively in a team.

- Advocacy for dignified care.

- Adherence to health and safety protocols.

- Delivery of a high standard of safe care.

- Understanding of the basics of the Data Protection Act, including confidentiality, information sharing, and accessing essential information.

- Shift work covering mornings, evenings, and alternate weekends as required.

- Shift patterns: 7 am – 3 pm, 3 pm - 10 pm, or customisable hours in between to accommodate the needs of service users.

*Please note these times are approximate and subject to change. *

Job types: Full-time, Part-time, Flexitime

Salary: Up to £13.50 per hour

Job Summary:

• Great opportunity to build strong and positive relationships with brilliant children and young adults, and their families and help them to find further independence and confidence throughout adulthood life.
• You will find yourself getting stuck in with the fun, long walks, outdoor educational trips, and interactive and practical hands-on activities.
• This job requires candidates to have a UK driving licence and access to a car; it also involves the completion of daily paperwork;

Days available:

- Monday to Friday

- Weekends

Physical setting: Homecare/Community based support

Shift: Day shift/ Night Shift

Licence/Certification required: Driving Licence

Work Location: Across Norwich

(Note: We require Community Support Workers with driving capabilities. These roles are spread across Norwich, and hours vary depending on individual client needs.)

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: £11.50-£13.50 per hour

Expected hours: 2 – 37.5 per week

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Employee discount
• Employee mentoring programme
• Flexitime
• Referral programme

Day range:

• Every weekend
• Monday to Friday

Physical setting:

• Residential home

Shift:

• Day shift
• Night shift

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Support worker: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• English (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 28/05/2024
Reference ID: 732723
Expected start date: 01/06/2024