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Salary- Sponsorship is not available
Full time and Part time hours available. We are looking for a candidate that can work above 20 hours per week. You must have the entitlement to work over 20 hours per week.
Basic rate from £10.74 up to £11.74 with enhancements.
A night enhancement of £1.00 per hour will apply from 8pm to 7am Monday – Thursday (this does not apply to sleep-ins). A weekend enhancement of £1.00 per hour will be paid from 8pm Friday to 7am Monday (this does not apply to sleep-ins).
At Bennett Court, we offer a supporting living service for disabled people to live independently. We're recruiting a team of Support Workers to assist our tenants with daily tasks including personal care, medication and assistance at mealtimes. The team will also help people with the activities they want to do, as well as supporting them with personal goals such as volunteering or getting a job.
We are based on 59 High Street, Nailsea, Bristol, BS48 1AW. Please check the location before applying.
Are you an experienced care worker or would love to start a career in care?
If so, we would love to hear from you! Apply now, helping us to continue our great work making a positive impact every day on the lives of people with a disability.
Care Assistant, Support Worker or similar experience is desirable but not essential. We offer an excellent training and induction programme for everyone!
As a Support Worker with Leonard Cheshire you will become part of a fantastic team. Every day is different, but here are just some of the duties you will do:
- Assistance with daily life tasks including personal care, medication and daily living skills.
- Escort and assist with accessing the community and various activities.
- Supporting our Person Centred approach, encouraging maximum independence for our customers and helping to achieve individual aspirations.
- Maintain up to date and accurate records.
Please see the job description (link below) for more details.
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively.
- Work flexibly and creatively with customers and their families.
- Ideally have personal care experience (not essential).
- Be able to work under pressure and as a team.
- Flexibility to work within rostered hours / prepared to participate in an on-call rota where required.
We offer a great range of employee rewards such as:
- Wagestream to access earned pay before pay day.
- Free Blue Light card and discounts for high street retailers.
- Free DBS check.
- Generous annual leave.
- Contributory pension scheme.
- Excellent training programmes relevant to your role and so much more!
If you have any questions or further enquiries, please contact Anna.Warda@leonardcheshire.org or call 07767 082 886.
Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.
Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.
* No agencies please *
