Care Support Worker - Street
| Posting date: | 06 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £11.44 to £12.00 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | Range |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 May 2024 |
| Location: | BA6 9JY |
| Company: | Candlelight Homecare Services Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 8c6d25d5-0072-4c21-97fc-4c3328a66b2c |
Summary
Care Support Worker
Job Type(s): Full and part time positions available
Salary: £11.44 rising to £12 per hour after probationary period + paid travel time and mileage.
Candlelight Care are seeking enthusiastic, caring, and reliable individuals to join our dedicated and friendly, family-run team to support vulnerable adults in the comfort of their own homes within Street and the surrounding villages. Since February 2022, the Shortage Occupation List expanded to include social care worker, care assistant and home care worker roles, so this really is a fantastic opportunity for either experienced care assistants or those eager to forge a new career path in the Health and Social Care Sector.
We currently have opportunities for both full and part-time Care and Support Workers in Street and the surrounding areas. Our Shift Patterns are 7am to 2pm and/or 4pm to 10pm. We also ask for a commitment to working alternate weekends.
What Candlelight Care can offer you:
- £300 welcome bonus for all new staff - via Care Friends
- Competitive mileage and travel time
- Full and ongoing training + Career progression opportunities
- Care Friends Referral scheme - worth up to £300 per referral
- Blue Light Discount Card
- Company Smart Phone
- 28 days holiday pro-rata
- Employee Assistance Programme - offering support and advice to all our team when they need it most.
- Workplace Pension (subject to conditions)
- Uniform and Full PPE for all staff to protect staff and clients
- Rewarding work that allows you to have a meaningful impact on others
Key Responsibilities of a Care Support Worker:
• Getting to know your clients, and their interests and needs
• Giving emotional and practical support, tailored to your clients' needs.
• Assisting with personal care (washing, toileting, dressing) domestic household tasks and food preparation.
• Assisting with medication, use of mobility aids and personal equipment where required.
• To report to the registered manager any significant changes in the health or circumstances of a client.
• To encourage and enable our clients to remain as independent as possible whilst acting in their best interests and protecting and safeguarding their wellbeing.
• Clearly record all care notes on a handheld device after each visit.
Desirable Attributes:
- Sensitivity and understanding
- The ability to work well with others
- Patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
- The ability to accept criticism and work well under pressure
- To be thorough and pay attention to detail
- A desire to help people
- driving license and access to your own vehicle - although walking/cycling routes are available in some areas
If this sounds appealing to you, and you fancy joining a company that has been caring for people of all ages in their own homes for 35 years, as well as being recognised as a Top 20 Recommended Home Care Group in the UK for 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023 by homecare.co.uk, what are you waiting for?
Candlelight Care is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring that all job applicants are treated equally, without discrimination because of gender, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital or civil partner status or pregnancy and maternity. We therefore positively encourage applications from all suitably qualified and eligible job applicants.