Support Worker - Waking Nights (Drivers Required)
| Posting date: | 09 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £13.92 to £14.12 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2024 |
| Location: | SY1 3GZ |
| Company: | Radis Community Care |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 205585-40505 |
Summary
Support Worker - Waking Nights (Drivers Required)
• NOT TRAVELLING FROM ONE HOUSE TO THE NEXT - SHIFTS ARE IN ONE LOCATION ONLY
• Block pay for minimum 8.5 hours per shift (£13.92 per hour weeknights - £14.12 weekend nights)
• Shifts: FULL-Time and Part-Time available - detailed rosters to be discussed at interview
• No experience needed – FULL TRAINING GIVEN
Are you considering a career in Care? Or are you an experienced Carer who believes in showing qualities of kindness, compassion and respect. Joining the Radis family means that you will share our belief in the quality of care that we provide. We call these beliefs our 'Values'. Our shared values are at the heart of everything we do to ensure that our role always makes a positive impact to people’s lives.
Radis Community Care is looking for dedicated and resilient people like you in Shrewsbury right now. If you want to be part of our Radis family then this is how you can be…
About the role
The role of a Support Worker - Waking Nights is extremely rewarding and on each shift you will make a positive difference to the life of a young man who lives at home with his loving family. He is very laid back and enjoys lively conversation with his support workers - he is a natural communicator and loves to chat! He is studying gaming at college and would like to make this a career eventually as well as moving into his own home with support.
He loves the cinema, walking the dogs and watching his favourite shows on the TV (which include Marvel and DC)... and he loves to get out and about, so you will need to be a driver who is confdent enought to drive the Motability vehicle that is provided. He wants to build his confidence with community access so he can be more independent away from his parents.
About You
• You MUST be a confident driver with a valid full driving licence or equivalent as you may be required to drive the Motability vehicle with the client
• You'll have an understanding of anxiety and person centred care to enable a physically disabled person to lead an independent fulfilling life.
• You’ll make a real relationship with him and finish each shift with satisfaction that you’ve added real value.
Advantageous:
- Experience in providing care, whether this be in a professional setting or to a family member or friend, although full training is provided
Benefits for the Role
As Support Worker - Waking Nights the benefits of the role include:
- Full or Part time hours available
- Excellent career progression
- Full training, working towards Care Certificate, Dementia, End of life and other training courses.
- Refer a friend payment (Unlimited Payments) Subject to conditions
- Eligible for Blue Light Card discounts, which will enable you to benefit from discounts in retail, leisure, hospitality and more.
About Radis
We care for a range of service users including the elderly and for people with physical and/or learning disabilities. Tailored to meet our service user’s individual needs, our care ranges from brief daily visits to 24-hour live-in care and can either be short or long-term.
Radis Community Care is an Equal Opportunities Employer that welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.
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