Support Worker
| Posting date: | 12 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £12.00 to £13.52 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | + holiday pay |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2024 |
| Location: | Midsomer Norton, Somerset, BS39 7QG |
| Company: | Prestige Nursing + Care |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | PaultonMA_1712937973 |
Summary
Support Worker
Paulton - BS39
Pay rate: £12.00 - £13.52 per hour with weekly pay
Shift pattern: 09:00 - 17:00 Thur, Fri and Sat
At the request of our client, we are only able to accept female drivers for this package.
Life at Prestige Bath
People are at the very heart of Prestige, and we want to make life better for them. As a Care Assistant, you'll join us in our continued efforts to make life better for our clients.
Prestige Nursing & Care has provided home care for over 75 years. Our branch team have been working hard to bring in clients that our staff will be able to develop a real rapport with. We cover Complex care, Support work, Learning disabilities and end of life care. Offering day/night shifts and weekend shifts to suit your availability.
Who will I be supporting?
You will be looking after a client who can show non-violent challenging behaviour. You will support our client in accessing the community so a clean licence and your own car is essential. Shifts are 9-5 but there is an option to shorten the hours if needed.
What we offer:
- A variety of shifts to suit your lifestyle
- You will be paid the National Minimum Wage for all attended training sessions and shadow shifts.
- Work with our own clients, no agency work.
- Pension scheme
- Blue light card
- Free DBS check
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes
- Continued professional development to support you & your career
- Weekly Pay
- Holiday Pay
- Refer a friend with the Care Friends mobile app and earn extra money - T&C's apply
- Employee Assistance line - available 24/7 and fully confidential for our staff
- Support from your local branch team and out of hours support.
We're looking for:
- Experience of supporting people with challenging behaviour.
- Excellent communication skills
- A full UK driver's licence
- Good professional and personal references
In line with CQC & Care Inspectorate regulations, we require and will undertake Enhanced DBS/PVG, Right to Work, Reference and Employment History checks in line with Government guidelines for this role and safer recruitment best practice. Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible, due to the nature of these important checks there may be extension to timelines. All our clients are equally entitled to have their needs met in a safe, fair and balanced way. Prestige Nursing & Care colleagues are responsible for promoting Equal Opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any client or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, identity or any other perceived difference.
As a Company we are unable to provide Sponsorship for overseas candidates. Applicants must have proof of right to work in the UK. It is a requirement to provide an overseas police check dated within the last 3 months of being in the UK if you have lived outside of the UK for longer than a year in the last 5 years.
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Prestige Nursing & Care reserve the right to close this role early
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