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Support Worker - Coombe House - Kidderminster
| Posting date: | 16 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £21,131.76 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2024 |
| Location: | Kidderminster, Worcestershire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Praxis Care |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
What’s the Role: Support Worker
What It Takes:
An important part of the staff role is to support our individuals who have complex needs and help them to manage their emotions.
So the ability to be resilient, to communicate effectively and to utilise a variety of communication tools is essential.
Our dedicated staff team support our individuals to learn and develop their independence skills which includes tasks such as shopping, cleaning their flat, personal care, accessing the community, budgeting, taking medication. Each staff member has something to bring to the role and we encourage staff to use their humour and sense of fun and creativity in supporting our individuals with day to day life.
Where You Would Work: Coombe House
Coombe House is an innovative specialist nursing home for adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities and associated physical health care needs. The service offers accommodation for up to 12 people in a characterful and specially adapted building standing in landscaped grounds in Kidderminster.
This is a highly specialist nurse-led service with capacity to meet the needs of people with the most complex of presentations. The service team proactively maintain relationships with professional and statutory colleagues to ensure a wrap around and integrated approach to each person’s care is maintained. The service is long established, highly regarded and consistently rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Why Praxis Care:
Are you looking for a career that will develop you, challenge you and allow you to make a difference in the lives of others?
Then Look No Further! We CARE at Praxis CARE!
Praxis Care supports individuals with mental ill health, autism, learning disabilities and dementia; providing innovative, professional, high quality support services to people across the spectrum of need and particularly at the higher level of complexity in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, England and the Isle of Man.
As an organisation we are dedicated to ensuring that all of our employees are equipped to carry out their role. We therefore provide comprehensive training that all employees complete before taking up their new career within Praxis which will last for 2 weeks and cover all of the information and training you will need.
Tell Me More About Praxis Care Benefits!
Great Work Environment CARE For Your Physical & Mental Health Financial Benefits
Compassionate culture Paid annual leave, which increases with length of service Refer-a-friend bonuses
Comprehensive training and 24/7 team support
Occupational Sick Pay
Operational Maternity Pay Pension plan – For Manager grade and above
Continuous professional development/training including the opportunity to gain recognised qualifications related to your role e.g QCF3/5
Enrolment and contribution to HSF Health Plan for contracted hour staff Death in service benefit
Long service awards
Career progression opportunities
PPE provided
Opportunities for additional hours Confidential counselling service
Save on the purchase of any bicycle on the Organisation Cycle to work scheme
Eye test vouchers
Staff access to meditation and mindfulness app “Calm”
Salary Details:
Support Worker Full Time and Part Time contracts available. £21,131.76 per annum
*Salary based on 39 hours per week. Salary dependent on experience. Where the role requires sleep-ins, a minimum additional payment of £45.00 per night applies*
*Salaries are subject to change from 1st April 2024 in line with national standards*
Tell Me More!
For more information on the role please contact: recruit@praxiscare.org.uk or amberlivings@praxiscare.org.uk
Don’t Wait!
Closing Date: 29/05/2024
To apply please go to: praxiscare.org/careers
We Want You!
A waiting list may be created to fill similar vacancies in this jurisdiction which may arise within 9 months of the interview date.
Because WE CARE!
This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks including, but not limited to, a satisfactory reference from your current employer and enhanced Police Check will be required for all successful candidates within direct care positions before a start date can be confirmed.
Praxis Care is an Equal Opportunities Employer
What It Takes:
An important part of the staff role is to support our individuals who have complex needs and help them to manage their emotions.
So the ability to be resilient, to communicate effectively and to utilise a variety of communication tools is essential.
Our dedicated staff team support our individuals to learn and develop their independence skills which includes tasks such as shopping, cleaning their flat, personal care, accessing the community, budgeting, taking medication. Each staff member has something to bring to the role and we encourage staff to use their humour and sense of fun and creativity in supporting our individuals with day to day life.
Where You Would Work: Coombe House
Coombe House is an innovative specialist nursing home for adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities and associated physical health care needs. The service offers accommodation for up to 12 people in a characterful and specially adapted building standing in landscaped grounds in Kidderminster.
This is a highly specialist nurse-led service with capacity to meet the needs of people with the most complex of presentations. The service team proactively maintain relationships with professional and statutory colleagues to ensure a wrap around and integrated approach to each person’s care is maintained. The service is long established, highly regarded and consistently rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Why Praxis Care:
Are you looking for a career that will develop you, challenge you and allow you to make a difference in the lives of others?
Then Look No Further! We CARE at Praxis CARE!
Praxis Care supports individuals with mental ill health, autism, learning disabilities and dementia; providing innovative, professional, high quality support services to people across the spectrum of need and particularly at the higher level of complexity in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, England and the Isle of Man.
As an organisation we are dedicated to ensuring that all of our employees are equipped to carry out their role. We therefore provide comprehensive training that all employees complete before taking up their new career within Praxis which will last for 2 weeks and cover all of the information and training you will need.
Tell Me More About Praxis Care Benefits!
Great Work Environment CARE For Your Physical & Mental Health Financial Benefits
Compassionate culture Paid annual leave, which increases with length of service Refer-a-friend bonuses
Comprehensive training and 24/7 team support
Occupational Sick Pay
Operational Maternity Pay Pension plan – For Manager grade and above
Continuous professional development/training including the opportunity to gain recognised qualifications related to your role e.g QCF3/5
Enrolment and contribution to HSF Health Plan for contracted hour staff Death in service benefit
Long service awards
Career progression opportunities
PPE provided
Opportunities for additional hours Confidential counselling service
Save on the purchase of any bicycle on the Organisation Cycle to work scheme
Eye test vouchers
Staff access to meditation and mindfulness app “Calm”
Salary Details:
Support Worker Full Time and Part Time contracts available. £21,131.76 per annum
*Salary based on 39 hours per week. Salary dependent on experience. Where the role requires sleep-ins, a minimum additional payment of £45.00 per night applies*
*Salaries are subject to change from 1st April 2024 in line with national standards*
Tell Me More!
For more information on the role please contact: recruit@praxiscare.org.uk or amberlivings@praxiscare.org.uk
Don’t Wait!
Closing Date: 29/05/2024
To apply please go to: praxiscare.org/careers
We Want You!
A waiting list may be created to fill similar vacancies in this jurisdiction which may arise within 9 months of the interview date.
Because WE CARE!
This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks including, but not limited to, a satisfactory reference from your current employer and enhanced Police Check will be required for all successful candidates within direct care positions before a start date can be confirmed.
Praxis Care is an Equal Opportunities Employer