Support Worker / Care Assistant who is kind, compassionate and resilient with a natural passion for caring and good communication skills is required for a leading social care charity based in Prestwich, Greater Manchester, North West England.
NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED - FULL TRAINING PROVIDED
** 2 Positions Available - 16 hours per week or 24 hours per week **
HOURLY RATE: £11.50 per hour + Benefits (see below)
LOCATION: Prestwich, Greater Manchester, North West England (M25)
JOB TYPE: Part-Time, Permanent
24 hours per week:
Week 1
Weekend 2 x 6 hr shifts 8am-2pm or 2pm-8pm
Weekday 2 x 6 hr shifts of 8am-2pm or 2pm-8pm
Week 2
Weekday 4 x 6 hr shifts 8am-2pm or 2pm-8am
16 hours per week:
Saturday 6 hours
Sunday 6 hours
Weekday 6 hours 2pm - 8pm (any weekday)
JOB OVERVIEW
Are you looking for a new role where you can make a positive difference to peoples' lives?
We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Support Worker / Care Assistant who is kind, compassionate and resilient with a natural passion for caring and good communication skills.
Working as a Support Worker / Care Assistant you will be part of a team providing care and support services to elderly tenants, who may have a range of health and social care needs, enabling them to carry on living independently in their own flats.
As a Support Worker / Care Assistant no day is the same, but every day brings the satisfaction of making a difference to someone's life. Your duties will vary a lot from person to person.
APPLY TODAY
If this job looks like your ideal position, then please send in your CV as soon as possible for our Recruitment Team to review.
DUTIES
Your duties as a Support Worker / Care Assistant will include:
- Providing support for the people with tenancies in line with their individual, person centred care and support plans
- Supporting tenants in maintaining their emotional, physical, religious, cultural and psychological wellbeing
- Upholding and promoting the rights, dignity, respect and choice of the people we support
- Giving support to tenants when required completing household tasks, including tidying, laundry, shopping and managing health appointments
- Actively participating in and enabling the people we support to carry out their activities according to their personalised support plans
- Ensuring effective relationships are developed and maintained with relevant services and professionals, including health services
- Maintaining records consistent with legal requirements of the service
- Acting in accordance with Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities, Confidentiality and other policies
- Attending and contributing to team meetings, supervisions and appraisals
- Being open to working flexible hours over a week and weekend
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
- Must be Kind, Caring, Patient and good with people
- Willingness to learn and maintain training
- Good communication skills
- Good IT skills
- QCF level 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care is preferred
- Medication Trained
- Take pride in your work and have a friendly, positive, enthusiastic, and proactive attitude
- An ability to work as part of a team, attending team meetings and supporting colleagues across the organisation
This post is subject to DBS disclosure & 2 satisfactory references
BENEFITS
- Employee health scheme
- Free DBS check
- Generous holidays - increasing with length of service
- Free Life assurance scheme
- Free parking
- Referral bonus scheme
- Pension scheme
- Reward & Recognition Scheme
HOW TO APPLY
To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV's of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.
JOB REF: AWDO-P12602
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