Care And Support Assistant

Sanctuary Group; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated Night Care and Support Assistants to join their team in Bury St Edmunds. This role is crucial in providing personalized care to individuals with physical disabilities, ensuring they can live independently and with dignity. You will engage with customers to promote their well-being and assist with daily tasks, all while working in a supportive environment that values your contributions. With comprehensive training and a commitment to your career development, this position offers an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in people's lives. Join a team that puts customers at the heart of everything they do!

Benefits

25 days paid holiday

Pension scheme

Online discounts

Health and well-being plans

Life assurance

Flexible working arrangements

Cycle to Work scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Prior experience delivering personal care is desirable.
• Ability to work well both as part of a team and on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Delivering a high level of personalised care and support.
• Supporting customers with washing, dressing, bathing, and hygiene.
• Promoting safe practices and undertaking risk assessments.

Skills

Personal Care Delivery

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

NVQ 2 in Health and Social Care

Job description

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Department: Health and Social Care (Qualified and Non-Qualifie

Operation: Sanctuary Supported Living

Closing Date: .

Requisition: 224605

Night Care and Support Assistant

3 Hilltop House, 2 Heldhaw Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP32 7ER

£12.60 per hour

35 hours per week (Nights)

Sanctuary Supported Living is delighted to be recruiting for Nights Care and Support Assistants at CQC registered Physical Disability Service at Hilltop House, Bury St Edmunds.

At Sanctuary Supported Living, we specialise in delivering a wide range of personalised housing, care and support services to help people across England to live as independently as possible.

We’re a national organisation, but we’re not-for-profit and we think locally by putting our customers at the heart of what we do. We’re committed to being our best and helping customers to be their best, as we support them on their pathways for independence.

No matter your job – delivering support directly or working in our offices to support our frontline teams – your work makes a difference every day.

And working with us isn’t just another job. It’s rewarding, inspiring, exciting and it provides an opportunity to make a real, positive impact on people’s lives. Plus, we’ll support you in reaching your aspirations and career goals, through comprehensive training and benefits.

The role of Nights Care and Support Assistant will include:

• Delivering a high level of personalised care and support and encouraging our customers to live as independently as possible promoting active support for all
• Supporting customers with washing, dressing, bathing, and hygiene
• Administering medication
• Assisting customers with shopping, cleaning, and laundry tasks
• Helping customers to arrange and attend appointments i.e. with their GP
• Promoting a positive culture by engaging with customers to prevent social isolation
• Keeping accurate and up-to-date records
• Promoting safe practices and undertaking risk assessments
• Providing peace of mind for all residents by carrying out security checks throughout the night and checking on all buildings and residents
• Conducting bed calls and morning calls to a high standard

Skills and experiences:

• Prior experience delivering personal care is desirable
• Ability to work well both as part a team and on own initiative
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to the changing needs of customers
• NVQ 2 in Health and Social Care, or willing to work towards, is desirable

Are you ready to be your best?

Brilliant work deserves brilliant benefits! As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary Supported Living a great place to work, here are just some of the ways we’ll reward you:

• At least 25 days paid holiday, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service (plus public holidays) pro rata
• A pension scheme with employer contributions
• A variety of online discounts and rewards from major retailers
• Health and well-being plans
• Life assurance
• Family friendly arrangements, including opportunities for flexible working
• Tax efficient savings through our Cycle to Work scheme
• A wide range of learning and development opportunities

Job Reference: 224605

We are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK.

If you are applying internally, don't forget to use your internal careers account to submit your application.

We might get a lot of applications so reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time. Don’t miss out, please apply early.

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for.
Sanctuary Supported Living is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association and Sanctuary Home Care Limited, both exempt charities.