Care and Support Assistant

Sanctuary Group; Ness; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community care provider in Ness is seeking a Nights Care and Support Assistant to deliver sensitive care and support for individuals with Learning & Physical Disabilities. Responsibilities include promoting integration and managing safeguarding principles. The position offers 20 hours per week at £12.60 per hour, with numerous benefits including up to 30 days holiday and a pension scheme.

Benefits

At least 25 days paid holiday

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Online discounts and rewards

Health and well-being plans

Life assurance

Family friendly arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a similar care-related role is ideal.
• Strong 'can-do' attitude required.
• Functional literacy and numeracy needed.

Responsibilities

• Deliver sensitive care and expert support to customers.
• Encourage resident integration and inclusion into the community.
• Promote safe practices and undertake risk assessments.

Skills

Personalised approach to care

Enthusiastic and flexible

Strong organisational skills

Ability to react quickly to changing priorities

Education

NVQ 2 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Overview

Sanctuary Supported Living is recruiting a Nights Care and Support Assistant at our Tollemache Respite Service, a CQC Registered service for Learning & Physical Disabilities.

Salary: £12.60 per hour • Hours: 20 hours per week

Sanctuary Supported Living delivers 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, not-for-profit, and we focus locally by putting customers at the heart of what we do.

We’re committed to helping customers be their best, as we support them on their pathways for independence. Your work makes a difference every day, whether delivering support directly or working in our offices to support frontline teams. It’s rewarding, inspiring, exciting, and provides an opportunity to make a real, positive impact on people’s lives.

We will support you in reaching your aspirations and career goals through comprehensive training and benefits.

The role

The role of Care and Support Assistant will include:

• Delivering sensitive care and expert support to our customers
• Encouraging resident integration and inclusion into the community
• Promoting a positive culture by engaging with residents to prevent social isolation
• Promoting safe practices and undertaking risk assessments
• Managing and implementing safeguarding principles to ensure the safety of our customers
• Sleep-ins (as and when required)
• General cleaning and cooking
• Keeping accurate and up-to-date records
• Conducting bed calls and morning calls to a high standard

Skills and qualifications

• Personalised approach to care, ideally with experience of working in a similar care-related role
• Enthusiastic and flexible with a strong “can-do” attitude
• Strong organisational skills as well as functional literacy and numeracy
• Ability to react quickly to changing priorities whilst working to deadlines and targets
• NVQ 2 in Health and Social Care, or willing to work towards

Benefits

• 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

Job Reference: 226286

Eligibility and application

We are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK. If you are applying internally, please use your internal careers account to submit your application. We may withdraw this advertisement at any time; please apply early.

Equality, diversity and compliance

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

Building Equality and Diversity

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